PUTTING ON THE INSIGNIA OF THE
THUNDER GOD.
Omaha. He-dhu´-shka.
Harmonized by Prof. J.C. Fillmore.
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Non-g'dhe dhe-te hi-dha-ki-un te dhon-hi-de, Non-g'dhe dhe-te hi-dha-ki-un te dhon-hi-de, Non-g'dhe dhe-te hi-dha-ki-un te dhon-hi-de, Non-g'dhe dhe-te hi-dha-hi-un te dhon-hi-de, Non-g'dhe dhe-te hi-dha-ke-un te dhon-hi-de. |
At the close of the song and ceremony of blackening the Leader's face, I had seen the Leader take the pipe belonging to the society, fill it, and reverently lift the stem upward.
"When the Leader's face is painted," continued the old man, "he offers the pipe to Wa-kon´-da (god). The words of the song then sung mean: Wa-kon´-da, we offer this pipe (the symbol of our unity as a society). Accept it (and us). All the members must join in singing this prayer, and afterward all must smoke the pipe."