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II.

Kat	To‘badzĭ′stsíni	koanígo	dĭgíni,
Now	Child of the Water	thus he says	a holy one,
Kat	Kléhanoai	koanígo
Now	The Moon	thus he says,
Dĭgĭ′n	yiká‘	holési	koanígo
Holy	thereon	he goes forth	thus he says.

III.

Kat	Léyaneyani	koanígo	dĭgíni,
Now	Reared under the Earth	thus he says	a holy one,
Kat	Tsóhanoai	koanígo
Now	The Sun	thus he says,
Dĭgĭ′n	yiká‘	sĭzíni	koanígo
Holy	thereon	he stands	thus he says.

IV.

Kat	Tsówenatlehi	koanígo	dĭgíni,
Now	Changing Grandchild	thus he says	a holy one,
Kat	Kléhanoai	koanígo
Now	The Moon	thus he says,
Dĭgĭ′n	yiká‘	holési	koanígo.
Holy	thereon	he goes forth	thus he says.

Meaningless parts omitted. Koanígo is from kónigo, which is the prose form.

279. SONG OF NAYENĔZGANI.

I

Kat	Yénaezgani	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Now	Slayer of the Alien Gods (Nayénĕzgani)	one	I hear him.
Ya	benikásde	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Sky	through from	one	I hear him.
Bíniyi	tsíye	tĭ′snĭsad	lée.
His voice	sounds	in every direction	(no meaning).
Bíniyi	tsíye	dígini	lée.
His voice	sounds	holy, divine	(no meaning).

II.

Kat	To‘badzĭ′stsíni	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Now	Child of the Water	one	I hear him.
To‘	benikásde	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Water	through from	one	I hear him.
Bíniyi	tsíye	tĭ′snĭsad	lée.
His voice	sounds	in every direction	(no meaning).
Bíniyi	tsíye	dígini	lée.
His voice	sounds	divine	(no meaning).

III.

Kat	Léyaneyani	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Now	Reared under the Ground	one	I hear him.
Ni‘	benikásde	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Earth	through from	one	I hear him.