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will accept. When supposed to be said by a god, as in this song, it means the par- 
ticular sacrifice which is appropriate to him. In this case probably the feathers 
spoken of are ‘‘cigel” and the mountains ‘‘cija.” The refrain ‘‘qad yae” is a poetic 
modification of qaa‘, it looms up, or sticks up, said of some lofty object visible in 
the distance, whose base cannot be seen. 
200. Free translation. 
Place-whence-they-came-up looms up, | Place-whence-they-came-up looms up, 
Now the black mountain looms up, | Now the yellow mountain looms up, 
The tail of the “yellow wing” looms up, | The tail that is yellow looms up, 
My treasure, my sacrifice, loom up. | My treasure, my sacrifice, loom up. 
Land-where-they-moved-out looms up, Land-where-they-moved-out looms up, 
Now the blue mountain looms up, Now the white mountain looms up, 
The tail of the hen-hawk looms up, The tail of the magpie looms up, 
My treasure, my sacrifice, loom up. My treasure, my sacrifice, loom up. 
201. FIRST SONG OF THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP. 
1. Yiki Gasizini, 6. Kag Teikeé ¢igini, 
2. Kag Tsilké-¢igini, 7. Katsoye yisgani, 
3. Kae kiitso-yisgani, 8. Yiki ¢asizini, 
4. Tsi¢a baiilili, 9, Tsi¢a baiilili, 
5. Bija-yetigingo. 10, Bija-ye¢igingo. 
202. Translation.—1, 8. Yiki, upon it; ¢asizin, he stands on high. 2, 6. Kag, now; 
tsilke, young man; teike, young woman; ¢igini, holy. 3. Kdtso-yisgan, the great 
plumed arrow; kiitsoye yisgan, with the great plumed arrow. 4, 9. Tsi¢a, truly, 
verily; bailili, an alili, a show, a rite, or implement used in a dance for him. 5, 
10. Bija, his treasure, his special property, his peculiar belonging; ye, with, a prefix 
forming nouns which denote the means; ¢igingo, positively holy or supernatural. 
Bija-ye¢igingo might be translated ‘‘ charm” or ‘ talisman.” 
203. Free translation. 
He stands high upon it; Verily his own sacred implement, 
Now the Holy Young Man [Young Woman, | His treasure, by virtue of which he is truly 
in second stanza], | holy. 
With the great plumed arrow, 
204, A reference to the myth and the description of the ceremonies 
will probably be sufficient to give the reader an understanding of this 
song. This set of songs, it is said, was first sung by the black sheep 
which stood on the rock as a sign to the Navajo fugitive; hence the 
name. (See paragraphs 35, 47, 48, 54.) 
205, SIXTH SONG OF THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP. 
Binagoolie [four times] oiiyéhe obhe, 
1. Kag Tsilke-¢igini, | 6. Kag Teiké-¢igini, 
2. Ca‘bitloli yeé, 7. Natsiligi yeé, 
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3. Tsi¢a bialili, 8. Tsi¢a bialili, 
4. Bija ye¢igingo, . Bija ye¢igingo, 
5. Binacodlde oiiyéhe obhe. | 10. Binagodlée oiiyéhe obhe, 
