OLBRECHTsl THE SWIMMER MANUSCRIPT l7l 



AND THIS IS (for) WHEN THEIR HEADS ARE ILL 



(FREE TRANSLATION) 



The men have just passed by, they have caused relief, 

 The wizards have just passcid by, tlioy have caused rehef. 

 Relief has been rubbed, they have caused relief. Sharp! 



And this is also (for) when their heads are ill. This (is to be sung) 

 like this : ^ 



Mountain-climber ^° should be chewed, (and) they should be 

 blown with it. 



NOTES 



This song is to cure a headache which, it is stated, is accompanied 

 by pain in the back of the neck. 



The melody closely resembles that of formulas Nos. 42 and 82. 



The medicine is ginseng '° chewed and held in the mouth. While 

 singing the doctor rubs the forehead of the patient [with the palm 

 of his light hand, and on finishing the song], takes a sip of water, and 

 then blows the water mixed with the ginseng juice [on the forehead, 

 or on the temples or on the crown of the patient's head according as 

 to where the pain is most acute]. The song and the blowing are 

 repeated four times, and if necessary the whole ceremony is repeated 

 four times before noon, or at intervals of about half an hour after 

 the first treatment. tso'laGayg- °h' ^^ may be used instead of ginseng. 

 [There is no taboo.] 



[The "men" referred to in the song are probably the "Little Peo- 

 ple" dwelling in the rocks, in the mountains, etc, (See p. 25.) It is 

 not impossible, however, that the Thunder Boys are meant (see p. 24), 

 but this is less likely since the latter are usually referred to as "the 

 two Little Men," "the two Red Men," etc.] 



a'a' aGi*'tlf-ya' i;ni'tlyiJ9''.i' '^ a'Da'ny'Vo't'i' | 



this sullering— E whenever they are ill the medicine 



SGe" I 'a'-no-"Gwo« 'a't'oqa-'nfGa' GalQ-'ldf'-tB"' i3 'e-^tst'o*tsti' 



now then I ha! now thou hast conie to listen above-toward they have put 



thee staying 



I k'o-'lano°' o°'*naG€-'° 'tDa''"wea--yu' | Go'u'sti tsuny'lti 



raven black thou (art a) wizard— E something thou failest 



ni'Ge-sg-na' | *a'-no'Gwo'='' e-'DZaDzo-"o"'t'anfGa' aSGf'na 



never hal now they have caused thee to come down ghost 



u-'Do'noyt-Gwo"" *tGe-'se-".i' | 'a--ntG9-\vaD9-'naGVVa'i^lo.e''sti-GWO«' 



it has been said— L that which is, App. ha! a trace of trampling will be --L 



"Follows the song, "The men have just passed by," etc. 



^° Panax trifolium L. (dvv^arf ginseng; groundnut). 



'^ Nicotiana rustica L. (wild tobacco). 



'2 W. Dial, form; C. Dial.: unitsQriv-.i. 



" -tio", W. Dial, suffix; C. Dial.: -tso'',-Dzo°. 



