I am singing a shamansong! I am singing a shamansong
Dwelling in seventh heaven
living in the sixth heaven
My mother created me.
Round formed lakes like water-rings
like heads of the wild rooster-round
I Spiritwoman descended.
Into a golden cradle I descend
I Spiritwoman.
Dangling from a golden chain
I descend into the depths,
I Spiritwoman.
Upon a mound built by dippers
I descended, I Spiritwoman.
Upon a sleigh with double corners
I embarked, I Spiritwoman.
The cornered sleigh I embarked on,
I Spiritwoman.
The darkest of night's dark center
Of the Crone Spirit
with the hearing divine
I Spiritwoman.
Over to the south of the river Ob
The big-shouldered Bear queen
they celebrate her holyday in feasts
I hear, I Spiritwoman.
Black fur-lined rich nest
Red fur-lined rich nest
I hold up my white head
my proud hundred-locked head
I Spiritwoman.
Upon my five-fingered foot
I fasten my reindeer boots,
I Spiritwoman.
Upon my six-toed foot
I fasten my reindeer boots,
I Spiritwoman.
Black wild prayer lucky jacket
Red wild prayer lucky jacket
I threw upon my holy shoulders,
I Spiritwoman.
My girdle lucky at black prayer
I fastened around my hips,
I Spiritwoman.
Red girdle, lucky at red prayer,
I girded myself with, I Spiritwoman.
My moonbeam-spotted magic veil
I placed upon my hundred-curled white head,
I Spiritwoman.
My sunbeam-spotted magic veil
I bound my hundred locks of hairs
I Spiritwoman.
From the village away
I am stepping away, I Spiritwoman.
From the cities away
Stepping away, I Spiritwoman.
I am the keeper of
a hundred stags and herd
I Spiritwoman.
I am the keeper of a hundred reindeer
I Spiritwoman
I am the soul of the woods
I step the three steps
of the sacred Nymph spirit girl
I am stepping the four big steps
of the maiden spirits
I Spiritwoman.
My names are:
Black Cat-formed Priestess
Black Cat-formed Priestess
My other names are:
Hissing like a she-sable Priestess
Hissing like a she-sable Priestess
Such fame is spread about me
I Spiritwoman.
After all this
The woodspirit girls' three steps I step out
I Spiritwoman.
The woodspirit Maidens' four big steps I step out
I Spiritwoman.
In the fish-rich bays of the river Ob
Prosperous bay
I leave behind the seven big cities
I Spiritwoman.
The dwelling of the geese-feathered men
the dwelling of the traveling shaman
on the reindeer-beaten path
I go there myself, I Spiritwoman.
The seven-woodbeamed roof
The six-woodbeamed roof
Encircle the dwelling
Seven times in the daytime
I encircle the dwelling
six times in the nighttime
I Spiritwoman.
This ancient woman built
from redwoods carved door
from forestpine carved door
I open up with my five-fingered hands
I Spiritwoman.
I enter the house filled with boys' happy noises
I enter the house filled with girls' happy noises
I Spiritwoman.
The people there bring me fresh tinder fire and fresh musk
So they welcome me, I Spiritwoman.
Bless you women, filled with gifts of laughter.
Bless you men, filled with gifts of laughter
To your daughters I wish long long lives
To your sons I wish long long lives
I Spiritwoman!
On my five-stringed instrument
I play the lowest string
The lower Crone spirits sing, let them sing!
I play the highest string
The highest Queen spirits sing, let them sing!
What can I leave you with?
I leave you my lucky dance for the rivers' fishes
I leave you my lucky dance for the forests wild
When I leave you
No sickness shall touch you!
My wide inner lining of my sacred cape
enfold you with protection!
The sleeves of my sacred cape
bless you all with, bless you all!