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Show MIDE' SONGS. 2& 9 Hu'- na- wa'- na ha'- wa, * un- do- dzhe- na ha- we'- ne. I am looking [ feeling] for my paint [ The Mide's hands are at his medicine sack searching for his war paint.] HIa'- dzhi- mln- de' non'- da- ko', ho', They bear me speak of legs. [ Refers to speed in the expedition. To the left of the leg is the arm of a spirit, which is supposed to infuse magic influence so as to give speed and strength.] Hu'- wa- ke', na', ha', He said, [ The Turtle Man'ido will lend his aid in speed. The turtle was one of the swiftest man'idos, until through some misconduct, Min'abo'zho deprived him of his speed. J Wa'- tshe, ha', hwe, wa'- ka- te', h § ', wa'- tshe, ha', hwe". Powder, he said. [ The modern form of Wa'- ka- te', he', hwa', is ma'- ka- de"- hwa; other archaic words occur also in other portions of this song. The phrase signifies that the Mide' Man'ido favors good results from the use of powder. His form projects from the top of the Mide' structure.] Rest A smoke is indulged in after which the song is resumed, accompanied with dancing. Sin- go'- na wa- kf na- ha'- ka I made him cry. [ The figure is that of a turkey buzzard which the speaker shot] Te- wa'- tshi- me- kwe'- na, ha', na- ke'- nan. They tell of my powers. [ The people speak highly of the singer's magic powers; a charmed arrow is shown which terminates above with feather- web ornament, enlarged to signify its greater power.] He'- w3- ne- nis'- sa ma- he'- ka- nen'- na. What have I killed, it is a wolf. [ By aid of his magic influence the speaker has destroyed a bad man' ido which had assumed the form of a wolf.] Sun'- gu- we'- wa, ha', nin- den', tshi'- man- da'- kwa ha'na- nln- den'. I am as strong as the bear. [ The Mide" likens his powers to those of the Bear Man'idd, one of the most powerful spirits; his figure protrudes from the top of the MidS'wi-gan while his spirit form is indicated by the short lines upon the back.] |
