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Show BOfTMAK.] INITIATION SONG8. 229 _>•*-*~*^ Hnii '-- sshnaa-- wwee-- nnee' -- mmee-- ggoo',, hnee',, nnee'.. sy(* ^^$? J) - Ni- go'- tshi- mi, he'. ( As sung.) Ni'- sha- we'- ni- mi- go' e- ne- ma'- bi- dzhlk. They have pity on me those who are sitting here. [ This request is made to the invisible man'idos who congregate in the Mide'wig& n during the ceremonies, and the statement implies that they approve of the candidate's advancement.] Another smoke offering is made upon the completion of this song, after which both individuals retire to their respective habitations. Upon the following day, that being the one immediately preceding the day of ceremony, the candidate again repairs to the sudatory to take a last vapor bath, after the completion of which he awaits the coming of his preceptor for final conversation and communion with man'idSs respecting the step he is prepared to take upon the morrow. The preceptor's visit is merely for the purpose of singing to the candidate, and impressing him with the importance of the rites of the Mid8' wig& n. After making the usual offering of tobacco smoke the preceptor becomes inspired and sings a song, the following being a reproduction of the one employed by him at this stage of the preparatory instruction. ( See PI. xin B.) Man'- i- do', he', ne, man' 4- do', he', ne'. Spirit, ' spirit, Ni'- man- i- do' win'- da- bi- an'. I am a spirit ( is) the reason why I am here. [ The zigzag lines extending downward and outward from the mouth indicate singing. He has reached the power of a man ido, and is therefore empowered to sit within the sacred incloeure of the MidS'wig& n, to which he alludes.] Da'- bl- w&- ni', ha', he', An'- nln, e- ko'- we- an': Drifting snow, why do I sing. [ The first line is sung, but no interpretation of the words could be obtained, and it was alleged that the second line contained the idea to be expressed. The horizontal curve denotes the sky, the vertical zigzag lines indicating falling snow- though being exactly like the lines employed to denote rain. The drifting snow is likened to a shower of delicate mf gis shells or spots, and inquiry is made of it to account for the feeling of inspiration experienced by the singer, as this shower of ml gis descends from the abode of Ki'tshi Man ido and is therefore, in this instance, looked upon as sacred.] Rest, or pause. m f |