Yuhahi´, yuhahi´, yuhahi´, yuhahi´, yuhahi´,
Yuhahi´, yuhahi´, yuhahi´, yuhahi´, yuhahi´--Yû!
Listen! O now you are coming in rut. Ha! I am exceedingly afraid of
you. But yet you are only tracking your wife. Her footprints can be
seen there directed upward toward the heavens. I have pointed them
out for you. Let your paths stretch out along the tree tops (?) on
the lofty mountains (and) you shall have them (the paths) lying down
without being disturbed, Let (your path) as you go along be where the
waving branches meet. Listen!
_Explanation._
This formula, from A‛yû´ⁿinĭ’s book, is for driving away, or
“frightening” a storm, which threatens to injure the growing corn. The
first part is a meaningless song, which is sung in a low tone in the
peculiar style of most of the sacred songs. The storm, which is not
directly named, is then addressed and declared to be coming on in a
fearful manner on the track of his wife, like an animal in the rutting
season. The shaman points out her tracks directed toward the upper
regions and begs the storm spirit to follow her along the waving tree
tops of the lofty mountains, where he shall be undisturbed.
The shaman stands facing the approaching storm with one hand stretched
out toward it. After repeating the song and prayer he gently blows in
the direction toward which he wishes it to go, waving his hand in the
same direction as though pushing away the storm. A part of the storm
is usually sent into the upper regions of the atmosphere. If standing
at the edge of the field, he holds a blade of corn in one hand while
repeating the ceremony.
DANAWÛ´ TSUNEDÂLÛ´HĬ NUNATÛ´NELI´TALÛ´ⁿHĬ
U´NALSTELTA´‛TANÛ´HĬ.
Hayĭ! Yû! Sgĕ! Nâ´gwa usĭnuli´yu A´tasu Gi´gage´ĭ
hinisa´latani´ga. Usĭnu´lĭ duda´ntâ u´nanugâ´tsidastĭ´
nige´sûⁿna. Duda´ntâ e‛lawi´nĭ iyû´ⁿta ă´tasû
digûⁿnage´ĭ degûⁿlskwĭ´tahise´stĭ, anetsâge´ta
unanugâ´istĭ nige´sûⁿna, nitinû´ⁿneli´ga. Ă´tasû
dusa´ladanû´ⁿstĭ nige´sûⁿna, nitinû´ⁿneli´ga.
E‛lawi´nĭ iyû´ⁿta ă´tasû ûⁿnage´ ugûⁿ´hatû
ûⁿnage´ sâ´gwa da‛liyĕ´kû‛lani´ga _unadutlâ´gĭ_.
Unanugâ´tsida´stĭ nige´sûⁿna, nûⁿeli´ga.
Usĭnuli´yu tsunada´ntâ kul‛kwâ´gine tigalû´ⁿltiyû´ⁿĭ
iyû´ⁿta ada´ntâ tega´yĕ‛ti´tege´stĭ. Tsunada´ntâ
tsuligalĭ´stĭ nige´sûⁿna dudûni´tege´stĭ.
Usĭnu´lĭ deniû´ⁿeli´ga galû´ⁿlatĭ iyû´ⁿta
widu´l‛tâhĭsti´tege´stĭ. Ă´tasû gigage´ĭ
dĕhatagû´ⁿyastani´ga. Tsunada´ntâ tsudastû´nilida´stĭ
nige´sûⁿna nûⁿeli´ga. Tsunada´ntâ galû´ⁿlatĭ
iyû´ⁿta witĕ´‛titege´stĭ. Tsunada´ntâ anigwalu´gĭ
une´ga gûⁿwa´nadagû´ⁿyastitege´stĭ. Sa‛ka´nĭ udûnu´hĭ
nige´sûⁿna usĭnuli´yu. Yû!
_Translation._