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
8. Sha-´ka-ka ho´-chän-ni
Shwi´ti-ra-wa-na ho´-chän-ni
Mai´-chi-na ho´-chän-ni
Shwi´si-ni-ha-na-we ho´-chän-ni
Marsh´-ti-tä-mo ho´-chän-ni
Mor´-ri-tä-mo ho´-chän-ni
_Free translation_:—
Ho´chänni of the spruce of the north;
Ho´chänni of the pine of the west;
Ho´chänni of the oak of the south;
Ho´chänni of the aspen of the east;
Ho´chänni of the cedar of the zenith;
Ho´chänni of the oak of the nadir; send all your peoples to work
for us, that the waters of the six great springs of the world may
impregnate our mother the earth, that she may give to us the
fruits of her being.
A SONG OF THE SHU´WI CHAI´ÄN (SNAKE SOCIETY) FOR HEALING THE SICK.
1. Ska´-to-we chai´-än Quĭs´-sĕr-a chai´-än
Ka´-span-na chai´-än Hu´-wa-ka-chai´-än
Ko´-quai-ra chai’-än Ya´-ai chai´-än
_Translation_:—Snake Society of the north, Snake Society of the west,
Snake Society of the south, Snake Society of the east, Snake Society of
the zenith, Snake Society of the nadir, come here and work with us.
2. Ho´-na-ai-te Ska´-to-we chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Ka´-span-na chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Ko´-quai-ra chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Quĭs´-sĕr-a chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Hu´-wa-ka chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Ya´-ai chai´-än
An appeal to the ho´-naaites of the snake societies of the cardinal
points to be present and work for the curing of the sick.
3. Mo´-kaite chai´-än Ka´-kan chai´-än
Ko´-hai chai´-än Tiä´-mi chai´-än
Tu-o´-pi chai´-än Mai´tu-bo chai´-än.
An appeal to the animals of the cardinal points to be present at the
ceremonial of healing.
4. Ho´-na-ai-te Mo´-kaite chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Ko´-hai chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Tu-o´-pi chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Ka´-kan chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Ti-ä´-mi chai´-än
Ho´-na-ai-te Mai´-tu-bo chai´-än
An appeal to the ho´naaites of the animal societies of the cardinal
points to be present at the ceremonial.
A RAIN SONG OF THE SKO´YO CHAI´ÄN (GIANT SOCIETY).
1. Cher-ĕs ti mu ko wai´ yä tu ai´ ya mi wa wa Ĭsh to wa
Middle of the door of my medicine is Arrow of
world below shi´pa-po precious, it is lightning
as my heart
tiᵗkä ᵗsi mai ah kosh´ te än
come to us echo
2. Kai´ nu a we eh sha ka ka ka´ shi wan na ti ka´ ru ᵗsin i ah
Who is it “spruce of all your people your thoughts
north”
3. Kai´ nu ah we he hĕn´ na ti ka´ ru ᵗsin i ah
Who is it “white floating your thoughts
clouds”
ti´ kä ᵗsi mai ah ka´ shi wan na ti ka´ ru ᵗsin i ah
come to us all your people your thoughts
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