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Bíniye	tsíye	ti′snĭsad	lée.
His voice	sounds	in every direction	(no meaning).
Bíniye	tsíye	dĭgini	lée.
His voice	sounds	divine	(no meaning).

IV.

Kạt	Tsówenatlehi	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Now	Changing Grandchild	one	I hear him.
Kos	benikásde	la	dĭsĭtsáya.
Clouds	through from	one	I hear him.
Bíniye	tsíye	ti′snĭsad	lée.
His voice	sounds	in every direction	(no meaning).
Bíniye	tsíye	dĭgini	lée.
His voice	sounds	divine	(no meaning).

Nayénězgạni changed to Yénaězgạni; bĭné (his voice) changed to bíniye; dĭgĭ′n changed to dígini, for poetic reasons. Preludes and refrains omitted.

280. A SONG OF NAYÉNĚZGẠNI.

I.

Kạt	Nayénězgạni	nahaníya,
Now	Slayer of the Alien Gods	he arrives,
Pes	dĭlyĭ′li	behogánla	ásde	nahaníya,
Knives	dark	a house made of	from	he arrives,
Pes	dĭlyĭ′li	da‘honíhe	ásde	nahaníya.
Knives	dark	dangle high	from	he arrives.
Nisása	dĭnĭgíni,	síka	tóta.
Your treasures	you holy one,	for my sake	not.

II.

Kạt	To‘badzĭstsíni	nahaníya,
Now	Child of the Water	he arrives,
Pes	dolgási	behogánla	ásde	nahaníya,
Knives	serrate	a house made of	from	he arrives,
Pes	dolgási	da‘honíhe	ásde	nahaníya.
Knives	serrate	dangle high	from	he arrives.
Nisása	dĭnĭgíni,	síka	tóta.
Your treasures	you holy one,	for my sake	not.

III.

Kạt	Léyaneyani	nahaníya,
Now	Reared under the Earth	he arrives,
Pes	althasaí	behogánla	ásde	nahaníya,
Knives	of all kinds	a house made of	from	he arrives,
Pes	althasaí	da‘honíhe	ásde	nahaníya.
Knives	of all kinds	dangle high	from	he arrives.
Nizáza	dĭnĭgíni,	síka	tóta.
Your treasures	you holy one,	for my sake	not.

IV.

Kạt	Tsówenatlehi	nahaníya,
Now	Changing Grandchild	he arrives,
Pes	lĭtsói	behogánla	ásde	nahaníya.
Knives	yellow	a house made of	from	he arrives,