Note 281 — LEGENDS. (continued 3)

Kạt Now Nayénĕzgạni Slayer of the Alien Gods sĭdeyáïye, I come (or approach) with,

Pes Knives dĭlyĭ′li dark behogánde from house made of sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives dĭlyĭ′li dark daʻhoníde from where they dangle high sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Saʻ For me alíli an implement of the rites sĭdeyáïye, I come with, aníhoyéle to you dreadful aineyáhi ainé. (no meaning).

Kạt Now Toʻbadzĭstsíni Child of the Water sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives dolgási264 serrate behogánde from house made of sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives dolgási serrate daʻhoníde from where they dangle high sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Saʻ For me alíli an implement of the rites sĭdeyáïye, I come with, anídĭgĭnle to you sacred (divine, holy) aineyáhi ainé. (no meaning).

Kạt Now Léyaneyani Reared Beneath the Earth, sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives althasaí of all kinds behogánde from house made of sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives althasaí of all kinds daʻhoníde from where they dangle high sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Saʻ For me alíli an implement of the rites sĭdeyáïye, I come with, aníhoyéle, to you dreadful, aineyáhi ainé. (no meaning).

Kạt Now Tsówenatlehi Changing Grandchild sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives lĭtsói yellow behogánde from the house made of sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Pes Knives lĭtsói yellow daʻhoníde from where they dangle high sĭdeyáïye, I come with,

Saʻ For me alíli an implement of the rites sĭdeyáïye, I come with, anídĭgĭnle to you sacred aineyáhi ainé. (no meaning.)

Alíl or alíli means a show, dance, or other single exhibition of the rites (see fig. 30). It also means a wand or other sacred implement used in the rites. It is thought that the colored hoops for raising a storm, described in par. 355, are the alíli referred to in this song.