The voice that beautifies the land! The voice above, The voice of the thunder Within the dark cloud Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land. The voice that beautifies the land! The voice below; The voice of the grasshopper Among the plants Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land. 219. FIRST SONG OF THE HOLY YOUNG MEN, OR YOUNG MEN GODS. 1. Oöc ‘çqa nagāīë, 2. Kaç Tsilkè-¢igìni, 3. Dsil ¢ilhyíl biyàgi, 4. Biyàji naïlè. 5. Aie ‘çqa nagāīë, 6. Kaç Tcikè-¢igini, 7. Dsil çolíj biyàgi, 8. Biyàji naïlè. 220. _Translation._--1, 5. ‘Çqa = biçqa, amid or among them; nagai, that, there. 2. Kaç, now; Tsilkè-¢igìni, Holy Young Man; Tcikè-¢igìni, Holy Young Woman. 3, 7. Dsil, mountain; ¢ilhyíl, black; çolíj, blue; biyàgi, at the foot of, at the base of. 4, 8. Biyàji, his child; naïlè, he lays down, he leaves. 221. _Free translation._ There amid [the mountains], Now the Holy Young Man, At the foot of the black mountain, Lays down his child. There amid [the mountains], Now the Holy Young Woman, At the foot of the blue mountain, Lays down her child. 222. The characters of Tsilkè-¢igìni and Tcikè-¢igìni are in the myth. The black mountain, pertains to the male, the blue to the female. Although not told with the rest of the myth, it was subsequently related to the writer that Tsilkè-¢igìni said to the prophet, “Whoever learns our songs will thenceforth be our child.” The above song, it is said, has some reference to this promise; but a fuller explanation, no doubt, remains to be discovered. 223. SIXTH SONG OF THE HOLY YOUNG MEN. Aïena. Altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè. 1. Altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè. 2. Kaç Tsilkè-¢igìni, bakàgië ¢igìni, 3. Dsil ¢ilhyíli eä, bakàgië ¢igìni, 4. Tsintsoï ¢ilhyíli eä bakàgië ¢igìni, 5. Tsí¢a bialìli, bíja ye¢igíngo, bakàgië ¢igìni, oöhè. Altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè. 6. Altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè. 7. Kaç Tcikè-¢igìni, bakàgië ¢igìni, 8. Dsil çolíji cë, bakàgië ¢igìni, 9. Tsintsoï çolíji, bakàgië ¢igìni, 10. Tsí¢a bialìli, bíja ye¢igíngo, bakàgië ¢igìni, oöhè. 224. _Translation._-- 1, 6. Altsàcië, on each side; ¢igìni, a holy one, a god. 2, 7. Kaç, now; tsilkè, young man; tcikè, young woman; bakàgi, on the summit, on top of it. 3, 8. Dsil, mountain; ¢ilhyíl, dark, black; çolíji, blue. 4, 9. Tsintsoï, great stick, a notched stick used as a musical instrument in the dance. 5, 10. Tsí¢a bialìli, truly his dance implement; bíja ye¢igíngo, his holy treasure, his talisman, his charm, his magic wand. 225. _Free translation._ There’s a god on each side. Now the Holy Young Man Is the god on top of the black mountain, With his black notched stick, The implement of his dance, his magic wand.