257. SONG OF THE BUILDING OF THE DARK CIRCLE.

Oeà oeà, eà eà, he he;

Oeà oeà, eà eeà, he he, ee na[n] a.

1. Dsilyi` Neyáni, cayolèli cayolèli;

2. Tcoyaj ¢ilhyíli, cayolèli cayolèli;

3. Tsíca alìli, cayolèli cayolèli;

4. Bija ¢igíngo, cayolèli cayolèli.

5. Tcikè-¢igìni, cayolèli cayolèli;

6. Tcoyaj çolíji, cayolèli cayolèli;

7. Tsí¢a alìli, cayolèli cayolèli;

8. Bíja ¢igíngo, cayolèli cayolèli.

258. _Translation._--1. Dsilyi` Neyáni, Reared Within the Mountains, the

prophet who instituted these ceremonies; cayolèli, he carries [something

long and flexible, as a branch or sapling] for me. 2, 6. Tcoyaj,

a spruce sapling, diminutive of tco, spruce; ¢ilhyíl, black; çolíj,

blue. 3, 7. Tsí¢a alìli (usually tsí¢a bialìli), truly a dance

implement. 4, 8. Bíja ¢igíngo (usually bíja-ye¢igíngo), a holy treasure,

a magic wand.