890 ZUNI KATCINAS [eth. ann. 47 



love. Even the gentle Kokokci, although their songs usuallj' are de- 

 scriptive of rain and growth, may allude mildly to the failings of their 

 friends. The references are usually more veiled. "Our two daylight 

 fathers journeyed to the east to visit the sun and the moon. Wien 

 they returned their children questioned them, 'What did the Sun say 

 to you?' But they had not seen the sun." This refers to a journey 

 by two of the priests to Washington to lay the grievances before the 

 Commissioner of Indian Affairs. They returned without having seen 

 him, and the people who had been led to expect great things of the 

 journey felt that their messenger's had bimgled things badly. The 

 following are typical Kokokci songs. These were recorded on the 

 phonograph by Mr. Georg Herzog in 1927, and the texts were after- 

 wards recorded by the writer. 



I 



' ' Guess, younger brother, 



Whose fine tracks go all about here ? 



All over my water-filled field 



He has walked about." 



' 'Can you not guess," 



Thus he said to his younger brother. 



' ' The child of the rain makers, 



The water frog, 



Goes about hurrying his fathers, the rain makers." 



"Fathers, hurry! 

 Beautiful ones, 

 Cloud over j'our child. 

 When the water spreads out 

 Your child will sit in the water 

 Calling for rain." 



Uhu ehe ye-lu 

 Uhu ehe ye'lu 



Rain makers of all directions 

 Lightning comes beautiful. 



Aha ehe 



Aha ehe 



Uhu ehe ye'Iu. 



Aha ehe 



Aha ehe 



Uhu ehe ye-lu. 



' ' The rain makers of the west 



Cloud over the heavens." 



Thus all the corn plants say to one another. 



Aha ehe etc. 



n 



' ' Say, younger brother, 



Where are you going? 



Here you go about greeting us with fair words." 



"Hither at the north edge of the world 



