267. _Free translation._

Where the sun rises,

The Holy Young Man

The great plumed arrow

Has swallowed

And withdrawn it.

The sun

Is satisfied.

Where the sun sets,

The Holy Young Woman

The cliff rose arrow

Has swallowed

And withdrawn it.

The moon

Is satisfied.

268. This song is sung during the dance or alil described in

paragraph 142. The conception of the poet seems to be that, the dance of

the great plumed arrow having been properly performed, the sun should be

satisfied and willing to do the bidding of the dancers, i.e., rise when

desired, on the pole.

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