192. The songs of the dsilyÃdje qaçà l are very numerous and their
recitation is governed by many rules, a few of which only have been
discovered by the writer.
193. A list has been recorded of thirteen sets of songs which may
properly be sung at night in the medicine lodge, when the ceremonies of
the day are done, and in the corral on the last night, when there is no
special song in progress pertaining to a particular alili or dance. The
list which follows exhibits the order in which these songs may be sung
on any particular night. For example, if the singers begin with a song
from set III, they cannot follow immediately with a song from sets I
or II, but mast select from some of the following sets, as set IV or V.
Again, in each set the songs have a certain order of sequence which must
not be reversed. For convenience these will be called