223. SIXTH SONG OF THE HOLY YOUNG MEN.

Aïena.

Altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè.

1. Altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè.

2. Kaç Tsilkè-¢igìni, bakàgië ¢igìni,

3. Dsil ¢ilhyíli eä, bakàgië ¢igìni,

4. Tsintsoï ¢ilhyíli eä bakàgië ¢igìni,

5. Tsí¢a bialìli, bíja ye¢igíngo, bakàgië ¢igìni, oöhè.

Altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè.

6. Altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni, altsàcië ¢igìni oöhè.

7. Kaç Tcikè-¢igìni, bakàgië ¢igìni,

8. Dsil çolíji cë, bakàgië ¢igìni,

9. Tsintsoï çolíji, bakàgië ¢igìni,

10. Tsí¢a bialìli, bíja ye¢igíngo, bakàgië ¢igìni, oöhè.

224. _Translation._-- 1, 6. Altsàcië, on each side; ¢igìni, a holy one,

a god. 2, 7. Kaç, now; tsilkè, young man; tcikè, young woman; bakàgi, on

the summit, on top of it. 3, 8. Dsil, mountain; ¢ilhyíl, dark, black;

çolíji, blue. 4, 9. Tsintsoï, great stick, a notched stick used as a

musical instrument in the dance. 5, 10. Tsí¢a bialìli, truly his dance

implement; bíja ye¢igíngo, his holy treasure, his talisman, his charm,

his magic wand.

The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 · 第 28 / 59 题