In his eyes is blue fire.
In his hands he bears the thunder.
The lightnings are in his hair.

{People}
In his hands he bears the thunder.
The lightnings are in his hair.

{Shaman}
There is a sign.
The Sun Man is white.
His skin is white like the sun.
His hair is bright like the sunlight.'
His eyes are blue like the sky.

{People}
There is a sign.
The Sun Man is white.

{Shaman}
The Sun Man is mighty.
He is the enemy of the Nishinam.
He will destroy the Nishinam.

{People}
He is the enemy of the Nishinam.
He will destroy the Nishinam.

{Shaman}
There is a sign.
The Sun Man will bear the thunder in his hand.

{People}
There is a sign.
The Sun Man will bear the thunder in his hand.

{Shaman}
In the day the Sun Man comes
The water from the spring will no longer flow.
And in that day he will destroy the Nishinam.
With the thunder will he destroy the Nishinam.
The Nishinam will be like last year's grasses.
The Nishinam will be like the smoke of last year's campfires.
The Nishinam will be less than the dreams that trouble the sleeper.
The Nishinam will be like the days no man remembers.
I am the Shaman.
I have spoken.

_(The People set up a sad wailing.)_

{War Chief}
_(Striking his chest with his fist.)_
Hoh! Hoh! Hoh!

_(The People cease from their wailing and
look to the War Chief with hopeful
expectancy.)_

{War Chief}
I am the War Chief. In war I command.
Nor the Shaman nor Red Cloud may say me nay
when in war I command. Let the Sun Man
come back. I am not afraid. If the foxes snared
him with ropes, then can I slay him with spear-
thrust and war-club. I am the War Chief. In
war I command.

_(The People greet War Chief's pronouncement
with warlike cries of approval.)_

{Red Cloud}
The foxes are cunning. If they snared the Sun Man
With ropes of sinew, then let us be cunning
And snare him with ropes of kindness.
In kindness, O War Chief, is strength, much strength.

{Shaman}
Red Cloud speaks true. In kindness is strength.

{War Chief}
I am the War Chief.

{Shaman}
You cannot slay the Sun Man.

{War Chief}
I am the War Chief.

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