(HIÄ' TSUNSDI'GA DIL`TADI'NATANTI'YI. II.)

Hitsutsa, hitsu'tsa, tleki'yu, tleki'yu, ë'hinugâ'ï, ë'hinugâ'ï! Hi'tsu'tsa, tleki'yu, gûltsû'tï, gûltsû'tï, tinagâ'na, tinagâ'na!

Higë`yu'tsa, higë`yu'tsa, tleki'yu, tleki'yu, ë'hinugâ'ï, ë'hinugâ'ï! Higë`yu'tsa, tleki'yu, gûngu'stï, gûngu'stï, tinagâ'na, tinagâ'na!

Translation.

THIS IS TO MAKE CHILDREN JUMP DOWN.

Little boy, little boy, hurry, hurry, come out, come out! Little boy, hurry; a bow, a bow; let's see who'll get it, let's see who'll get it!

Little girl, little girl, hurry, hurry, come out, come out, Little girl, hurry; a sifter, a sifter; let's see who'll get it, let's see who'll get it!

Explanation.

This formula was obtained from Takwati'hï, as given to him by a specialist in this line. Takwatihi himself knew nothing of the treatment involved, but a decoction is probably blown upon the patient as described in the preceding formula. In many cases the medicine used is simply cold water, the idea being to cause a sudden muscular action by the chilling contact. In this formula the possible boy or girl is coaxed out by the promise of a bow or a meal-sifter to the one who can get it first. Among the Cherokees it is common, in asking about the sex of a new arrival, to inquire, "Is it a bow or a sifter?" or "Is it ball sticks or bread?"

DALÂ'NI ÛnNÄGE'Ï ADANÛ'nWÂTÏ.

Yuha'ahi', (yuha'ahi', yuha'ahi', yuha'ahi',)
Yuha'ahi', (yuha'ahi', yuha'ahi'), Yû!

Sgë! Ûntal-e'gwâhï' didultâ'hïstï ulsge'ta. Usïnu'lï dâtitu'lene'ï. Usïnu'lï dunu'y?tani'leï'.

Sgë! Ha-nâ'gwa statû'ngani'ga, nûndâ'yï distûl`tâ'histï, Stisga'ya Dïst`sdi'ga, stida'wehi-gâgû. Ûntal-e'gwa dâtitulene'(ï) ulsge'ta. Usïnu'lï detïstû'l`tani'ga ulsge'ta. Ditu'talenû'nitsa nûnnâ'hï wi'de'tutanû'ntatasï',

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nûntadu'ktahû'nstï nige'sûnna. Nû'`gï iyayû'nlatägï' ayâwe'sâlû'nta de'dudûneli'sestï', Gû'ntsatâtagi'yû tistadi'gûlahi'sestï. Tiduda'le`nû(ï) û'ntale'gwâ witï'stûl'tati'nûntani'ga. Na'`nä witûl`tâ'hïstani'ga, tadu'ktahû'nstï nige'sûnna. Ha-na'`nä wid'ultâhiste'stï. (Yû!)

 



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