247. FIRST DAYLIGHT SONG.

Çahiz¢ìle, çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n] [four times].

1. Kaç Yik[-a][-i]-acikè çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

2. Qaïyolkal¢e çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

3. Bitsídje yolkàlgo çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

4. Bikèc¢e yolkàlgo çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n].

5. Bitsídje qojògo çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

6. Bikèc¢e qojògo çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

7. Bizàç¢e qojògo çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

Çahiz¢ìle, çahiz¢ìle, etc.

8. Kaç yik[-a][-i]-açèç, çahiz¢ìle, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n],

9. Naqotsòï¢e çahiz¢ile, ya ah[-a][-i]à la[n].

[Verses 3 to 7 are here repeated.]

Çahiz¢ile, çahiz¢ile, etc.

248. _Translation._--Çahiz¢ile = çahiz¢el, it hangs as a curtain or

festoon; it hangs supported at both ends, i.e., the white curtain of

dawn so hangs. 1. Yik[-a][-i]-acikè, the Daylight Boy, the Navajo dawn

god. 2. Qayolkàl¢e, from the place of dawn. 3. Bitsídje, before him;

yolkàlgo, as it dawns, as the night passes away. 4. Bikèc¢e, from behind

him. Qojògo, in a beautiful (earthly) manner. 7. Bizàç¢e, from his

voice. 8. Yik[-a][-i]-açèç, the Daylight Girl--the dawn goddess.

9. Naqotsòï¢e, from the land of yellow light (horizontal terrestrial

yellow).