Daily Prayer of the Priest at the Jumping Dance
told by Senaxon
November, 1901
Hoopa Valley, California
Transcribed by Pliny Earle Goddard
Source: Hupa Texts (UCPAAE vol. 1, no. 2), p. 228
- na:ysxun-te:
- There will be sunshine
- 'ułkyowe:-ding
- everywhere
- ninis'a:n
- world
- me:q'
- in.
It will be pleasant weather everywhere in the world.
- 'ah-ne'in
- Clouds used to be
- na:xohsdile'-te:
- will be no more.
The clouds which used to be, will be no more.
- 'aht'ing
- Everything
- ning'e:tł'
- that is
- xo'ch
- good
- na:nahsde'tł'-te
- will become.
Everything will be as it should be.
- niwho:ng
- Good
- k'iwiyul
- food
- na:tehłdichwin-te
- will grow again.
The good food will come again; it will grow again.
- hay
- That
- mił
- with
- xo'ch
- well
- na:nahsde'tł'-te
- they will live.
By means of it the people will live happily.
- hay-de:t
- These
- dinch'ah-ne'in
- sick used to be
- k'iwinya'n-ya:n
- people
- do:-na:xohsdile'-te
- will be no more.
This sickness which the people used to have they will have no more.
- hay
- That
- mił
- with
- dinch'ah-ne'in
- sick used to be
- mił
- with
- ta:na:k'iwe:sinch'e'-te:
- blow out to sea with you,
- hay
- that
- k'iwinya'n-ya:n
- people
- mił
- with
- dinch'ah-ne'in
- sick used to be.
This that the people used to be sick with, blow out to sea with you, O, wind.