205. SIXTH SONG OF THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP.

Binaçoöláe [four times] oäyèhe oöhè.

1. Kaç Tsilkè-¢igìni,

2. Ca`bitlòli yèë,

3. Tsí¢a bialìli,

4. Bíja ye¢igíngo,

5. Binaçoöláe oäyèhe oöhè.

6. Kaç Tcikè-¢igìni,

7. Natsilíçi yèë,

8. Tsí¢a bialìli,

9. Bíja ye¢igíngo,

10. Binaçoöláe oäyèhe oöhè.

206. _Translation._--1, 6. Kaç, now; tsilkè, young man; tcikè, young

woman; ¢igìni holy one, god or goddess. 2. Ca`bitlòl, sunbeam, sunbeams;

ye, with. 3, 8. Tsi¢a, verily; bialìli (paragraph 3), his dance or

sacred implement. 4, 9. Bíja, his special property, his treasure;

ye¢igíngo, that by means of which he is ¢igín, i.e., holy or

supernatural. 5, 10. Binaçòla, it is encircled. 7. Natsiliç, the

rainbow.

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