Second Bear Song

This song also is sung by the bear hunter, in order to attract the

bears, while on his way from the camp to the place where he expects

to hunt during the day. The melody is simple and plaintive.

He-e! Hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa',

Tsistuyi' nehandu'yanû', Tsistuyi' nehandu'yanû'--Yoho-o!

He-e! Hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa',

Kuwâhi' nehandu'yanû', Kuwâhi' nehandu'yanû'--Yoho-o!

He-e! Hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa',

Uyâhye' nehandu'yanû', Uyâhye' nehandu'yanû'--Yoho-o!

He-e! Hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa', hayuya'haniwa',

Gâtegwâ' nehandu'yanû', Gâtegwâ' nehandu'yanû'--Yoho-o!

(Recited) Ûle-`nû' asehi' tadeyâ'statakûhi' gûñ'nage astû' tsiki'.

He! Hayuya'haniwa' (four times),

In Tsistu'yi you were conceived (two times)--Yoho!

He! Hayuya'haniwa' (four times),

In Kuwâ'hi you were conceived (two times)--Yoho!

He! Hayuya'haniwa' (four times),

In Uyâ'hye you were conceived (two times)--Yoho!

He! Hayuya'haniwa' (four times),

In Gâte'gwâ you were conceived (two times)--Yoho!

And now surely we and the good black things, the best of all, shall

see each other.

Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology · 第 130 / 197 题