Instantly the Red Selagw[^u][']ts[)i] strike you in the very center of
your soul--instantly. Y[^u]!
_Explanation._
This short formula, obtained from [^A]`wani[']ta, is recited by the
hunter while taking aim. The bowstring is let go--or, rather, the
trigger is pulled--at the final _Y[^u]!_ He was unable to explain the
meaning of the word selagw[^u][']ts[)i] further than that it referred
to the bullet. Later investigation, however, revealed the fact that
this is the Cherokee name of a reed of the genus Erianthus, and the
inference follows that the stalk of the plant was formerly used for
arrow shafts. Red implies that the arrow is always successful in
reaching the mark aimed at, and in this instance may refer also to
its being bloody when withdrawn from the body of the animal.
Inag[)e][']h[)i], "dwellers in the wilderness," is the generic
term for game, including birds, but A`wani[']ta has another formula
intended especially for deer.
(Y[^A][']NA T[)I][']KAN[^A]GI[']TA.)
He+! Hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['],
hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['].
Tsistuyi['] nehandu[']yan[^u], Tsistuyi[']
nehandu[']yan[^u]--Yoho[']+!
He+! Hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['],
hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['].
Kuw[^a]hi['] nehandu[']yan[^u]['], Kuw[^a]hi[']
nehandu[']yan[^u]--Yoho[']+!
He+! Hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['],
hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['].
Uy[^a]`ye['] nehandu[']yan[^u]['], Uya[']ye[']
nehahdu[']yan[^u][']--Yoho[']+!
He+! Hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['],
hayuya[']haniw[)a]['], hayuya[']haniw[)a]['].
G[^a]tekw[^a]['](h[)i]) nehandu[']yan[^u]['],
G[^a]tekw[^a]['](h[)i]) nehandu[']yan[^u][']--Yoho[']+!
[^U]l[)e]-`n[^u]['] as[)e]h[)i]['] tadeya[']statak[^u]h[)i][']
g[^u]['][n]nage ast[^u][']ts[)i]k[)i]['].
_Translation._