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Pes	dĭlyĭ′li	da‘honíhe	ásde	nahaníya.
Knives	yellow	dangle high	from	he arrives.
Nisása	dĭnĭgíni,	síka	tóta.
Your treasures	you holy one,	for my sake	not.

In endeavoring to explain the meaning of this song, the singer related that Nayénězgani said to his mother, "You are the divine one, not I." She replied, "No, you are the divine one." They were exchanging compliments. Then he said, "Not for my sake, but for yours, were these treasures (weapons, etc.) given by the Sun. They are yours." For the meaning of bizá (his treasure), see note 246. Nizá or nĭza means your treasure; the last syllable is here repeated perhaps as a poetic plural. The houses of knives are said to be the different chambers in the house of the Sun. Meaningless syllables are omitted in this text.

281. SONG OF THE SUN.

I.

Kạt	Nayénězgani	sĭdeyáïye,
Now	Slayer of the Alien Gods	I come (or approach) with,
Pes	dĭlyĭ′li	behogánde	sĭdeyáïye,
Knives	dark	from house made of	I come with,
Pes	dĭlyĭ′li	da‘honíhe	sĭdeyáïye,
Knives	dark	from where they dangle high	I come with,
Sa‘	alíli	sĭdeyáïye,	aníhoyele	anieyáhi ainé.
For me	an implement of the rites	I come with,	to you dreadful	(no meaning).

II.

Kat	To'badzĭstsíni	sĭdeyáïye,
Now	Child of the Water	I come with,
Pes	dolgási[1]	behogánde	sĭdeyáïe,
Knives	serrate	from house made of	I come with,
Pes	dolgási	dahoníde	sĭdeyáïye,
Knives	serrate	from where they dangle high	I come with,
Sa‘	alíli	sĭdeyáïye,	aníɗĭgĭnle	aineyáhi ainé.
For me	an implement of the rites	I come with,	to you sacred (divine, holy)	(no meaning).

III.

Kạt	Léyaneyani	sĭdeyáïye,
Now	Reared Beneath the Earth,	I come with,
Pes	althasaí	behogánde	sĭdeyáïye,
Knives	of all kinds	from house made of	I come with,
Pes	althasaí	da‘honíde	sĭdeyáïye,
Knives	of all kinds	from where they dangle high	I come with,
Sa‘	alíli	sĭdeyáïye,	aníhoyéle,	aineyáhi ainé.
For me	an implement of the rites	I come with,	to you dreadful,	(no meaning).

IV.

Kat	Tsówenatlehi	sĭdeyáïye,
Now	Changing Grandchild	I come with,
Pes	lĭtsói	behogánde	sĭdeyáïye,
Knives	yellow	from house made of	I come with,
Pes	lĭtsói	da‘honíde	sĭdeyaiye,
Knives	yellow	from where they dangle high	I come with,
Sa‘	alíli	sĭdeyáïye,	anídĭgĭnle	aineyáhi ainé.
For me	an implement of the rites	I come with,	to you sacred	(no meaning.)

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