Note 287 — LEGENDS. (continued 5)

Aió éo éo éo he, éo óo éo éo he. (Meaningless prelude.)

1. Tsĭ′natan Plant of corn alkaí white, eé eé,

2. Bidági Its ear sticks up in tso great ínyan to eat. eé.

3. Nantá Stay down. anán tosé tosé.

Tosé eyé eyé.

(Repeat prelude as in stanza I.)

1. Tsĭ′natan Plant of corn dotlĭ′z blue, eé eé,

2. Bidági Its ear sticks up in tso great ínyan to eat. eé.

3. Nantá Stay down. anán tosé tosé.

(Repeat refrain as in stanza I.)

(Repeat prelude.)

1. Tsĭ′natan Plant of corn altsói yellow, eé eé,

2. Bidági Its ear sticks up in tso great ínyan to eat. eé.

3. Nantá Stay down. anán tosé tosé.

(Repeat refrain.)

(Repeat prelude.)

1. Tsĭ′nataa Plant of corn zĭ′ni black, eé eé,

2. Bidági Its ear sticks up in tso great ínyan to eat. eé.

3. Nantá Stay down. anán tosé tosé.

(Repeat refrain.)

(Repeat prelude.)

1. Tsĭ′nat Plant of corn althasaí all kinds or colors, eé eé,

2. Bidági Its ear sticks up in tso great ínyan to eat. eé.

3. Nantá Stay down. anán tosé tosé.

(Repeat refrain.)

(Repeat prelude.)

1. Tsĭ′natan Plant of corn dĭtsól round (nubbin), eé eé,

2. Bidági Its ear sticks up in tso great ínyan to eat. eé.

3. Nantá Stay down. anán tosé tosé.

(Repeat refrain.)

Great changes are made in some of the words in this song for prosodic reasons. Tsĭ′natan, tsĭ′nataa, and tsĭ′nat (1st lines) are all from tsĭl (plant) and natán (corn), Bidági (2d lines) is from bidí (its ear), iáʻ (it sticks up), and gi (in). Alkaí (line 1, stanza I.) = lakaí. Altsói (line 1, stanza III.) = lĭtsói.