Songs Of The Tlingit : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG OF QAQATCGUK TLINGIT The man who thought he had perished dreams thus about himself: I keep feeling as if I had gotten home. p. 144 SONG OF WOMAN'S PREMONITION Already I am going, I am going to die. I have dreamed of my son. SONG...
Sednor And The Fulmar : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SEDNOR AND THE FULMAR AN ESKIMO BALLAD (Recitative) Where is she who would never marry? In a kayok to the mainland going away. p. 163 Dost thou see, my eyes, dost thou see them? Ia, ha, ha, ha, ha! To a tent of ragged skins, he h...
The Song Of The Hills : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE SONG OF THE HILLS FROM THE YOKUT BEING THE SONG OF A MAN AND A WOMAN WHO MIGHT HAVE LOVED This is the song of the Hills In the hour when they talk together, When the alpen glow dies down in the west and leaves the heavens tender;...
Indian's Lover's Hymn. Part 02 : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], INDIAN LOVER'S HYMN Sea-Song and Storm-Song And drums of the night, Drums of love's footfall beating through the dark; Wind of my pulse and a breaking tide, And my cry the one note, the one note, Piercing the sky like a star over...
Viracocha : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 58 p. 59 p. 60 p. 61 SONGS FROM THE SOUTHWEST VIRACOCHA ANCIENT INCA Beautiful Princess Lo, thy brother Breaks thy vessel Now in fragments. From the blow comes Thunder, lightning, Strokes of lightning. And thou, princess, Take...
Early Moon : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. xi EARLY MOON The baby moon, a canoe, a silver papoose canoe, sails and sails in the Indian West. A ring of silver foxes, a mist of silver foxes, sit and sit around the Indian moon. One yellow star for a runner, and rows of blue...
Bilqula Death Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], BILQULA DEATH SONG He makes me pure O making pure, making pure! I destroy not life I am the life maker.
Songs Of The Chippewa : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONGS OF THE CHIPPEWA HEALING SONG They are in close consultation with their heads together Wenabojo and his grandmother. LOVE-CHARM What are you saying to me? I am arrayed like the roses and beautiful as they. p. 14 I AM WALKING...
Songs Of Kumastamxo : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 130 SONGS OF KUMASTAMXO YUMA I WHEN THE SPIRIT-WIND APPROACHED "The Wind is wandering, is wandering; The Wind is wandering, is wandering." II WHEN HE BURNT THE UNCLEAN HOUSE "The house will burn, will burn. The house will be...
Song Of The Rain Chant : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 121 SONG OF THE RAIN CHANT NAVAJO Far as man can see, Comes the rain, Comes the rain with me. From the Rain-Mount, Rain-Mount far away, Comes the rain, Comes the rain with me. O'er the corn, O'er the corn, tall corn, Comes...
The Wild Woman's Lullaby : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE WILD WOMAN'S LULLABY What shall I sing to thee, Babe on my back? Song of the Eagle that mates with the storm! Hi-i-ri-i-ki! Ri-eek! The wild gale is weeping, driven before him To his nest on the black lone mast of the night;...
Song Of The Search : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG OF THE SEARCH I descend through the forest alone. Rose-flushed are the willows, stark and a-quiver, In the warm sudden grasp of Spring; Like a woman when her lover has suddenly, swiftly taken her. I hear the secret rustle...
The Fashioning Of The Children : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE FASHIONING OF THE CHILDREN OSAGE CHANT OF THE RED EAGLE CLAN The First of the Race Was saying, "Ho, younger brother! the children have no bodies. "We shall seek bodies for our children. "Ho, younger brother! you shall attend...
Song Of Whip Plaiting : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG OF WHIP-PLAITING In the dawn I gathered cedar-boughs For the plaiting of thy whip. They were wet with sweet drops; They still thought of the night. All alone I shredded cedar-boughs, Green boughs in the pale light, Where...
Ritual Chants Of The Omaha : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], RITUAL CHANT AT THE PREPARATION OF THE SWEAT LODGE FOR THE SICK OMAHA "The Stone, with the curative powers of its heat, becomes a symbol of permanency and strength." Ho! Aged One, eka, * At a time when there were gathered together...
Song Of The Blue Corn Dance : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG OF THE BLUE-CORN DANCE ZUI Beautiful, lo, the summer clouds, Beautiful, lo, the summer clouds! Blossoming clouds in the sky, Like unto shimmering flowers, Blossoming clouds in the sky, Onward, lo, they come, Hither, hither bound!
Song Of The Earth : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 118 SONG OF THE EARTH NAVAJO All is beautiful, All is beautiful, All is beautiful, indeed. Now the Mother Earth And the Father Sky, Meeting, joining one another, Helpmates ever, they. All is beautiful, All is beautiful, All is...
The Wind : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE WIND The wind is carrying me round the sky; The wind is carrying me round the sky. My body is here in the valley-- The wind is carrying me round the sky.
Feast Of Wolves : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], FEAST OF WOLVES Ho, oh-o-o Come ye shades, shadows come Ho, oh-o-o Come ye shades, shadows come Come ye shades, oh-o-o, ho, oh-o-o Ye night ghosts and dance ye What--dark! Ho, oh-o-o Come ye wolves, wolf-howls come Ho, oh-o-o Come ye...
Corn Grinding Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 123 CORN-GRINDING SONG ZUI I O, my lovely mountain, To' yallanne! O, my lovely mountain, To' yallanne! To' yallanne! High up in the sky, See Rain-makers seated, Hither come the rain-clouds now, He-ya, ha-ya, he-ya! Behold, yonder...
Songs From The Eastern Woodlands. Abanaki Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 SONGS FROM THE EASTERN WOODLANDS THE PARTED LOVERS ABANAKI I THE MAN SINGS My parents think they can separate me from the girl I love; We have vowed to love each other while we live. Their commands are vain: we shall...
Iroquois Ritual : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 6 IROQUOIS RITUAL OF FIRE AND DARKNESS "The members of the Ho-no-tci-no-ga Society assemble. Now the Medicine Doctor or Shaman casts the sacred tobacco on the medicine-blaze, and in a low voice he chants:" Great Spirit who puts us...
Song Of A Passionate Lover : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 188 SONG OF A PASSIONATE LOVER FROM THE YOKUT Come not near my songs, You who are not my lover, Lest from out that ambush Leaps my heart upon you! When my songs are glowing As an almond thicket With the bloom upon it, Lies my...
Songs In The Garden Of The House God : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONGS IN THE GARDEN OF THE HOUSE GOD NAVAJO I Truly in the East The white bean And the great corn-plant Are tied with the white lightning. Listen! rain approaches! The voice of the bluebird is heard. Truly in the East The white be...
Spell Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 154 SPELL SONG KWAKIUTL What of olden times, shall I tell you of olden times what of olden times my grandchildren? You of olden times, you of olden times, a cloud, lay on the mountains.
Songs Of Spirits : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 129 SONGS FROM CALIFORNIA SONGS OF SPIRITS WINTU I LIGHTNING I bear the sucker-torch to the western tree-ridge. Behold me! first born and greatest. II OLELBIS (THE CREATOR) I am great above. I tan the black cloud. III HAU (RED...
Songs Of The Pima : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 83 PIMA RITUAL SONG CYCLE THE FLOOD I ELDER BROTHER, SON OF EARTH (Chanted by the People) Dazzling power has Elder Brother, Mastering the winds with song. Swiftly now we come together, Singing to gain control. II EARTH DOCT...
Eskimo Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 161 ESKIMO SONGS OXAITOQ'S SONG I walk so long thus inland, inland. I walk so long thus inland, inland, and inland. I am not loved inland, inland. I am not loved she is the greatest of all inland and inland. They love best inl...
Lone Dog Unto The Delawares : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], LONE-DOG UNTO THE DELAWARES Brothers--Lennapi, Hear ye, come ye, all ye-- By south-way, east-way, shore-land place, Men come, Boats come, Float fast, Handsome. Man-who-Paints, much-talker, he much-walked Easterly, south also...
Neither Spirit Nor Bird : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], NEITHER SPIRIT NOR BIRD SHOSHONE LOVE SONG Neither spirit nor bird; That was my flute you heard Last night by the River. When you came with your wicker jar Where the river drags the willows, That was my flute you heard, Wacob...
Parting : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], PARTING Now I go, do not weep, woman-- Woman, do not weep; Though I go from you to die, We shall both lie down At the foot of the hill, and sleep. Now I go, do not weep, woman-- Woman, do not weep; Earth is our mother and our tent...
War Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], WAR SONGS ZUNI To you of the six regions Whose homes cover the earth I give shells.. Yellow ant, blue ant, red ant, all color ant U--hu--we--u--hu--we- U--hu--we--u--hu--we. To you whose homes Are covered with mountain tops p. 62 I...
Song From The Mountain Chant : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 122 SONG FROM THE MOUNTAIN CHANT NAVAJO Ther he telleth. Now of the Holy Youth, Ther he telleth. Moccasins decked with black, Ther he telleth. And richly broidered dress, Ther he telleth. Arm-bands of eagle feathers, Ther he...
Untitled : * This anthology of Native American poetry, song and ritual, presents texts from a wide range of culture areas. The translations are largely based on work by anthropologists, and all reflect genuine Native American lore. These poems come from a place in which magic, art and ritual are...
Three Songs From The Haida : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 136 THREE SONGS FROM THE HAIDA: QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S ISLAND, B.C. LOVE SONG Beautiful is she, this woman, As the mountain flower; But cold, cold, is she, Like the snowbank Behind which it blooms. THE BEAR'S SONG (Whoever can sing...
The Lost Lagoon : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE LOST LAGOON It is dusk on the Lost Lagoon, And we two dreaming the dusk away, Beneath the drift of a twilight gray-- Beneath the drowse of an ending day And the curve of a golden moon. It is dark on the Lost Lagoon, And gone are...
The Heart's Friend : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE HEART'S FRIEND SHOSHONE LOVE SONG Fair is the white star of twilight, And the sky clearer p. 189 At the day's end; But she is fairer, and she is dearer She, my heart's friend! Fair is the white star of twilight, And the mo...
Songs Of The Ghost Dance Religion : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONGS OF THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION ARAPAHO DISILLUSION I My children, when at first I liked the Whites, My children, when at first I liked the Whites, I gave them fruits, I gave them fruits. ECSTASY II My children, my children...
The Town Crier Calls At Dawn : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE TOWN CRIER CALLS AT DAWN TO ANNOUNCE THE FEAST PUEBLO All people awake, open your eyes, arise, Become children of light, vigorous, active, sprightly. Hasten clouds from the four world quarters; Come snow in plenty, that water may...
Along The South Star Trail : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 190 ALONG THE SOUTH STAR TRAIL: TRIBAL SONGS FROM THE SOUTHWEST THE TOM-TOM Drum-beat, beat of drums, Pebble-rattle in the gourd, Pebble feet on drifting sand Drum-beat, beat of drums I have lost the wife-made robe of bearsk...
Sacred Mid'e Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SACRED MID SONGS OJIBWA Drifting snow, why do I sing? The Sun and Moon, Their bodies shine over the world unto me as unto you, my Mid friend.
The Change Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE CHANGE-SONG Death's first snows are drifting on my cheek, Pale are my lips As the kiss of Cin-Uza; I lie low and still. Near me crouch my silent kinsmen, They hold the breath and wait the hour of wailing; They have wrapped...
Spring To The Earth Witch : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SPRING TO THE EARTH-WITCH PAI-IYA TO SWI-YA KWENEWESALS My eyes I will not cover! I am Pai-iya, stepping free on the goathills behind thy village. Blue shadows and white mists, like flowers, Lie deep in thy green forests. Night...
Listening : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], LISTENING * The noise of passing feet On the prairie-- Is it men or gods Who come out of the silence?
The Wallum Olum : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 28 p. 29 p. 30 p. 31 SONGS FROM THE SOUTHEAST FRAGMENT FROM THE WALLUM-OLUM OR CHRONICLE OF THE LENI-LENP * DELAWARE After the rushing waters had subsided The Lenp of the Turtle were close together, In hollow houses, living...
Hunting Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 120 HUNTING SONG NAVAJO Comes the deer to my singing, Comes the deer to my song, Comes the deer to my singing. He, the blackbird, he am I, Bird beloved of the wild deer, Comes the deer to my singing. From the Mountain Black...
Magpie Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], MAGPIE SONG NAVAJO The Magpie! The Magpie! Here underneath In the white of his wings are the footsteps of morning. It dawns! It dawns!
Haida Cradle Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], HAIDA CRADLE SONGS I Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe * chief-woman, and look around upon all things in front of Upset-Canoe. Be careful, be careful, chief-woman! p. 139 Again perhaps you expect to sit...
Vengeance Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], VENGEANCE SONG MICMAC Death I make, singing Heh-yeh! heh-yeh! heh-yeh! heh-yeh! Bones I hack, singing Heh-yeh! heh-yeh! heh-yeh! heh-yeh! Death I make, singing! Heh-yeh! heh-yeh! heh-yeh! heh-yeh!
Song Of The Horse : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 82 SONG OF THE HORSE NAVAJO How joyous his neigh! Lo, the Turquoise Horse of Johano-ai, How joyous his neigh, There on precious hides outspread standeth he; How joyous his neigh, There on tips of fair fresh flowers feedeth he; How...
Two Winnebago Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 12 LOVE-SONG WINNEBAGO Whomsoe'er look I upon He becomes love-crazed; Whomsoe'er speak I unto, He becomes love-crazed; Whomsoe'er whisper I to, He becomes love-crazed; All men who love women, Them I rule, them I rule, My friend;...
Calling One's Own : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], CALLING-ONE'S-OWN OJIBWA Awake! flower of the forest, sky-treading bird of the prairie. Awake! awake! wonderful fawn-eyed One. When you look upon me I am satisfied; as flowers that drink dew. The breath of your mouth is the fragrance...
Songs For The Great Feast To The Dead : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONGS FROM THE FAR NORTH SONGS FOR THE GREAT FEAST TO THE DEAD I For our children are gone, While those of our friends remain. Ai-ya-ya-yai. Come back, nephew, come back, we miss you; Ai-ya-ya-yai. Come back to us, our lost ones, We...
Song Of The Full Catch : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 178 SONG OF THE FULL CATCH Here's good wind, here's sweet wind, Here's good wind and my woman calls me! Straight she stands there by the pine-tree, Faithful waits she by the cedar, She will smile and reach her hands When she sees...
Bear Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], BEAR SONG HAIDA Chief, chief, that I am, Be careful how you pull your grandfather around. Be careful how you pull around your grandfather As you sit beside him. I am too much of a boy for you. Chief, chief that I am, Chief, chief...
Plem Sali Kwi : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 205 PLEM-SALIA-KWI AUTUMN DAWN Plem-Salia-Kwi is the Hunter returning with plenty, And the Fisher from the green sea. His shoulders are heavy with deer's meat; His great canoe is slow with salmon. We listen to the nudge of its...
Chinook Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], CHINOOK SONGS SONGS OF THE MAN I Ya, that is good! Ya, that is good! That worthless woman does not like me. II Very unhappy I was with my wife, in Victoria. Nobody said good-day to us in Victoria. III Aya, aya! I have seen Sitka your...
Title Page : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. i p. ii p. iii p. iv p. v p. vi THE PATH ON THE RAINBOW AN ANTHOLOGY OF SONGS AND CHANTS FROM THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA EDITED BY GEORGE W. CRONYN New York: Boni And Liveright, Inc. [1918] Scanned, proofed and formatted , May...
Song For The Passing Of Beautiful Women : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG FOR THE PASSING OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN FROM THE PAIUTE Go thy way in comeliness! Strong sun across the sod doth make Such quickening as thy countenance. Pursue thy unguessed errand and pass by; I am more worth for what thy passing...
Song Of The Young Mother : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG OF THE YOUNG MOTHER M'-m'-m'-m'-n! N'-n'-n'-n'-m! Ai-i-he-i--ah-o-he-a-i-ne-- Swing my chiefling fragrantly On the cedar-branch. Cedar, Cedar, tenderly Sway to the singing wind. Bright flying Wind with song in thy white thro...
Where The Fight Was : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], WHERE THE FIGHT WAS In the place where the fight was Across the river, In the place where the fight was Across the river: A heavy load for a woman To lift in her blanket, A heavy load for a woman To carry on her shoulder...
Courtship : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 202 COURTSHIP When I go I will give you surely What you will wear if you go with me; A blanket of red and a bright girdle, Two new moccasins and a silver necklace. When I go I will give you surely What you will wear if you go with...
He Hea Katzina Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 125 HE-HEA KATZINA SONG HOPI Corn-blossom maidens Here in the fields, Patches of beans in flower, Fields all abloom, Water shining after rain, Blue clouds looming above. Now behold! Through bright clusters of flowers Yellow...
Fire Fly Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 10 FIRE-FLY SONG OJIBWA Flitting white-fire insects! Wandering small-fire beasts! Wave little stars about my bed! Weave little stars into my sleep! Come, little dancing white-fire bug, Come, little flitting white-fire beast! Light...
Introduction : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. xiii INTRODUCTION The poetic faculty is, of all man's modes, the most responsive to natural environment, the most sensitive and the truest record of his reactions to its skyey influences, its floods, forests, morning colors. It is...
Memorial Ode : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], MEMORIAL ODE Chief John Buck, hereditary Keeper of the Wampum, made and sung his ode in 1884 on the occasion of the removal of the bones of Chief Red Jacket from their original burying place to Forest p. 27 Lawn Cemetery. The Gre...
Sacred Formulas Of The Cherokees : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 33 SACRED FORMULAS OF THE CHEROKEES I CONCERNING LIVING HUMANITY LOVE CHARM H! Listen! In Alah yi you repose, O Terrible Woman, O you have drawn near to hearken. There in Elahiyi you are at rest, a White Woman. * No one, is ever...
Hunting Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], p. 38 p. 39 p. 40 p. 41 SONGS FROM THE GREAT PLAINS HUNTING SONGS DAKOTA I Something I've killed, and I lift up my voice; Something I've killed, and I lift up my voice; The northern buffalo I've killed, and I lift up my voice;...
The Mountain Chant Of The Navaho : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE MOUNTAIN CHANT OF THE NAVAJO CHARACTER OF THE SONGS Some songs are self-explanatory or readily understood, but the greater number cannot be comprehended without a full knowledge of the mythology and of the symbolism to which they...
Earth Mother : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], EARTH-MOTHER O, ho, yo, O, ho, yo, To thee, my life, To thee, my wife, To thee, my mother-- Who are these the many-feeding? Heaps of horns, Hills of fur-- To thee, I come to partake of food, My mother, O, ho-- So say'th the spring...
Prayers Of The Tsimshian : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONGS FROM THE NORTHWEST COAST PRAYERS OF THE TSIMSHIAN TO NEXNA Nexnx, Nexnx! Chief, Chief! have pity upon us! else there will be nobody to smoke under you! Nexnx, have pity upon us! FOR FAIR WEATHER Nexnx, Nexnx! Chief, Chief! have...
Chief Capilano Greets His Namesake At Dawn : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], CHIEF CAPILANO GREETS HIS NAMESAKE AT DAWN White Head of Waters, White Head of Light-- Capilano; Cla'h'ya. White head of the Chief to thee lifts greeting. I am hoar with years as thou, great Father; My hair hangs like the dropping...
Indian's Lover's Hymn : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONGS FROM THE HAKO: A PAWNEE CEREMONY RENDERED IN THE RHYTHMS OF THE ORIGINALS, BY ALICE FLETCHER WITH INTERPRETATIONS BY TAHIRUSSAWICHI, A PAWNEE p. 211 PREFATORY NOTE The position of Tahirussawichi in the Pawnee tribe is th...
Song Of Basket Weaving : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SONG OF BASKET-WEAVING Kulasgh, Kulasgh, my mother, * I sit at thy knee Weaving my basket of grasses, Weaving for my harvest of berries when the Ripe Days come. Thy fingers gently touch my hair with fragrance, Thy mouth drips a song...
Korosta Katzina Song : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], KOROSTA KATZINA SONG HOPI Yellow butterflies, Over the blossoming virgin corn, With pollen-painted faces Chase one another in brilliant throng. Blue butterflies, Over the blossoming virgin beans, With pollen-painted faces Chase one...
Sa A Narai : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], SA-A NARA So I heard it commanded, On the edge of the mesa, By the sitter on the mesa, In the season of falling leaves: Count thou, my son, the lights on South Star Trail; Sa-a Nara Trust not time nor strength--they are twin liars;...
Invocations For Rain : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], PRAYER FOR RAIN SIA White floating clouds, Clouds like the plains Come and water the earth. Sun embrace the earth That she may be fruitful. Moon, lion of the north, Bear of the west, Badger of the south, Wolf of the east, p. 63 Eagle...
Summer Dawn : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], INTERPRETATIONS SUMMER DAWN TEM-EYOS-KYI She comes--Tem-Eyos-Kwi-- The maiden who has known love! Last Night Love touched her in the house of waiting. Love hid the seeds of life in her garments. In the wind of her walking they are...
Buffalo Dance : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], BUFFALO DANCE Strike ye our land With curved horns! Now with cries Bending our bodies, p. 201 Breathe fire upon us; Now with feet Trampling the earth, Let your hoofs Thunder over us! Strike ye our land With curved horns! FOOTNOTES...
Prayer To The Mountain Spirit : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], PRAYER TO THE MOUNTAIN SPIRIT FROM THE NAVAJO Lord of the Mountain, Reared within the Mountain Young Man, Chieftain, Hear a young man's prayer! Hear a prayer for cleanness. Keeper of the strong rain, Drumming on the mountain; Lord...
Ojibwa War Songs : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], OJIBWA WAR SONGS I Hear my voice, Birds of War! I prepare a feast for you to feed on; I see you cross the enemy's lines; Like you I shall go. I wish the swiftness of your wings; I wish the vengeance of your claws; I muster my...
A Song In Time Of Depression : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], A SONG IN TIME OF DEPRESSION FROM THE PAIUTE Now all my singing Dreams are gone But none knows where they are fled Nor by what trail they have left me. Return, O Dreams of my heart, And sing in the summer twilight, By the creek...
The Song My Paddle Sings : * "The Path on the Rainbow", edited by George W. Cronyn, [1918], THE SONG MY PADDLE SINGS West wind, blow from your prairie nest, Blow from the mountains, blow from the west. The sail is idle, the sailor too; O! wind of the west, we wait for you. Blow, blow! I have wooed you so, But never a fav...
