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PRAYERS OF THE MEDICINE CULT 



801 



195 Then sitting among his fathers, 

 Even at their valuable place, 

 Throughout a blessed night. 

 Witli us, their children, 

 They will come to day. 

 200 Next day, when yet a little space 



remains 

 Ere our sun father 

 Comes out standing to his sacred 



place, 

 205 Then with that through which our 



roads are fulfilled, 

 With clear water. 

 We shall add to the breath of our 



child. ss 

 For since our breath is vahiable, 

 210 Our child 



Into his body 



Will inhale our breath. 



At the very place where he sees our 



spring 

 He will sit down as one of us. 

 215 That his road may be fulfilled, 

 Seeking that, 



With our thoughts bent to that, 

 We shall always live. 

 An.\iously awaiting the time or- 

 dained for this, 

 220 We shall pass our days. 



For even while I call myself poor. 



Yonder on all sides. 



Asking for life from those whom 



my thoughts embrace, 

 225 I shall add to jour breath. 

 From the priest of the north, 

 From the priest of the west, 

 From the priest of the south. 

 From the priest of the east, 

 230 From the priest of the above, 

 From the priest of the below, 

 Asking their long life. 

 Their old age. 

 All their good fortune whereof they 



are possessed, 



Asking for their breath. 

 And into my warm body. 

 Drawing their breath, 

 1 shall add to your breath. 



195 yam a^'tatcu 



a-wan te"ya tewapte 



i'me a'kcuna 



le'linan Ei'kci 



hon tca'wilap a'wanfe'wana 

 200 le'wap ya'tone 



hon ya'tolfji tatc i'lap a''te'ona 



yam te'Jacinakwi 



ye''lana kwai"Hfatun te'kwi 



ko-w a'nte'we'tcikwi 

 205 yam a'E i'yona-ya''Kana'wona 



Eii'cima Eokc a'lfii 



yam te'apEunan'e 



ho"nan pi"nan te'liuna'wapa 



ho"na-wan pi"nan !;e"yapa 

 210 ho"na"wan !:e'apEunan'e 



yam ce'lnakwi 



{ji"na ya'nhakuna kwa'toEiina'wa 



hoi yam Eiinakwe'nan tu'nalfa 

 te"a 



im a'kcite 

 215 o'naya"aEa a'ntapana 



tse'mak-te'lakwi 



hon a''teEan'a 



te'wuna' leEon hai'to 



a'njsume'na 

 220 hon le'wanan a''teEan-a 



ta'Hcic te'wuko'liya le"kwanante 



la'lhok" le'si te'kwi 



yam tse"mak4e'}akwi'kona 



ho' !^e'Eohanan yai'ncemana 

 225 to"na"wan ho' pi"nan te'liana'wa 



picl a'ciwan'i 



Ealici a-'eiwan'i 



a'laho a''ciwan-i 



^e'maEo a'ciwan'i 

 230 i'j'am a'ciwan'i 



ma'nilam a'ciwani 



a-'wan o'naya'na(fa 



a''wan fa'ciajja 



a-'wan kwa'hol te'mJa te'n-i 

 ha'lowDin-e 

 235 i'lap a''te'ona 



pi"na yai'ncemana 



yam te'hul Eii'lnakwi 



pi"na yanhakuna kwa'to(f'ana 



to"nawan hon pi"nan te'lianawa 



" At dawn the head of the novice is washed by two sisters of his ceremonial father. During the washing 

 of the head his society name is called in a song. Thus his rebirth is symbolized. 



