The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony: Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468Matthews, Washington
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The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony: Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468
Matthews, Washington
Mountainway (Navajo rite); Navajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
264. The division into verses is that of the chanter. He pronounces the
name in the first line; the patient repeats it after him. Then he gives
out the words in the second line, and so on. For free translation, see
paragraph 88.
265. SONG OF THE RISING SUN DANCE.
Oöniyàye, oöniyàye oöniyàhe yáhe yáhe heyiyoè [twice].
1. Qanaïçác¢e
2. Tsilkè-çigìni
3. Kátso-yisçàni
4. Yìyolnakòe
5. Qano qakòsko.
6. Tcihanoāīe
7. Akos nisínle.
Yáhe, yáhe eïa āī.
Oöniyàye, etc.
8. Inaïçác¢e
9. Tcikè-çigìni
10. Awètsal-yisçàni
11. Yìyolnakòe
12. Qana qokòsko.
13. Klehanoāīe
14. Akos nisínle.
Yáhe, yáhe eïa āī.
266. _Translation._--1. Qanaïçác¢e, from where it (the sun) rises.
2. Tsilkè-¢igìni, Holy Young Man. 3. Kátso-yisçàni, the great plumed
arrow. 4, 11. Yiyolna‘, he swallowed slowly or continuously. 5, 12. Qano
qakòsko, it comes out by degrees. 6. Tcihanoāī, the sun. 7, 14. Akos
nisín, he is satisfied. 8. Inaïçác¢e, from where it sets.
9. Tcikè-¢igìni, Holy Young Woman. 10. Awètsal-yisçàni, prepared or
plumed cliff rose, i.e., cliff rose arrow. 13. Klehanoāīe, the moon.
267. _Free translation._
Where the sun rises,
The Holy Young Man
The great plumed arrow
Has swallowed
And withdrawn it.
The sun
Is satisfied.
Where the sun sets,
The Holy Young Woman
The cliff rose arrow
Has swallowed
And withdrawn it.
The moon
Is satisfied.
268. This song is sung during the dance or alil described in
paragraph 142. The conception of the poet seems to be that, the dance of
the great plumed arrow having been properly performed, the sun should be
satisfied and willing to do the bidding of the dancers, i.e., rise when
desired, on the pole.
269. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO THE AKÁNINILI.
1. Çi‘ betcána nilìⁿlel.
2. Çi‘ ¢a‘naniltyèl¢o.
3. Çi‘ beniqo¢ílsinlel. Aïbinìgi nizè ¢ela‘.
4. [¢]a‘yiltsísgo, ¢a‘bokògo tse‘na akàn hyis¢inìle.
5. Tsiⁿ etlol akàn bàçhyis hyis¢inìle; ako bàçhyis hyis¢ilçále.
6. Tse‘ elkàgi akàn hyis¢inìle.
7. Akoï kátso-yisçàn; aïbinigi djoçile, qoi¢igín¢e behoèqoi¢ilsin.
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