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206 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99
Go'u'sti tsuD6'lttce"ti m'Ge'sg'na' | asGf'ne y'Do'no^'iGwo^' 'tG€"'=
something it escapes tliy (sight) never ghost it has been said, L. it which
i;'Do'n5''t-Gwo'^'
se"°.i' ylsG€-'D9 't'Duni;-'y*it*ant'le-°.i' | o°''ta'li
is, App it important it which he has put under, App animal-ghost it has been said, L
| *tGe''sf.i' ulsGe''D8 'I'Duny'y'it'ant'le'".!'
it which is, App it important it which he has put under, App it is what thou eatest, L (=E), E
tsu'tlsta-'y'iU-Gwu-'Dfna'
'tGe-'sf.i' 'o'''*tyo°"st'aiifGa' | uso'i-'yf-Dza' e^la'-wf'nt-Dfno"'
I
it which is, App again thou hast come to night, Loc, direct earth, under, E
take it away
5nQno'-U Wt-De*'tsat'an9-"Qsr |
uso'H ty^-o'g aoo'-i De*\o'^lu'na-.9*\i
trail, Loc thither they lie stretched night yonder wood, Loc they mosses, T L.
I l'JQ-'j)9 wo''sttGo'tlant*Ga' tGQ-VlllstS.'ti-GWO"' I
yonder thou hast gone there and
put it between (two)
who cares what happens to it, L. beyond it,
wu-Gwo"' aDo*'nfGa'
stretched, L it has been said
i;tst"-na-
sGe" 'ano-Gwo^' 'o'°-'a't'9r)a-'nfGa' k*o-'lan5°' sa'k'o'ni'
I
Now they ho, Now again, thou hast Raven blue
come to listen
i;''9DZ0"-yt*'-DZ0' GalQ*'ldt''-DZ8' Dttso'tit'o't'sti' I
'tDa"'"W€!t'-Dt'n8'
cold, Loc, direction above direction thou art staying thou wizard, E
lOoaDo" tsunu"'lti nf'Ge'SQna' |
ii*1sG€*'d8 'i'Di;nu*'y't'ant'le"°.i'
what thou failst never it important it which he has put under, App
tso'ttsta-'y'itt-Gwo"' 'tGe"'se-°.i' mG9"Va5'-e-'lan5°"5"sGe*'st(.GWo"^
what thou eatest (L) E it which is, App
I
a likeness of it will remain, L
ni>'Da*n9''na |
tsa'^losQ*' uso"tD9 i;tst*-'nawu-G\v5'' aDo''nt*Ga''
I
thou passed T L night-been it has not been said beyond it, stretched, L it has been said
Dt'k'anuGo/sti !t'a' | nic'Gutla'
Go°"t'otr Ge*'s9*.i' |
n^'^to
cause it to appear this brier to be used with it it has been, Hab to
wo*t't-N*?" k'o"'sDii-'Da Dalo"'m-Ge-°' a'DzfB^'.ski' u'ltso-"'sti
cure with, and (Everlasting) yellow, -ish they have been flowers (vetch,
i;D0'*'t9G\VUD9' aDo''no''i fGa-GWO^'
little it must be rubbed on them all day it has been said noon, H
l^vsU''G?i Dt'k'an9-lt''y€"Dr |
t'Go'f'Da I
aG0-'n9-Gw5"'
Ga-'^kt^g-'oa aye-'la*a'°'
as long as fasting, H it restricted only
This is to Scratch Them; A Brier Should Be Used With It
FREE TRANSLATION
Now then! Ha, now thou hast come to listen, Red Raven; away
from here in the direction of the Sun Land thou art staying; quickly
thou hast arisen, facing us. Nothing ever escapes thy (sight).
It is merely what has become a ghost that has put the important
thing under him. It is merely what has become an ammal ghost
that has put the important thing under him. But this is the very
thing thou eatest. Thou hast once more come to take it away as
thou goest along. The trails lie stretched for thee under the very
earth, away toward the Night Land. Thou hast gone and put it
between (a crevice) in the forests of the Night Land, where moss
grows. Who cares what happens to it! Relief has been caused.
Now then! Ha, now thou too hast come to listen, Blue Raven.
Thou art staying on high, in the direction of the Cold Land. Thou