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
Hĕn´-na-ti he´-äsh O´-shats Ta´-wac Mo´-kaite ko´hai
White floating clouds like sun moon cougar bear
clouds. the plains
Tu-o´-pi
badger
Ka´kan Ti-ä´-mi Mai-tu-bo Ma´-a-se-we Uyuuyewĕ
wolf eagle shrew elder war hero younger war hero
Sa´-mai-hai-a
name of warrior
of the north
Shi´-no-hai-a Yu´-ma-hai-a Ah´-wa-hai-a Pe´-ah-hai-a
name of warrior name of warrior name of warrior name of warrior
of the west of the south of the east of zenith
Sa´-ra-hai-a
name of warrior
of nadir
Wai-ti-chän-ni ai-wan-na-tuon-ñi Shi´-wan-na-wa-tu-un
medicine water bowl cloud bowl ceremonial water vase
hi-än-ye
I make a
road of meal
Hi´-ah-är-ra hi´-a-mo-ñi Hi-shi-ko-yaᵗsas-pa
the ancient road the ancient road white shell bead woman
who lives where the sun
descends
sho´-pok-ti-ä-ma
whirlwind
Sûs´-sĭs-tin-na-ko ya´-ya ko´-chi-na-ko Mĕr´-ri-na-ko
creator mother yellow woman of blue woman of
the north the west
kûr´-kan-ñi-na-ko
red woman of the south
Ka´-shi-na-ko quĭs-sĕr-ri-na-ko mu-nai-na-ko
white woman of slightly yellow woman dark woman of the nadir
the east of the zenith.
_Free translation_:—White floating clouds. Clouds like the plains come
and water the earth. Sun embrace the earth that she may be fruitful.
Moon, lion of the north, bear of the west, badger of the south, wolf
of the east, eagle of the heavens, shrew of the earth, elder war hero,
younger war hero, warriors of the six mountains of the world, intercede
with the cloud people for us, that they may water the earth. Medicine
bowl, cloud bowl, and water vase give us your hearts, that the earth
may be watered. I make the ancient road of meal, that my song may pass
straight over it—the ancient road. White shell bead woman who lives
where the sun goes down, mother whirlwind, father Sûs´sĭstĭnnako,
mother Ya´ya, creator of good thoughts, yellow woman of the north, blue
woman of the west, red woman of the south, white woman of the east,
slightly yellow woman of the zenith, and dark woman of the nadir, I ask
your intercession with the cloud people.
PRAYER FOR SICK INFANT.
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