462 THE MOUNTAIN CHANT. 
238. Free translation. 
The Maid Who Becomes a Bear walks far | The Holy Young Woman walks far around 
around | On the blue mountains, she walks far 
On the black mountains, she walks far around. 
around. | Far spreads the land. It seems not far 
Far spreads the land. It seems not far [to her]. 
[to her]. Far spreads the land. It seems not dim 
Far spreads the land. It seems notdim | [to her]. 
[to her]. | 
239. FIRST SONG OF THE EXPLODING STICK. 
Aiena. 
Aieya ala aieya ie eé ieee [three times] ié la™. 
1, ’Ke-cac-natléhi dsilyi‘ ¢i¢ilko" ié na, | 3. Cabasgini go‘yi‘ ¢ifilko" ié na®, 
2. Dsilyi‘ ¢olkdlko"; dsil beko™nige ié na®, | 4. Co‘yi ¢olkdlko"; go‘beko™nice ié na®, 
1é na®™ yaha baia ié na® ai. | Té na™ yaha haia ié na® ai. 
240. Translation —1,3. ‘Ke-cac-natleéhi=Tcike-cac-natlehi, Young Woman Who Be- 
comes a Bear; Cabascin, the Otter; ¢i¢ilko", he or she set on fire in many places. 2, 
4. Dsil, mountains; dsilyi‘, in the mountains; ¢o‘, water, waters; ¢o‘yi‘, in the 
waters; ¢olkolko®, he set on fire as he went along; beko"nige, its fires in a line, its string 
of fires. 
241. Free translation. 
Young Woman Who Becomes a Bear set | The Otter set fire in the waters 
fire in the mountains In many places; as he journeyed on 
In many places; as she journeyed on There was a line of burning waters. 
There was a line of burning mountains. 
249, It is related that in the ancient days, during a year of great 
drought, these holy ones, on their way to a council of the gods, set fire 
to the mountains and the waters. The smoke arose in great clouds, 
from which rain descended on the parched land. The song alludes to 
this legend. 
243. LAST SONG OF THE EXPLODING STICK. 
Hie ieeé naaia aia i a ai a® a” [twice] ie. 
1. Tciké-cae-vatlehié ¢igini qayikalgo; | 5. Ka¢g Teike-¢igini ¢igini qayikalgo; ba- 
baniya aie. niya aie. 
2. Dsil aga ¢azagié ¢igini qayikalgo; ba- | 6. Kos aga ¢azagié ¢igini qayikalgo; ba- 
niya aie. niya aie. 
3. Tsi¢a ci cigeliye ¢igini qayikalgo; ba- | 7. Tsi¢a ci cigéliye ¢igini qayikalgo; ba- 
niya aie. niya aie. 
4, YAne ¢odlanego6 ¢isitsaaye. | 8, Yane fdodlanegoé ¢isitsaaye. 
Hie ieee naaia, ete. | Hie ieee naaia, ete. 
244. Translation.—1, 5, Tcike-cac-natlehi, Young Woman Who Becomesa Bear; Tcike- 
¢igini, Holy Young Woman, or young woman goddess; ¢igini qayikal, she journeyed 
seeking the gods; baniya, she found them, she met them. 2, 6. Dsil, mountains; 
kos, clouds; aga, peak, summit; ¢aza‘, many pointing upwards; (dsil aga ¢azagi, on 
many mountain peaks). 3,7. Tsi¢a, truly or true; cigél, my desideratum, my special 
sacrifice. 4,8. (/odlAne—oblaga, some one does not believe it; ¢isitsa, I have heard ; 
yane and other yocables are meaningless, 
