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doubt that it was faithfully rendered by one of Mr Krehbiel's 

 musical ability. The translation follows the original, but in the 

 former Haii will be but partially given-: 



Karenna Yondonghs " Hail Hail" 

 Hai ! Hai ! Hai ! Khe-ya-da-wendh des-ke-non we-lon-ne ! 



Hai, hai, hai, hai, hai ! 

 Hai, hai, hai ! Ka-yon-ne-lenh des-ke-non we-lon-ne ! 



Hai, hai, hai, hai, hai ! 

 Hai, hai, hai! Wa-kon-ne-de des-ke-non we-lon-ne! 



Hai, hai, hai, hai, hai ! 

 Hai, hai, hai ! O-yen-kon-donh des-ke-non we-lon-ne ! 

 Hai, hai, hai ! Ron-keg-so-tah lo-ti-ri wa-ne ! 



Hai, hai, hai, hai, hai ! 

 Ji-ya-thon-dek-ne Ron-keg-so-tah ji-ya-thon-dek Ji-ya-thon-dek-ne ! 



Tlie hymn called Hail! in English 

 Hail, hail, hail ! I come again to greet and thank the kindred ! 



I come again to greet and thank the League ! 



I come again to greet and thank the women ! 



I come again to greet and thank tfe warriors 

 My forefathers — what they established — 

 Hearken to them — my forefathers. 



A specimen is also given by him of the song with the names, 

 sometimes called the Iroquois Litany, by the Indians the Roll Call 

 of the Chiefs: 



Hai, hai, hai, hai ! Ji-ya-thon de-yonk-ha. 

 Hai, hai ! Ja-tag-wen-i-o-ton, Hai, hai ! 



Ne De-ka-ri-ho-ken! Hai, hai, hai, hai, hai! 

 Hai, hai ! Ji-ya-thon de-yonk-ha. 



Ja-tag-wen-i-o-ton, Hai, hai ! 

 Ne Ha-yen-ne-wat-ha! Hai, hai, hai, hai, hai, hai! 

 Hai, hai ! Ji-ya-thon-de-yonk-ha. 

 Hai, hai ! Ja-tag-wen-i-o-ton, Hai, hai ! 

 Ne Sha-te-ka-ri-iva-the ! Hai, hai! 



