Reared within the Mountains

At the eastern gate the Shaman sings,

The Shaman sings and the young men build:

Reared within the mountains,

The Holy One,

The Young Man,

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There he carries for me the black spruce sapling,

The Sacred Tree;

The beautiful tree he carries for me-

In beauty he carries the Holy Treasure for me.

The young men build

And the Shaman sings:

There the Holy Young Woman,

She carries for me,

She carries the blue spruce sapling,

For me she carries the spruce tree,

The Sacred Tree;

In beauty she carries for me,

She carries the Holy Treasure,

For the sacred rites she carries,

As ever in beauty she carries for me.