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Show HOPFMAN.] INITIATION 8ONG8. 218 dzhi- man'- i- do, ho', hwo', sha- we- nl- mi- shin', he', hwe', a- shig'- wa- bin.'- de- gan- ndk good spirit, ho, hwo, have pity on me, he, hwe now that I enter him here, ge- gwa- da- gi- sid wi- LI- ma'- di- sId, de- bwe- dafc- wi- shln dzhi- bi- ma'- di- sld', noe, he that is suffering for life, believe me that he shall live, my father, we'- o- rim'- in- nan', he', he'. whose child I am, he, he. The following is the musical notation: Chant in recitative manner. hg- tj/ rTr / > - r - f frTrTr ? %^^^= r~-. he- he- he- he yo. The candidate is then led within the inclosure when all the members of the society arise while he is slowly led around toward the southern side to the extreme end in the west, thence toward the right and back along the western side to the point of beginning. This is done four times. As he starts upon his march, the member nearest the door falls in the line of procession, each member continuing to drop in, at the rear, until the entire assembly is in motion. During this movement there is a monotonous drumming upon the Mide' drums and the chief officiating priest sings: Ni'- sha- bon'- da shkan wig'- i- wam ke- non'- deg, I go through [ the] " house11 the long, i. e., through the MidS'wigan. At the fourth circuit, members begin to stop at the places previously occupied by them, the candidate going and remaining with his preceptor to a point just inside the eastern entrance, while the four officiating priests continue around toward the opposite end of the inclosure and station themselves in a semicircle just beyond the degree post, and facing the western door. Upon the ground before them are spread blankets and similar goods, which have been removed from the beams above, and upon which the candidate is to kneel. He is then led to the western extremity of the inclosure where he |
