245. _Free translation._

Maid Who Becomes a Bear sought the gods and found them;

On the high mountain peaks she sought the gods and found them;

Truly with my sacrifice she sought the gods and found them.

Somebody doubts it, so I have heard.

Holy Young Woman sought the gods and found them;

On the summits of the clouds she sought the gods and found them;

Truly with my sacrifice she sought the gods and found them.

Somebody doubts it, so I have heard.

246. These songs are accompanied, in beating the drum, with a peculiar

sharp strike like a sudden outburst or explosion. Hence, they say, the

name, Tsin¢ilçòï Bigin.

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