The Sia: (1894 N 11 / 1889-1890 (pages 3-158))Stevenson, Matilda Coxe
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The Sia: (1894 N 11 / 1889-1890 (pages 3-158))
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe
Zia Indians
_Translation_:—Sha´kaka, spruce of the north; Shwi´tirawana, pine of
the west. Mai´china, oak of the south. Shwi´sinihanawe, aspen of the
east. Marsh´titämo, cedar of the zenith; Mor´ritämo, oak of the nadir.
(2) Shi´wanna, people.
_Free translation_:—Cloud priest who ascends to ti´nia through the
heart of the spruce of the north; cloud priest who ascends to ti´nia
through the heart of the pine of the west; cloud priest who ascends
to ti´nia through the heart of the oak of the south; cloud priest who
ascends to ti´nia through the heart of the aspen of the east; cloud
priest who ascends to ti´nia through the heart of the cedar of the
zenith; cloud priest who ascends to ti´nia, through the heart of the
oak of the nadir; send your people to work for us, that the waters of
the six great springs may impregnate our mother, the earth, that she
may give to us the fruits of her being.
Though the trees of the cardinal points are addressed, the supplication
is understood to be made to priestly rulers of the cloud peoples of the
cardinal points.
5. Hĕn´-na-ti ka´-shi-wan-na
He´-äsh ka´shi-wan-na
Pûr´-tu-wĭsh-ta ka´shi-wan-na
Kŏw-mots ka´shi-wan-na
Kash-ti-arts ka´shi-wan-na
Ka´chard ka´shi-wan-na
ka´shi-wan-na (all people).
_Free translation_:—All the white floating clouds—all the clouds like
the plains—all the lightning, thunder, rainbow and cloud peoples, come
and work for us.
6. Sha´-ka-ka ka´-shi-wan-na
hwi´-ti-ra-wa-na ka´-shi-wan-na
Mai´-chi-na ka´-shi-wan-na
Shwi´-si-ni-ha-na-we ka´-shi-wan-na
Marsh´-ti-tä-mo ka´-shi-wan-na
Mor´-ri-tä-mo ka´-shi-wan-na
_Free translation_:—
Priest of the spruce of the north, send all your people to work for
us;
Priest of the pine of the west, send all your people to work for us;
Priest of the oak of the south, send all your people to work for us;
Priest of the aspen of the east, send all your people to work for us;
Priest of the cedar of the zenith, send all your people to work for
us;
Priest of the oak of the nadir, send all your people to work for us.
7. Hĕn´-na-ti ho´-chän-ni
He´-äsh ho´-chän-ni
Pûr-tu-wĭsh-ta ho´-chän-ni
Kŏw´-mots ho´-chän-ni
Kash´-ti-arts ho´-chän-ni
Ka´-chard ho´-chän-ni
_Translation_:—Ho´chänni, arch ruler of the cloud priests of the world.
_Free translation_:—
Ho´chänni of the white floating clouds of the world;
Ho´chänni of the clouds like the plains of the world (referring to the
cloud people behind their masks);
Ho´chänni of the lightning peoples of the world;
Ho´chänni of the thunder peoples of the world;
Ho´chänni of the rainbow peoples of the world;
Ho´chänni of the cloud peoples of the world—send all your peoples to
work for us.
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