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Second Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sa‘	haídile.
		Tree	beautiful	for me	they prepare or trim.
Third Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sa‘	haiyĭdíla‘.
		Tree	beautiful	for me	they have prepared.
Fourth Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sĭlá‘	yidĭtí'yi‘.
		Tree	beautiful	with me	they carry.
Fifth Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sĭlá‘	tháiyiyitin.
		Tree	beautiful	with me	they put in the water.

The word for beautiful is usually pronounced ĭnzóni, not nĭzóni as above.

284. SIGNIFICANT WORDS OF SONGS OF THE LOG, SECOND SET.

First Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sĭlá‘	neyĭlgó‘.
		Tree	beautiful	with me	they push.
Second Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sĭlá‘	yidisél.
		Tree	beautiful	with me	floats.
Third Song:	-	Tsĭn	nĭzóni	sĭlá‘	yiyilól.
		Tree	beautiful	with me	moves floating.

285. WORDS OF THE EAGLE.

Ahaláni	siáz!	E'yéhe	siáz!	Nĭtsĭ′li	ta	toadainĭnĭ′lda,	Donikí.
Greeting,	my child!	Thanks,	my child!	Your younger brother	down	you did not throw,	Donikí.

286. SONG OF THE EAGLES. — A SONG OF THE BEAD CHANT.

I.

Aóoóo	aiá-hená	an	an	anaié	anaié.
		(Meaningless prelude.)
Kinnakíye	yéye	saaíyista	an	an,
Kinnakíye		there he sits,
Hayáaaá	yéye	saaíyista	an	an,
When he rises,		there he sits,
Yiltsá	aá	yéye	saaíyista	an	an,
We shall see,			there he sits,
Talpíl	aá	yéye	saaíyista	an	an.
He will flap,			there he sits.
Aiadoséye	aiadoséye	an	an	an	ohaneyé.
		(Meaningless refrain.)

Kinnakíye=Kinníki. The vocables not translated have no meaning now.

287. SONG OF THE ASCENSION.

I.

Aió	éo	éo	éo	he,	éo	óo	éo	he.
	(Meaningless prelude.)
Tsinatan	alkaí	eé	eé,
Plant of corn	white,
Bidági	tso	ínyan	eé.
Its ear sticks up in	great	to eat.