Haida Songs

PUBLICATIONS
of the
American Ethnological Society

Edited by
FRANZ
VOLUME
BOAS-
III
HAIDA SONGS
By JOHN
R.
SWANTON
rSIMSHIAN TEXTS
(New
Series)
By FRANZ BOAS
Late E. J. BRILL
PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS
LEYDEN,
1912
CONTENTS.
Page
Haida. Songs, by John R.
Swanton
Introduction
I.
II.
III,
Cradle-Songs
Mourning-Songs
56
Miscellaneous Songs
61
Tsimshian Texts (New
Series),
by Franz Boas
65
Introduction
f.
The
67
Story of Asdi-wa'l; or,
The Meeting on
the Ice,
71
-*.
Story of (lunaxnesEmg'a'd
147
Gauo'
193
4.
Story of Porcupine and Beaver
227
5-
Story of the Porcupine
237
6.
Story of the Deluge
243
Vocabulary
254
[vj
257035
INTRODUCTION.
I H
E following" songs were collected by the writer in
connection with his work for the Jesup North Pacific
Expedition
during
The
winter of 1900-01.
the
general
were described in
Ethnology of the Haida" (Publications of the Jesup
North Pacific Expedition, Vol. V, p. 121).
As has been
characteristics of the songs
Contributions
to the
stated
in
a discussion of the songs, the cradle-songs are
For
the property of the various families.
this
reason the
songs which form the bulk of the collection here presented
arranged according to the families to which they be-
The names
long.
of the
families
the publication before referred
The
songs
alphabet
following
KXVLANATION OF ALPHABKT
is
a
i
obscure
e,
a
a
'
A "
RENDERING INDIAN SOUNDS.
'
e,
1,
a,
6,
o u
e,
a,
a,
(a),
o u
a,
values of
/in
u, are
Haida
are probably the same sound, intermediate between the continental
has
a
o,
also be found in
used for rendering
USK1J IN
will
to.
and
e,
its
continental value,
probably the same sound, intermediate between the continental
values of
German a
aw
/////.
and u.
Bar.
in
in law, only in foreign words.
indicate that the preceding consonant

position of the
mouth
respectively.
[.3.1
is
pronounced with
a, 0,
and u
4
Surd.
Fortis.
Spiralis.
Nasal.
q!
k!
Alveolar
g
d
t!
Dental
dj
tc
tc!
Sottans,
Velar
Palatal
Labial
Lateral
Laryngeal catch and

breathing
.
l!
in
h, y, w.
-j-
indicates great length of preceding vowel.
I have omitted the anterior palatal series, because the Haida sounds
which should be classed under that head seem to me accidentally produced,
owing to the presence of a following close vowel, p seems to occur only
in onomatopoetic elements; b occurs not more than two or three times
in strictly Haida words; and m, although considerably more abundant, is
by no means common. The catch ( 8 ) is used in Masset instead of Skidegate g and x instead of Skidegate x. x is like German ch in Bach ; x is
similar, but pronounced farther forward.
Even among old people the
fortis sounds are frequently reduced to simple pauses.
This is particularly
true of sounds formed far forward in the mouth.
At other times they nre
uttered with rapidity and force.
In recording my texts, I found it difficult
to distinguish fortis-sounds from sonants,
l sounds something like ///, and
l something like // or kl ; in both the tip of the tongue touches the back
of the teeth, and the air is expelled at the sides: \ is similar, but more
of the tongue is laid against the roof of the mouth, and a greater volume
of air allowed to escape,
fi
is
identical with English
ng
in such
words
as string.
Words in parentheses in the translations have been

added to make the sense of the Indian clearer bracketed
words or parts of words in Indian indicate forms which
are inserted in the rhythmic songs, but would be omitted
;
in
prose.
I.
! !
CRADLE-SONGS.
(Skidegate Dialect.)
Xa'gi la'nas.
lu Q!c/na l'naga'-i ya'kAisl'ga L gaya'oga
i.'dja'ada kudju's
unan
it
when Skedans
was
town of
the
middle
in
smoke
its
âqo'nga-ftna's Lu'hao l dja'adaga-i

may be
large
when
what (kind of
a)
woman
(are you)!
i/dja'ada
kiidjii'sgu
Lga-i
gA'nLa-i
ge'istA
l!
A woman
was there
Skedans
Creek
out of
they
qa-ixuna'n-llfia's
You need
will
smoke of your house in the

be as great as when you were
not think that they
you were a
The
(kind of a)
are (you)
woman
your previous
(in
noise of singing in
the noise
not think that the
woman
You need
what
(not) be
middle of Skedans
a
make
Lu'hao l djaada'ga
when
may
of singing
continually
si'qigAnfga]
child
will
upon earth
make such
).
a continual
Skedans Creek as they used
woman
is
life
(in
to
your previous existence).
considered a re-incarnation of some dead relative.

[si
when
QSa'dAsgo qe'gawa-i.
2.
sugwa'+n.
ya'+nafi
Gi'ttns dja'tgan
marry
own
his
woman
Eagle
he
is
saymg.
+n.
dja'tgan ya'+nafi sugwa
Gi'ttns
woman
Eagle
his
own
he
marry
is
saying.
gadju'+wAn sugAn,
Ad?'dAxua XA'nhao wa'ga
i>,
his
Here behind us
yet
Mere behind us
yet
wife
sits
gadju'+wAn sug.u,
Adl'dAxua xA'nhao wa'ga
his wife
sits,
HaU' waga daogi'+lgego+.

Come
Ha
My
us go up and get.
waga daogi'+igego+.
Hal a'
Come
let
his
let
his
us go up and get.
ga'djiwAn su wan,
hl'djigana xA'nhao wa'ga
hi- (wife)
yet
owiboy
wa'ga gadju'+wAn su gAn.
Adl'dKxua XA'nhao
says* he
says he
his wife
yet
Here behind us
He
He
J^
f -
he
sits
says.
Eagle.Woman,
going to marry his own
is
Eagle-Woman.
going to marry his own
he says-,
(the town
sitting right behind
behind (the town), he says.
is
His wife
is
His wife
is
sitting right
us go up and get her!

get her
let us go up and
sits there
own boy is saying his wife
he says.
right behind (the town),
Come,
Come,
My
let
His wife
is
sitting
3'
Ha'lA+ dl'+ga+ ski'nxaLga'go.

Come
for
me
all
wake up.
At qa'+ngadigwanga,
I
dreamed about,
9
gasi'n xega'nftn.
are going to make
(Laughing)
b ' they
&
k
Ha ha
a noise about him.
"To say"
Kach
is
used here for "to cry."

song is repeated.
line of this
Come, wake up, and

I dreamed about it.
Ha, ha oh, what a
!
him
to
listen
me!
noise they are going to
make over
(at the potlatch)!
Oa'gials qe'gawa-i.
[The following cradle-songs for boys and girls are said to

have been sung in the sequence here given when sung at
potlatches at least, the position of the last one was fixed.]
5
(For Boys).
4-
A'+yana-h a'+yaiia-f
Be
a"
yana+ a'+yane a'+yano,

be careful,
be careful,
be careful,
careful,
be careful,
A-fildja'o-gafia a-fildja'o-gana a'yane a'yaiie.

One who is a noble- one who is a noble- be careful, be careful,
man,
man,
l ge'ida+lAii qla'oxan [s]ge'-f xAn aqa'dji

Wherever you
into that place
sit
his
la'
head here
aya+
you
(//-)
qlaisoredlVo qlai'xas ge-|- ku'djugwa+ngasa-f n.

take off and put
without anything
he will rove about.
away
Ayana'+a
Be
lldja'o-ga'nan
one who
careful
is
a noble-
gan dAn
for
you
hi'dja gadju'gAne.
sit
as
man
Be
careful
a boy belonging
to a good family.
of him, be careful of him, be careful of him,
be careful of him, be careful of him.

This nobleman, this nobleman, be careful
of
him,
be
careful of him,
Wherever you
he
Be
sit,
will travel
about without anything
careful of this
1
Aya
The
is
take off his head and put
nobleman,
(i.
it
away, or
3
e., in poverty).
etc.
equivalent to wa.
of an Eagle girl must give away blankets to this boy's parents,

he will marry no one else when he grows up. That is what "taking off
his head" means.
The reference to his poverty is made with mock humility.
*
so
that
father
Hao
gl'na
This
thing
gA+n
dAfi idjaga'djl'was e'dji.

sitting as a
you
for
Hao
gl'na
gA+n
This
thing
for
boy
are.
dAfi idjaga'djl'was
sitting as a
you
e'dji.
boy
are.
NAfikflsLas agA'fi i'ndaLxaga'gAni.

NAnki'lsLas
human
kuski'ndias
naga'ga
Sklls
made
himself
being.
from
was,
Property in the house
Qlaku'ngwi
wA'stA
e'dji,
Rose Spit towards
it
ga-ilgaga'n dA'nal ixtjudal.

with
"his flood
tidal
wave went.
Gwa-isku'n xa'-idAga-i xA'nhao dAfi na'ga

gut guniJgA'ndias
are as
other
many
as
gl'na
This
thing
This
is
This
is
gA+n
'
sitting as a
you
boy
are.
are a boy
why you
why you
the
close together.
dAfi idjaga'djl'was e'dji.
for
NAfikflsLas has
From
e'dji.
when waves meet each
and are packed
Hao
Ikia'sigei
towards the door
house
your
even
people
North Island
are a
boy
become a human
property
in
being.
house a
his
flood
went towards
Rose Spit.
Even from North Island the people are crowded into your
house, as when waves meet and are packed together.
1
That is why you are a boy.
A+ya-j-na'+ aya'ne a'+yano.

Be
the
The
flood
child
is
careful,
be careful,
La hao
ildja'oga+n.
He
a nobleman.
born
is
to give
be careful.
these great potlalches.
raised in the time of NAnki'lsLas,
into his house even from North Island.
and
it
is
His property
is
likened to
said that people will
crowd
r+lgian wAga'n(an) ku'+skl ftwas se+ lu tcl'nan qoniga'-i

(Face)
like
will
it
be wherever your
changed
place
powerful
his grand-
father
is
gl a la qeatdl'+ga.
he looks expectantly.
for
Aya'fio a o ildja'oga-fn.
He
careful,
Be
this
a nobleman.
is
careful (of the child),
This
is
going
His face
be
be
careful,
be changed wherever he
will
careful.
be a great man.
to
may
be,
when he
looks for the coming of his powerful grandfather
(and
sees him).
Be
careful, this
going to be a great man.
is
7-
A+yane'+
Be
a'da gua e'dji

you
careful
A+yane
Be
a'da gua
you
careful
A+yane
Be
this
Is this
you, NAfikl'lsLas
This
perhaps the one that touched the sky. 3
is
only
Only
only
Skedans and
and
his
vice
when he
people
versa.
da'lAii
yA'ta
you
gadA'ldia'asan.
are going to be a yA'ta. 4
da'lAii yA'ta+gadA'ldia'asaii.
you
called
are going to
Djc'basa,
the
be a
yA'ta.
Tsimshian chief
at
Kitkalla,
After he has become a man, the child's face will
sees his Tsimshian friends approach.
Equivalent to ugA'ngin.
The mother
"The one
child.
touched.
3
U'yate u'yate
look joyous
one
sky
you, grandfather?
Only
"grandfather,"
NAiiki'lsi.as.
is
Is this
U'yate u'yate
NAfikl'lsLas.
e'dji
a'qwes nAfi kitna'fiugin. 2
careful
Be careful.
Be careful.
Take care.
tcl'na-i.
grandfather.
is
refers to ancestors,
that
one of
touched the sky'
is
whom
is
possibly being reborn in her
Many-Ledges (Ties qoa'naiya),
back of Skedans inhabited by a supernatural being.

4 One of high family,
who wants for nothing.
a cliff
IO
tcl'na-i+ lana'-fga
His grandfather's
a'+nga
town
la
he
his
xl'
will
fill
tskiitsâ.
with prop-
erty seaward.
Dl q'ndAldigoasl' lu qt'ngets na'ga-i

You
are of the great
since
chief's
[a]
house
gut gAn aqle'da

each (near)
other
people
carving
qinskitsga'dias.
large toward the east
(or seaward),
DaLv'n yA'ta gadA'ldiasan.

You
a yA'ta
are going to be.
Only you are going

Only you are going
You
will
to
be a
yA'ta.
to be a yA'ta.
up your grandfather's town seaward with
fill
property.
Since
will
You
you are of the great people, your

have large carvings seaward.
are going to be a yA'ta.
WAgana'n
Like
it
WAgana'n
Like
it
ge'tf-f dia-f-n,
it
has become,
ge'il-fdia+n,
it
has become,
Gado'+ GafgA'ida-kun gado'

Around
Gaiga'tda point
WAgana'n
Like
it
Like
it
it
dai.gfsLdian.
lots of
canoes are
coming.
has become,
ge'tf+dia+ii.
it
come
has
around
ge'if-fdia-f-n,
it
WAgana'n
Now
Now
chief's houses
has become.
to pass,
has come to pass.

Plenty of canoes are coming around Point GatgA'fda
it
potlatches).
Now
Now
it
it
come
has come
has
to pass,
to pass.
point of land southwest of Skedans village.
(to
JO.
Glna
tlnxA'n, glna'-f tinxA'n,
Things
all sorts of,
As many as
grow up
SqagI tiga
Dog-
he
kill
as
A xagu
Halibut
is
as
not going
be able,
many
as
grow up
well.
to
grow up
well,
as many
ti'ga q!alA?i'nsgua a,
he
kiil
is
to
grow up
as
well.
not going
be able,
l nao dao-gadA'ldian, a l nao

dao-oadA'ldian
As many
grow up
as
Ga-igtts
Cedar-bark
ti'ga
well,
as
many
grow up
as
well.
qlaLAti'nsgua,
he
kiil
(i.e., to
well,

dao-gadA'ldian
As many
all sorts of,
qlaU'ft'nsgua,
salmon
things
l nao da'o-gadAldia'n, a l nao

dao-gadA'ldian
chop)
is
to
not going
be able,

dao-gadA'ldian
As many
grow up
as
As many
As many
well,
as
many
things as
grow
things as grow
(he
(he
grow up
as
may
may
well.
not
kill).
not
kill).
Dog
salmon he may not kill. 1

As many as grow, as many as grow.
Halibut he may not kill.
1

Cedar-bark he may not kill l (i. e chop),
.,
1
Gus
tin
kudju'diafi,
What
are you for,
Sga'na
li'nga-i
1.
gQs
kadjo'dian?
tin
what
are you for?
kudju'diari
Supernatural
you are (you) are there

power going to have
for
Gus
What
tin
kudju'diari,
are yon for,
gus
tin
what
Because the slaves
will
kudju'diafi?
are you for?
do
it
for him.
12
Gatxala'n lu
him
he will not
pass
A'hao
lin
For that
he
Gus
ki'lskuna
i'sdala-i
canoe to (have)
In front of
kudju'dian
is
going to be
kudju'dian, giis
tin
What
are
Sga'na
like
you
tin
what
for,
kudju'dian?
are you for?
li'nga-i kudju'dian.
Supcrnatu- you are

(you) are there
ral power going to have
for.
What are you for, what are you for?

You are to have a supernatural helper.
What are you for, what are you for?
You will not let canoes pass in front of
That
you. 1
what you are for.

What are you for, what are you for ?
You are to have a supernatural helper.
is
12.
K!ustfn
Two
gwali'nasi,
if
there were,
klusti'n
two
gwali'nasi,
if
there were,
wa'ga
qa'dji
their
heads
wa'ga
qa'dji
la
their
heads
la
1
dagaga'olinasi.
would keep.
Klusti'n
Two
gwalfnasi,
if
there were,
klusti'n
two
gwalfnasi,
if
there were,
dagaga'oli'nasi.
would keep.
If there
were two (boys),
if
there were two,
would keep
if
there were two,
would keep
their heads.
If
there were two (boys),

their heads.
If
people of low family passed close in front of chiefs' houses in their canoes
they might be injured or enslaved.
As a mother received property from the parents of the girl her son married
would have received more if she had had two sons. Mothers who did no
make these gifts were laughed at.
2
she
{For Girls.)
13-
G A 'nhao
dAn dja'ada-gadju'gAfi, d A n
U
WOman,
yU
/J~
A'- A
T
dAn djaadas,
dAn dja'adas.
you
Qan
are a
woman,
dAfl
you
are a
_,
A
dAn j--/
djaadas,
are a
woman,
Xa'na qa'h
dAn
dja'adas,
Von
are a
'
you
are a
woman,
woman,
d A fi dja'adas
you
are a
woman!
dAn dja'adas.
you
are a
fclia'na-i
woman.
kilda'lrJxaigaiAgAn d A n dja'adas, dAfi

you are going to comtand you
art a woman', you
^ wo^
Sk,de g ate Inlet
dja'das, dA n dja'das
are <",
woman.
dja'ada-gadju'gAn,
are ' Wom n
^you
djaadas.
are a
For
woman.
you are a woman, you are a

woman, you are a
are a woman, you are a woman.
For this you are a woman,
you are a woman, you are a
woman, you are a woman, you are
a
this
woman, you
woman
To command
the
sticks
(i.
you are a woman,
inlet,
house-poles) of Skidegate
you are a woman.
e.,
14.
Hao
dalA'n sg A 'nxAnhao ya'te

gadVldigane qlo'ldjat, hao
You
only ones
were bronght up well
chiefw
dalA n sg A nxAnhao ya'te

gad A 'ldigane qlo'ldjat,
y u
g.'o
only ones
were brought up well
Skedans
point
around
u daUn
/j
Hao
1
in his
canoe and come
with him
sgA nxAnhao,
etc.
only ones,
etc.
You
Vour grand-
sit
Tcl'naii qo'naiya-i
powerful
(four times).
gwai'ga+gut
al
his islands together
A'figa gi A'ngaxawa'yu.
Theirs
1
chief women',
na-kun gado' ga Lnda'liJxaga-iyu.
The
to
how
girls
command when
they act with
of this
dak'n dAnqla'-isgidan
su
*
you
pulle
said '
it.
fami^^Tîed
house-poles are to be raised.
SkidegateThle^ÎnTli^viil
6
14
Hao
daU'ri sgA'nxAnhao, etc. (four times)

You
only ones,
QledAs klia'oga
Tattoo
for
etc.
gi gaxa-uxansiiya'-i yu. 1
sit down (or take the position).
You, chief women, are the only ones brought up well

enough; you, chief women, are the only ones brought
up well enough,
To
(the
in
sit
canoe and come around Skedans
chief's)
point with him.
You, chief women, are the only ones,
To
your
pull
powerful
etc.
grandfather's
(four times),
islands
together,
they say.
You, chief women, are the only ones,
To
down
sit
Hao
is
(four times),
to receive tattoo-marks.
hao a'+gadal, a
a'-hgadal,
That
etc.
that
right,
is
tcl'na
grandfather's
right,
na'ga
house
qa/li-|inside
gut
around
the
dao
gutiLv q!a-iguxanskia'nsi.
in different
sit
around in groups
parts
Wa
(the slaves).
Ikia'gua gaga'-i nAn qla'ouwas la hao agA^n ga'djida
Near the door
one
off
far
sits
him
let
take care of you
hao agA'n gada'lda

let
Hao
him take
care of
you
a'+gadal (eight times).
That
right.
is
That is right, that is right, (the slaves) sit in groups

around the inside of your grandfather's house.
one
Let the
sitting
far
off
near
the door take care of
you, take care of you.
That
right,
is
that
is
right,
that
is
that
is
Yu
"Your grandfather"
mainland.
3
is
right,
that
is
right,
that
is
right,
right, that is right.
equivalent to hao.
Reference
Equivalent to
is
ga-i.
is
Raven, and the islands are the Haida country and the
perhaps made
to
mainland marriages.
Di LlnaxAn
ge'iidaii
like that
_Like
A'hao
6.
they used to wish.
la geilsgia'n
that
hao a guda'figani[he].
became
WAgana'il o
hao
o.
she became soon.
dak'n
sgA'nxAn
ki'lsLa-i
onl y
chief
Y U
ya'ta
di
gad A ldjl'gan
only
you
are( s aidofa1,igl,
(or At)
family)
hao 0+.
They used
Like
You
to wish that I should be like

that.
she soon became.
are the only ones fit to be chiefs'
daughters.
it
17-
Hao dak'n sgA 'nx A n

You^
Mao dalAn
<î
l!
they
ya'ta gadA'ldlgAnkwe
chief
sgA'nxAn
You
F r
kilsLa'is
only
are of a high family
kilsLa'is ya'ta
only
chief
(aya+) qlotga'ndixan dja'gadA'figanl.

used
^ be soliciting
(they) tried to get the
woman
Hao dak'n
only
Hao dak
a long time.
sg A 'nxan kilsLa'is ya'ta gadA'ldlgAnkwe
You
chief
are of a high family
n sgA'nxan kilsLa'is ya'ta

gadA'ldlgAnkwe.
Y U
You
You
gadA'ldlgAnkwe.
are of a high family.
onl y
alone are
fit
alone are
fit
to
îef
are of a high family.
be a chief woman,
be a chief woman.
For (you) they begged a long
time (to
to
obtain
you
in
marriage).
You alone
You alone
'
Or
are
fit
to be a chief
are
fit
to
gl'tsis ("chief's
daughter").
he SeC d VerSe f
r<VhJ WOmaD)
(
woman,
be a chief woman.
this
S0D S
is
êntical with this one, except that qio'ldjat

J
substitut ed for kilsLa'is wherever
it
occurs,
i6
i;
(eight times)
Hal a' ga'gin gao-o

Come,
her
let
(or "let
Ga
ga'os
The
villages
dlgo
on my lap
us have her")
sit
waLu'xAn
gagaga'ngao gu'tgi
gu'tgi
la
hand
to each other
all
ska'i
to each other hand
(her)
1a.
La sgun ga'ginugwa'n, la sgun ga'gmugwa'n.

take care of her now,
only
ga'gin gao-o (several times).

her sit on my lap.
HaU'
Come,
let
Come,
her
let
on
sit
my
lap! (eight times)
hand her
All the villages used to
Now
take care of her now.
only
only
Come,
take care of her,
her
let
on
sit
my
lap
to
now
one another.
only
take care of he
(several times)
19.
Gu'sLao gudja'+gaiia
your daughters
WhvJ
daU'n ga ki'ngatsgas ga da daoj

you
to
what did you
news went down
gfada'lan
come
well brought up one?
Ga
gina'n
after.
a gl xA'nhao
(no one)
for
Crying
l!
they
qa'yinga'fia ge'da
gaglhman
place where she
attend you
is
crying
gaga'ogwafi gacUl, ge'da gaglhlfia'n gaga'ogwafi gadAl.

Ivine
* about,
y
well brought place where she

up one,
is
crying
lying about, well brought

U P one
*
account of what news of your daughters

to you (to The Land of Souls) did you
On
something, well brought up ones?

There is now no one to attend to
going down
come up for
you on account of
there
your crying, where you are crying about (because
you are
are now no slaves), well brought up one, where
crying about, well brought up one.
^^
i~~This
means
that all the people of all villages used to
so took care of the baby, but
and
2
gafia
The second
now
verse of this song
("your fathers")
daughters"), but gu'iiga
is
is
said to
is
be slaves of
this family,
the mother has to do it all herself.

identical with this one, except that ugo'n-
be substituted
for the
words gudja'+gaila (*your
properly applied only to a man's father.
17
20.
L ,a
,Wn
*
only
Those
gtfUW.
sa'ga.
da
"are that
they
say.
Those
VW.
hao
drf
inl>
way
su'ga.
l!
say.
they
_/
Gahi
La geitga'nan
it.!
Not (with) howus
it
ever
was that
way
su ga.
l!
say.
they
They
say.
a high family, they
high family, they say.
alone belong to a
with us, they say.
is not that way
They alone belong

But
to
it
2I. 1
Ha
la ha La+ ha i*'+.
.a ha L a+ ha i*'+, ha
(Laughter)
gwe+,
sgoa na
A'cra talga'odigAn
Here
is
h7L a hAaV
leLk)
ha rf +
ha la ha L a + ha
la ha r.a+ ha +.
ha La+ ha Le'+, ha
UUe a crow.
crow, (Uack) just
lite a
sung
This song has to be
last.
j^^'He p^
earth.
former existence on
tattooed in her
2 _POBL.
*+.
llke a '
Crow
Ha
[of them],
one
Mack ground used
AMER. ETHN.
SOC. VOL.
III.
the
euu
is
supposed
to
" ve
been
i8
Qlo'na qe'gawa-i.
22.
Hao
lana'ga gua da da'ga.
tcl'nAii
Your grandfather's
town
you
own.
Ga'godiya-i gua sga'naga, Ga'godiya-i gua sga'naga.

Lies large
Hao
is it
powerful,
Lies large
is it
powerful.
lana'ga gua da da'ga.
tcl'nAfi
Your grandfather's
town
you
own.
Ofngodiya-i gua sga'naga, Ql'ngodiya-i gua sga'naga.

down
Lies
Hao
greatly
tcl'nAfi
Your grand-
is it
powerful,
Lies
down
greatly
is it
powerful.
xat tda'anuga da da'ga uya'te ga'djuyafi.

copper
fire
you
own
you only to sit greatly.
father's
are
fit
Do
you own your grandfather's town?

Lying large, has it supernatural power? Lying large, has
it supernatural power?
Do you own your grandfather's town ?
Lying greatly, has it supernatural power? Lying greatly,
has
You
supernatural power?
it
only are
fit,
sitting greatly, to
own your
grandfather's
copper-fire.
(In
Tsimshian.)
23-
No'+ gunato'+
Wa-f-
gitcl
down
na-j~ gunato'+ (six times)

qlayAm gwa'tAksta natnigAn aho'yuda
near
river (?)
walsf mglgy&t
noble
No+
1
cry
dAmgI+
(?)
q!ado'+
men
gunato
+ na+ gunato'4-, no+ gunato'+ na-f gunato'+.
This and the following
song are unintelligible, although a number of words
may be -recognized.
2
Perhaps
The
excluding the
4
gisi
("down
translation
first
river").
of this
word applies only
three letters.
Daiu indicates
future.
to
the
latter
part
of the word,
19
Tsimshian.)
(In
24.
He-e-e-e+ gw&'ldAma
aga'-i (six times)
HA'naage he-e-e-c+ gwa'ldAma
aga'-i ha-a-dl+ gitci
Woman
mas
(a)
nl'cina afgu'
not
ha-a-dl+
git
not
haliotis
(?)
He-e-e-e+ gwa'ldAma
bfelha algu
(?)
aga'-i (three times).
tgai-u' la'nas.
25.
Di'nAii djat I'+ngadju-f-
My
child
(comes out having)
woman
married,
My
child
(comes out having)
woman
married,
[Aq!a] Qlaiya'-i aqlofgu'stA-f-,

from the top
Q!aiya'-i
of,
My
child
(comes out having)
woman
married,
Di'nAii djat I'+ngadju-f.
My
child
(comes out having)
woman
My
My
child
child
From
My
My
married.
comes out married,

comes out married,
the top of (Mount) Q!aiya'-i,
child
child
comes out married,

comes out married.
Probably a'tgK ("not'
),
or Igu ("small").
qkl
20
26.
GitTn-djatsgan ya'nafi+-f su'++gaiV,

Eagle-woman
GitYn-djatsgan
Eagle-woman
he
has already
married,
his
own
saying;
is
ya'nan++ sO'++gan.
he
has already
married,
his
own
saying.
is
Adi'dAxua xA'nhao wa'ga gadjiwan

Near
right
his
even
behind
greatly,
sits
su.
he
sa >' s
[the town]
Ha'lai wa'ga da'ogttkuxaogo

his (wife) let us all
Come,
go up and get
Ha'lai wa'ga da'ogttkiixaogo.

Come,
go up and
get.
Adl'dAxua xA'nhao waga gadjiwan

Near
He
He
He
his
.sits
greatly
su.
he
sa y s
'
saying he has married an Eagle woman;

saying he has married an Eagle woman.
is
is
says she
Come,
Come,
He
even
behind
the house
right
greatly right behind (the town).
sits
let
us
all
let
us
all
says she
go up and get her!

go up and get her
sits
greatly right behind (the town).

27.
le++di'go-h agA'n te++dl'go-h Lgalai'gul djina's.

Ao-Vfi
&
Get ready
1'sifi
I'dja
Again
it
kudjQ'dian
is
Get ready
Lgalai'gut
Again
1
3
*
it
is
e'++ya
a 1'ldjao
him,
get
ready
for
family.
a boy.
This refers to the marriage customs.

That is, to marry him.
extinct branch of the Gi'tins of Skidegate.
Indicating that boys were scarce.
An
women
of.
ai++iljao.
here nobleman,
a boy,
for
Lgalai'gut
get ready (for him),
(for him),
him, 3
nobleman.
women
of the
28.
Gia'ioi
Xa'na
qa'li,
gia'Lu
Xa'na
qa'fi,
At the
Skidegate
Inlet,
at the
Skidegate
Inlet,
time
time
DA'nfiai da Lida'ogo-uiai'ya,
To swell up you burst (on that day),
Sgate
ista'uti
Secret
Suciety
having
one day
[or morning],
Ga-i 1a
That
kflsLa-i (four times).

chief.
i'sta-uf
kl'lsLa-i
do one day
chief,
(four times).
(again),
Ga'odjaos
Drum
ga'-ila i'sta-ul ki'lsia-i.
(town)
at
that
do
Skidegate
When
some
chief,
Skidegate
Inlet.
you burst with swelling,
You had
Do
Do
Inlet,
it
day,
place
the Secret Society perform one day, chief.
it
again, chief!
it
one day
at
Drum Town,
chief!
29.
DalA'n sgu'nxAn
You
gua+
only
a'hao qindia'haowus
here
Tci'nan Iklia'nga A'figa

Grandfather's
(i. e.,
timbers
look about
daU'n hao
you
yours
ha-iluda'liJxa uya'te
got
all
out of the
woods
Raven
only
to
fit
do
peoples')
gadA/ ldlgwa
n.
highly moving around.
Uyate' ga'dAldian, uyate' ga'dAldiaii, kflsLa-i ya'ta

Only
fit
highly moving
around.
only
fit
highly moving
around,
chief
fit
to
be
ga'dAldiafi.
1
The oldest of the set.

Once when there was
Town had enough property
2
a great famine in Skidegate Inlet, the chief of

to hold
a potlatch
and save every one from
Drum
starvation.
22
looking about:
grandfather's
You are the only ones fit to get all your
1
timbers out of the woods, chiefs
moving around, chiefs
Highly moving around, highly
Are you the only ones who
sit
moving around.
highly
Na
yu'Ans xa'-idAga-i.
30-
NAfikl'lsLas
gonga'+ qindjl'wayu hao hao qinxie'ndaUn.

such a great one
one,
a great
o
father
ibi>as &
NAfiki'lsias's
inahk.1
coming along.
Gua-H qinge'dao i+dja'n su qi'nlgalwan.

he
is
great chief
Halloo!
says
Gua'+ qwiga
(gi)
sky to
Halloo!
great one moving

about.
gl'na gagitlugin u'hao

some-
stretched up
he
thing
(like a rope)
there,
is
hao
it
is
Is
he
qinxife'ndAl-Afigua'.
great one
moving along.
Qifige'do Ifdja'n su qfrUgAlwAn gua'.

Great chief
is
he
says
He
says
it
is
great moving
about,
halloo!
NAnki'lsLas's great father
moving along so
greatly.
Halloo, great chief moving about!

extending
Halloo he moves along greatly like something
!
to the sky.
Halloo great chief moving about
The baby is addressed,

house-timbers.
is, the Raven peoples
mother pretends that he
NAfikHsLas's father would be an Eagle, and the
1
That
reborn in her child.
is
23
3i-
A'gua
1
[ere
agA'n ina'sLda qi'ntgAlugA'n hao hao.
ktlsLa'-i
growing himself up so great as he
chief
is
Dad
ki'ngat ugua',
dAn
kl'ngat ugua'.
You
arc getting rich (or

great) sitting there,
you
are getting rich (or

great) sitting there.
DAfi-h qi'nlgAtwAfi gua
DAfi sLu'lgAtwAfi gua'.

You
are highly
You
moving so greatly
as you sit.
are
sits.
moving
Y ou
as
SIt -
DAfi ki'ngat ugua', dAn kffigat ugua'.

You

great) sitting there,
you
Daii sLulgAhvAn gua'.

are moving so greatly
as you sit.
You

great) sitting there.
DAfi+ ql'ntgAtwAn gua

You
are highly
moving
y u
7
.
as
stt -
DAfi sLu'tgAlwAfi gua'.

You
are
moving
as
so greatly
you
sit.
grow up greatly as he sits.

great.
You are becoming great, you are becoming
are moving
You
You are moving so greatly as you sit.
Here the
chief causes himself to
highly as you
sit.
becoming great.
You' are becoming great, you are
You are moving
You are moving so greatly as you sit.
highly as you
You are moving
sit.
so greatly as
Lga'xetgu
32
IHaol
1
i'sin
a]
[a
i.gua'
[a]
sit.
la'nas.
dAn lala'ga+gaga
you
Again
do not
expect
your
screens
ga'lgalwan.
ina'-us wagM-ga'gma'fta noise
for
it
(you)
,rou) are
crying
moving
(you) are moving
while sitting down.
inside
[ha]
xega'nlthere w.ll be
24
I
inside
do not expect there will again be a noise

screens, for which you sit crying.
your
33-
fsin a-a-a-a i/gua'-a-a-a Luguft'na
Hao
Upset-Canoe
perhaps
Again
xetga'+ dAn xatga'
look around
you
at
new
you
llfia'-us.
taken care of
expect to
sitting
be.
things
father
your
in front of
ai+ dAn gai.gandA[ga] dAn gatga'iao
Aiyane'-e-e-A e-e-eyan a'-a-a aiyane' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Hao
chief-woman.
be careful,
careful
lie
perhaps
Again
dAn
ai+
xatga'
dAfi
you
father
vour
y
gie'stA
i/gua'-a-a-a
a-a-a-a
i'sin
tla'go xAndja'os
copper
from where
gaLga'ndAfga]
look around at
new
ge
came from around
dAn
gafga'tao
you
be taken care
of sitting
things
llfia'-us.
expect to be.
Aiyafie'-e-e-A e-e-eyan a'-a-a aiyane' q!o'ldjatga'-f.

Be
be
careful,
Hao
I'sin
a-a-a-a
in
xatga'
dAfi
father
vour
y
Lgua'-a-a-a
perhaps
ai+
dAfi
you
chief-woman.
careful,
gie'stA
li'mAn
xA'ndjusge
from where hide of some came around

mainland
animal
gaLga'ndA[ga]
look around at
things
new
dAn
galga'lao
you
be taken care
of sitting
lina'-us.
expect to be.
Aiyane'-e-e-A e-e-eyan a'-a-a aiyane' qlo'ldjatga'

Be
be careful,
careful,
These words
are intended as a gentle reproof,
too high born to cry in that way.

2
place north of Cape Ball.
chief-woman.
reminding the child that he
is
25
Hao
a-a-a-a
i'sin
Again
i/gua'-a-a-a
dAn
xatga'
your
father
dAn
ai-h
gi'stA
gu'lxas xA'ndjus ge
from where big variety

of abalone
perhaps
gaLga'ndA[ga]
look around at
you
new
catnc
around
dAn
gafga'fao
you
be taken care
of sitting
things
lina'-us.
expect
to be.
Aiyanc'-e-e-A c-e-eyan a'-a-a aiyaiie' qlo'ldjatga'-}-.

Be
chief-woman.
be careful.
careful,
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's

canoe/ chief-woman, and look around upon all things
in
Be
front of Upset-Canoe.
careful,
be
careful,
chief-woman

canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence
coppers come.
Be
careful,
be
careful,
chief-woman

li'mAn-hides come.
Be
careful,
be
careful,
chief-woman

abalones come.
Be
careful,
Chiefs'
be
children
careful,
used
to
chief-woman.
be
placed
high
trading-canoes so that they could look about.
she used to do in a former existence.
up on blankets ip the centre of

Here the baby is reminded of what
26
34-
Agua'
It
xatga'1-f +Aii
qloldja't
may be
chief-woman's
fathers
LusqA'sL
indja'wAs
gu
return by
from being
angry
there
canoe
xa'-idAga-i
people
with
la'na
fa'-a-a-a
tdaanii'
the
gAn
Ldjin
Bella Bella
dji'ina
next to
fire
that
let
one
agA'ii ha-i tclltga'go gu'anda.

let
watch
jind
while you
tend you
lie
about,
Gu'sta gl da'gagina'ii galgu'lwan?

What
for
you crying
are
sitting around
as a noble sits ?
and
Gu'sta gl da'gagina'ii galgu'lwan?

What
for
are
you crying
and
sitting
around
as a noble sits
Agua'
It
qloldja't
may be chief-woman's
xatgal++An Gwai'got
from being
angry
canoe
ha-i
gu Lgia'gustA
there
la
xa'-idAga-i
gAn
with
people
Ninstinls
fathers
LOsqA'sL indja'wAs
return by
na la'-a-a-a agA'n
(one) next to
that
the door
one
let
let
tditraVo oru'anda.
watch ana tend you
whVie you
lie
about.
Gii'sta gl da'gaglfia'n gafgu'lwafi?

What
for
are
you crying
and
sitting
around
as a noble sits
Gu'sta gl da'gagina'n gafgu'lwafi?

What
for
are
you crying
and
sitting
around
as a noble sits?
Perhaps when the chief-woman's fathers return from being

angry with the Bella Bella people, that one (captured
slave) next the fire will take care of you while you are
lying about.
For what do you cry as you
sit
like a noble's child?
Perhaps when the chief-woman's fathers return from being

angry with the Ninstints people, that one next to the
door
will
take care of you while you are lying about.
For what do you cry
as you
sit
like
a noble's child?
27
35i,r.'gua
nAn
na'nga
sija-i
At that
some
ones
grand-
hand
time
mother
dja'kia
wooden
qindja'waxan
tray
wa-i
ha. been hurt,

I hear
with square sides
For
it
gagina'n, wagi ga'fgaJwa'ii qlo'ldjida,

qlo'ldjida,
gadja'o
J
J
V
(you)
VOUJ cry,
Cry.
for
U ând
nA
fvnu^
(you)
it
...
u:r...
chief-woman
C
sit
(i. e.,
'
chief-woman
move around
sit
and
move.'
the body),
Perhaps you are crying and are

moving around for your
grandmother's hand, which was hurt
on a wooden
tray
chief-woman, chief-woman.
36.
Da'gua ga'gwaiya' ga'gwaiya', da'gua

ga'gwaiya'
\ou
(whence) have
been falling
have been
you
(whence) have
been falling,
falling,
ga'gwaiya'.
have been
falling.
Da'gua ga'gwaiya' ga'gwaiya'

You
have been
Sq.'aos
qas
Salmontop
P of
berry bushes
falling
have been falling
gua
gu'stA
from
da
gagwaiya'
gagwaiya'
da
'"/e been
have been
you
falling
falling
y U
gagwaiya' gagwaiya'.
have been
have been
falling
falling.
Whence have you
fallen,
you fallen, have you

Did you fall, fall, fall,
have you
fallen?
fall,
fallen?
Whence have
from the top of the salmon-
berry bushes?
1
A woman
That
is,
of this
"How
family
did you
had such a large hand, that she could

nick up
come
to us?"
28
57-
gidona'
Ha-ita'
stop crying, chief's child.
Stop crying, chief's child;
Hao
hfn Lgua a
Ist'n
Again
gaodjuwa'-i
gitsis
are going to.
hao
dAii
gan
you
f r
drums
do not chief 's child's

expect
xegitdia' ttna'gus.
sound
gidona'.
ha-ifa'
Ha-i wA'gt(n) gagina'ti gatga'twan.

moving about
crying
for it
Now
seated.
Ha-ita' githii'na gadju'gAn.

child of noble
great chief's
child
Stop
crying,
family
gadjii'gan.
Hai hai glthuna'
Ha-ita'
child of noble
great chief's
child
Now, now,
gidona
sits.
family
sits.
ha-ita'
gidona'.
Stop crying, chief's child", stop crying, chiefs child.
Hao
isi'n
hi'n
Again
Lgua
I
gua'gAna'-i
gitsis
hao dAn gAn

you
do not chief 's child's heavy planks
for
expect
qfngao
arc going
dla'o ttna'gus.
to lay
Ha
are going to.
wA'gi[n] gagina'n
Now
for
it
crying
galga'twan.
moving about
seated.
Ha-ita' githu'na gadju'gan.

Stop
crying,
Hai
great chief's
child
child of noble
family
sits.
hai githuna' gadjii'gan.
Now, now,
great chief's
child
child of noble
family sits.
Stop crying child!

chief's
do not expect that drums will sound for you, the
about crying.
child, again, for which you are moving
Stop crying, child!

I
Stop crying, great chief's child!

Harila' gidona'
is
equivalent to La'na gut u'tda nAngida's.
29
Stop crying, child!

Stop crying, child!
do not expect that they are going to lay heavy planks
for you, the chief's child, again, for which
you are
moving about crying.
I
Stop crying, great chief's child
1
!
38.
Ha
dlda*ui'+gl'+ anA'n xAngo' fAndjY+wa'+s la+.

Towards the woods someone
facing
down
sitting
common
he (who
(like
was
people)
sitting).
Dja Lana' q!o'guga-|-o+.

Say,
stop
telling lies.
Daii siwukndju'ga'+sga+fha] djigA'ldAxwan gi+djhao.

Your
mouth
will
be crooked
mosquito
common
One
here like a
sits
common
person facing the woods.
Say, stop telling
lies
Your mouth
become crooked, mosquito
will
people.
(i...e.,
people)
people. 2
39-
HaU'
Come,
sqada'l go'nga u skitgadju'giagAn-uJdies.
chief 's child's
father,
sing a song for the child

this
(accompanied by drumming) morning.
La
agA'fia gutda'wona'ga hadigwa'n Qlo'na qe'gawa'-i.
You
yourselves
Hak'
Cume,
make ready
in
mind
and time
Those-born-at-Skedans.
sqada'l go'figa u skitâdju'giagAn-utdies.

chief 's child's

this
father,
La
acrA'na
gutda'wona'ga hadigwa'n Dji'gua
You
yourselves
make ready
to
in
mind
any time
All this refers to potlatching and house-building.
Some one
stop
or
and "give him

crooked/
uses the low-class
word
for "sitting
wealthy will give away so
the
a
bad name."
Common
many
ai la'nas.
Town-of-DjI'gua-People.
down"
to the child,
and
is
told
blankets as to put him to shame
That is what is meant by "your mouth will become

people are called "mosquito people."
this
"
Come,
father,
chief's child's
yourselves
make
ready
in
mind
sel
gida'-i.
Common-Food-Steamers.
any time
sing a song for him, accom-
chief's child's father,
Come,
Da'gAn
hadigwa'fi
La agA'na gutda'wona'ga
You
sqada'l go'figa u skkgadju'giagAn-uklies.
HaU'
panied by drumming, this morning!

Be ready, Those-born-at-Skedans
Come,
panied by drumming, this morning!

Be ready, Town-of-Dji'gua-People
Come,
morning!
Steamers!
Be ready, Common-Foodpanied by drumming,
this
40.
go+nga
AdAii
Your
kun
house
father's
ga
sq!e'na-i hao[a]
go'+nga naga'ga, Olo'na

father's
your
in,
house
in,
Cape Qlo'na
ta gofialxa'ndies.
eating things are
sea-gulls
Ga
adAfi
naga'ga,
making
cries.
dAii gidagalga'l uga'fi.

proudly
are going to
you
All
move
tlieS e
as
you
sit.
things
Gllu'sAms
AdAfi go+figa naga'ga, adAfi go'+nga naga'ga,
house
father's
Your
sq!e'na-i hao[a]
ga
house
in,
Nass Inlet
are
making
cries.
dAfi gidagalga'i uga'fi.

you
All
t
father's
ta gofialxa'ndies.
eat things
sea-gulls
Ga
your
in,
are going to
proudly
as you
move
h ese
sit.
things
The
families
are
told
to
the child will be tattooed, etc.
be on the
alert for invitations to a potlatch,
when
3*
Cape Q!o'na
In your father's house, in your father's house,
sea-gulls
You
make
they eat.
cries as
going to bear yourself proudly
are
in
the midst of
these things.
Nass
In your father's house, in your father's house,
make
sea-gulls
You
are going
cries as they
bear yourself proudly
to
Inlet
eat.
in
the midst of
these things.
41.
HaU'
Come,
gagi'n gu, haU' gagi'n gu.

let
us take there; come,
us take there.
on
our knees
Go'nga na'ga
house
Its father's
let
(the baby)
baby) on
our knees
(the
qa/li
gutgl gagaga'fi, gutgl gagaga'n.
inside
to each
hand
to
it,
Hal a" gagfn

Come,
Come,
gu',
us take it
on our knees,
let
haU'
come,
let
us take
it
to
it
Come,
it
on our knees.
us take (the baby) on our knees
Hand
to
it.
gagi'fi gu'.
us take (the baby) on our knees
let
hand
each
other
other
one another inside of
Come,
let
father's house,
its
hand
one another
us
let
take
it
on our knees
Come,
us take
let
on our knees
it
42.
Hao
da'lAfi
La'a hao daLv'n La tclna'-i lana'ga
You
you
grand-
town
gut glda
upon
father's
chiefs'
children
gAnlgaklia'n,
walking about,
That
Sometimes qaqa'nga ("his town"), perhaps qaâ'oâ, was substituted
is,
those invited to the potlatch.

for lana'ga.
32
Dalv'n sgun
You
ya'claiis
only
(ones)
(are
the)
fit
gftsts,
dal.v'n
chiefs'
you
be
to
_-
ya'daga.
are
fit
to be.
children,
Sqada'ls daU'n ya'daga,

you
Great ones
arc
fit
to be,
Gitsfs dalA'n ya'daga.

you
Chiefs'
are
fit
to
l)c.
children
You walk about
as chiefs' children in your grandfather's
town.
Only you are
You
You
are
fit
are
fit
fit
to
be
chiefs'
children.
be sqada'l (close relatives of

to be chiefs' children.
to
chiefs).
Stasa'os qe'gawa-i.
43-
Wa'ioi dfnAii glda' kuxia'ngwansl' lu ginxAn

At that
my
youth
child
goes around as a
when
sl'fget
a'nga
alone
my own
for
nothing
time
la qla'-ugwan,
I
sit
around.
When my
becomes a youth, I shall vainly

he will go to live with his uncle).
child
alone (for
sit
around
44.
Gi'tin-dja'tgan iana'-|-n
woman of he married
Eagle
his own
suwan.
he says,
Adi'dAxua xA'nhao waga ga'djiwan

Here behind us
yet
his (wife)
is
sitting,
su'ugAfi.
he
says.
Adi'dAxua xA nhao waga ga'djiwan su'ugAn.

Here behind us
Ha'U waga
Come,
yet
his (wife)
is
da'osgian di'go.
his (wife) let us
all
go
and gel!
sitting,
he
says.
33
Ha'lA waga da'osgian di'go.

Come,
go
and get!
Adl'dAxua xA'nhao waga ga'djiwan

Here behind us
Ha'lA
Come,
He
waga
yet
his (wife)
is
sii'ugAii.
he
sitting,
his (wife) let us all go
and get!
says he has married his own Eagle
Here behind
Here behind
Come, let us
Come, let us
Here behind
Come, let us
s;ays.
da'osgian dlVo.
woman.
us he says his wife
is
sitting.
us he says his wife
is
sitting.
is
sitting.
go and
go and
get her!
get her!
us he says his wife
go and
get her!
45-
DAfi sgu'nxA'n gua dja'ada kudjii'diawis,

You
woman
are not the
we who belong
only one
to
low family,
DAfi sgu'nxA'n gua dja'ada kudjii'diawis.

You
woman
are not the
we who belong
only one
Djia'djats
are plenty,
hao qoan kuha'oga.
Women
You
You
plenty
are not the only
are not the only
belonging to
a low class.
woman
woman
of our low-class family,
of our low-class family.
There are plenty of women,

There are plenty of low-class women.
to
low family.
hao qoa'nga,
Women
Djia'djats
This contains a polite self-abasement, wliich
exactly the opposite sense.
-PUBL. AMER. ETHN. SOC. VOL.
III.
is
of"
course intended to be taken
34
Sqoa'ladas.
4 6.
WA'ga xe'gan qengfndala-i
(four times).
His(sonor making a great went by on

daughter)
Agua
I
noise
the water.
ga'-idjlxuihao.
wonder which way he
W^ga
is
going
the child)
(i. e.,
xe'gAii qengfndala-i.
His (son or making a

daughter)
noise
great went by on
the water.
A'gua gwaisku'ngwi.
It
must
be
towards the north

point of the islands.
His great son (the child) went by upon the water with a
great noise.
wonder whither he is eoinoHis great son went by upon the water with a great noise.
Perhaps to North Island (to invite the people to a potlatch).
I
47-
Hi hiyaihlya gwa-i
ki'lsLa-i
Island
1
gudA'ii
hao
thought,
but
chief
Ihl ihl
hao ahai'ya aya
canoe, however,
was coming
ahaiya
KilsLa'-is Lua'-i L!a qngfndala-i,

Chief's
qlai'gindalAfi
this
comes
hi hlyai
hiya.
greatly.
thought the island chief was coming,

But the chief's canoe comes greatly. 3
1
The
That
"island chief" probably refers to

is
the canoe of this infant.
Raven
or another supernatural being.
4 8.
Aya'fia kflsLa-i ga'fia (four times).
my own.
Be careful of chief
Dja Lan
q!o'gugago.
ta
stop
Say,
biting.
Daii
si-u'
djigu'ldAxwan
gkla'-i.
Your
mouth
mosquitoes
commoD
things.
might become crooked
Be
my
careful of
Stop biting
chief.
Your mouth might become crooked, common mosquitoes.
49-
Da
gut
gua
gagwai'ya
gagwai'ya;
qa'-idjis
You
your
to fall into
to fall into
spruce
(the cradle)
(the cradle);
mind
made up
gagwai'ya
to fall
sq!aos qas
*,
salmon-
in;
>u st a
from
top
qas gu'stA
top
from
gagwai ya.
to
fall
in.
berry bush
Did you make up your mind to fall (into the cradle), to

fall
in from the top of a spruce-tree, to fall in from
the top of a salmon-berry bush?
50.
A'dAn go'nga na'gaga

Your
house
father's
atU'11 tci'nga
aclv'n tci'nga na'ga,

your
in,
grand-
your
house,
grandfather's
father's
naga,
house,
Gilu'sAms
sq!e'na-i
Nass Inlet
sea-gulls
ga
tago'nahcandies
make a
noise while eating
ga
dAn
qoya'
in
you
dear
ga'fgalwan.
move about
highly.
1
The singer is probably drawing an analogy between the biting of mosquitoes
and bad words used towards the rich by common people, who are called "mosquitoes."
2 The
second time this was sung, Qlo'na kun ("QlO'na Point") was substituted
for
Gilu'sAms.
36
A'dAii
go'figa
Your
father's
na'gaga Lgai-u'kun
house in
sq!e'na-i
ga
tago'fial-
sea-gulls
make
a noise while
Skidegate Point
xandies ga dAn gi'dagalgAl.

eating
you
in,
get higher all the
time (receiving
more tattoo-marks,
your father's
In
house,
etc.)
your grandfather's
in
house,
in
your grandfather's house,
Where Nass
Inlet sea-gulls
e M the Nass people)
(i.
move
noises as they eat, you, dear,
make
highly.
your father's house, where Skidegate Point sea-gulls

e., Skidegate people) make a noise as they eat, you
In
(i.
get higher
(i.
become a greater
e.,
chief) all the time.
5*-
Aya'fia
15e careful,
t'ldjao
noble
men
yana
xl'lsis
gaila'n
mine,
leaves
like
dak'n
g^'tgei
to
xi'ldji
are going
you
one
another
qe'ndaldiasga.
to
grow.
Aya'fia kflsLa-i ga'iia, aya'na kflsLa-i ga'fia.

]?e careful,
Be
chief
careful,
my
mine
Be
mine
chief
careful,
noble sons! you
will
grow
to one another
like leaves.
Be
careful,
my own
Be
chief!
Lga'xet
careful,
A'gua tla'gagua gagfnan awa'gua

for
it
crying
sitting right
A'gua tla'gagua gagfnan awa'gua

here
ki'lsLa-i?
chief?
here,
here
Right
chief!
gitina'-i.
52
Right
my own
for
it
crying
sitting right
here.
kflsLa-i
chief
37
A'gua ha'yat xA'nhao djasasgaiia

will not
Right
your
belong
go'tga dji'ldasga
dAfi
yours
sisters
sit
make him,
up
hi S llcr
here
ki'lsLa-i?
chief?
Lga'natsga'na sqlens
is
ga t'agAfiahcangA'ns gana'n
sea-gulls
are
some
Cousins (yours are)
(like)
cry by
make them
like
dAfi
you
stepping on
people
xe'tga susgfngAs kflsLa-i.

say
in front
going
be
is
to
of
chief,
A'gua tlaga'gua gagfnan awa'gua

Right
ki'lsLa-i?
chief?
sitting right
crying
for that
her e,
here
Are you crying for it, chief?

Are you crying for it, chief?
Are you crying for your sisters,
that you be seated up
higher (on a pile of blankets)?

For your cousins, that there be people in front of you as
numerous as if people made sea-gulls cry, being obliged
to step
on them,
chief?
For those things are you crying here,

53-
Dlga gfi'goaya-h dlga ga'goaya+, ye he

To me
'
you came,
to
me
ye
you came,
he
he,
he,
Dlga ga'goaya, dlga ga'goaya.

To me
you came,
to
me
you came.
ga gwaiya'gAn.
Awa'-i Lla'hao di'ga dina'n

Mother
instead of
some one
to
me
my
child
instead of
came walking,
Awa'-i Lla'hao di'ga dina'n

Mother
to
me J
else
to
me
my
gilt
gwaiya'gAn.
child chief's came walking,

chiild
another
1
Awa'-i ga'dji wehe,
Mother
of noble
family
mother,
Awa'-i ga'dji awa'-i (four times).

Mother
of noble
family
mother.
__^______
Equivalent to awa'-i.
38
You came to me, you came to me, ye he he!

You came to me, you came to me.
You came walking to me, calling me "mother,"
some one
of to
To me my child, who
calling me "mother,"
Mother of noble
Mother of noble
instead
else.
came walking,
a chief's child,
is
family,
mother of noble family, mother
family,
of noble family, mother of noble family.
54-
Gugu's gi
What
la
gitglna'+n?
he
is crying like a
(or she) noble's son [git]
for
Giigu's gi la gafgatwa'fi?
What
for
he
moves around?
Atcl'na-i
na'ga-i gi la kungina'n
Grandfather
the house
for
he
is
crying
gafgalwa's ahi'gua,
moves about
he
Why
Why
does he cry as a noble cries

does he move around as he
He moves
around and
cries
Ya'k u
is
etc.
as
seated.
(i.e.,
softly)?
sits?
for grandfather's house.
gitina'-i.
55-
(Words
in Tlingit
Ya'naxe, ya'naxe; a'hao

Gadji'djils
ya'naxe, ya'naxe. 2
duqal dAsgl xOk u yana.

his
WAgakida
dog
kAda'ostedja.
Equivalent to gi'tginan.
This line
is
repeated several times.
39
Haida Equivalent.
Xa'as xA'nhao qe'gas wa'ga A'nga klu'gagA'figa

Dogs
when they
even
them
to
love
theirs
have pups
Wa'alhao A'nga ga
That
is
why
mine
dl
kluga'gAJl
love.
Even dogs love

So I love mine.
their offspring
56.
Thlylyaha, etc.
Q!et ga'atge dAn tcfngan a

Passage
through
gana'fi
like
to
you
l!
dA'lgins lu
dAn ge'dAngin
when you
come here
guests
used to dance
dAn getga'fiAn da gudAfia'owus da ku'nginansa.

you
to be
dancing you
thought
to
be so
you
cry for
it.
(etc.)
llu ga ge'dAngin gana'n wA'ga ge'daowus.

were
Olden things
like
that
way
it
is
now.
times
XA'ldAii da'gans xA'nhao gu'lxa las da'gaxida.

own
Slaves even
(common people)
Ihiya,
abalone- good begin to own.
even
shells
etc.
Ihlyiyaha, etc.
You
cry because you want to dance as you used to
when
came through the strait to you.

It is not now as it was in olden times.
Even slaves (that is, members of other families besides
the Yak gi'tina-i) are beginning to own good abalonel
guests
11
shells.
Ihiya, etc.
The
strait
is
probably Skidegate Channel.
40
57-
Hi hi ha hi, etc.
Lan Lla ku'nginan.
crying.
how-
Stop,
ever,
kii'djiu.
Lan Lla
Stop,
however,
and sit
down.
LirnVn
sqa'lAfia-i
(Kind of
stowed away
dA'nga gu'tgAn kudA sdiga.

lies in
yours
many
caches one after
skin)
gut da kuxia'ngwa ngasan.
qa'li
t'stn
will
you
Again inside
go round.
(of house)
Lan a
hi
ha
hi,
qe'gAn. 2
bore.
chief
crying,
Stop your
Hi
kilsia'-i \
sga'-il
etc.
Hi hi ha hi, etc.
But stop crying!
Stop and sit down!
away in many storehouses.

Your limA'n blankets lie stowed
of the house.
Again you will go round inside
Stop crying, chief
Hi hi ha hi, etc.
bcre
58.
Ihi Ihl hi,
etc.
kungffia'nodigan
Gu'crus tla'gahas dlnA'n
sits crying?
my child
for
What
kungina'no?
Gu'lxas tla'ga gwA dlnA'n
for
Abalone-
mV
child
ClieS?
shells
dl
Hke
You
D\n gana'n gwA
5f2^
kilsua'wus qaii
c-y --) -
sit
a chief,
my
uncle
qe gAn.
bore.
- bst;tuted
for
q5,gAn
4i
Ihl Ihl
hi,
etc.
For what does my child cry?

Does my child cry for abalone-shells
Like you I sit as a chief, uncle
that
?
bore?
59-
Lingua
Why
is
xAlda'ngAfl
q!o%et
your slave
close by,
it
Hao da
UglyagAfiAn da suku'djiwan?
You
want something
you cannot get,
DaA qo'naga
ôu
Why
[ahlyla]
you
say
kudju'geda qan
are too foolish,
my
uncle
qe'gAn.
bore.
do you cry for something that

you cannot get,
by your slave? 3
Sitting close
You
are very foolish, uncle
bore.
(For Girls)
60.
Ihlhla, Ihlhla
(many
times).
Ta'-idAldans dl'txa xA'nhao di'iun

kii'sqetgwansi
Waves
behind
gans qlanas
berries
Ihlhla,
unripe
When my
Ihlhla,
I.
di
child one
i,u
sq'ao-
when salmon-
ginqo'nangasan.
"
will fool.
etc.
me
around behind the waves even, she

with unripe salmon-berries. 3
ihlhla.
the parents' ancestors
m ther
the "child'
my
looks around
child looks
fool
One of
I
at dl'nAii
with
Iny ch ild
ihlhla.
Ihlhla, Ihlhla,
will
even
^^
could get no
partly metaphorical.
is
reborn: therefore the child
herSdf the ChikrS

clew
"
SlaVe " in JCSt

*
An
to tke significance of these words,
"
is
called
Uncle "
is
"uncle"
reborn in
which are evidently

y
42
6i.
I
hlyaha, etc.
GustA gl'hao
What
dl'naii
my
for
kungma'ngAn?
"
child
cries
P
of
my
Thl',
8 by
canoe
J -/
n\n'\^,
q.'o
IgAn
agaln
~
"
crl s ful
'
f
that
^
"
will
travel
""' liavcl
djaga?
master's
by
b
X
canoe
wife?
etc.
hlyaha, etc.
For what is my child crying?

Does she cry to pass along
again by canoe
roint yiona, my master's
wife?
in
front of
Ihi',
etc.
(For Boys. 1 )
62.
Ayl'hiya, ayl'hiya'
Da
isi'n
(many
times).
gut la'gaasafi Lgai-Q'

l'naga'-i qan
^PPXthcn*
S k ide g ate
tow!,
Ayiniya, ayi hiya (many

times).
myLie !
qeVA n
^JT
Ayl'hiya, ayl'hiya, etc.
You jvill
again be happy there
in
Skidegate town,' uncle
Ayl'hiya, ayl'hiya, etc.
child.
Point
Q!^f
is
TZ:
agam
"
^^^ ^^ ^ ^
The^V^v
gate village
alS
"*
US6d f r
rCferS t0 thC f rmer eXi
g!rls
'
wUh
**"% *
Ganges
in
Jdd.e
wording
43
hi'hla.
Gu'sgihao da kungina/fiwan?
What
you
are crying for?
gua da ku'figinan
Xa'na-qa'ti gi
Skidegate Inlet
I'sin
for
you
cry
sta dAfi kfinawasafi.
Again from
you
will have news sent

around about you.
hi'hia!
What are you crying for?

Do you cry for Skidegate
Inlet?
Again from there you will have news spread around about
you (when your husband puts up a house-pole).
64.
GadA'ldiafi, gadv'ldian
great you
how great you
(many
times),
How
are,
times)
are!
Su'digwafi gl'dadian, gi'dadian

They
said
(last
word repeated several
belonging to a belonging to a
high family,
high family
da'lan
sifiqla'odaga
age'gl
at
tla'gwus
You
gambling-stick bag
into
with
copper
ldl'tayii'-gaclas
throw a great one
(in exchange
for services)
wa'at sgun glda'dian sudl'gwan.

with
How
it
only
belong to a
high family,
great you are,
They say belonging
how
they say.
great you are!
etc.,
to a high family, belonging to a high
family, etc.
In
exchange you throw a great copper

stick bag. 3
They say
who belong
to a high family.
into the
gambling-
those with this are the only ones
1
This is difficult to translate. Reference is made to a chief of
always staked a copper when he gambled, and invariably won.
this
family
who
44
Qa'-iaf la'nas.
(Songs of Qa-i
l'naga'-i.)
65.
Qa-i di't$a+
Uon behind
Sea
C
qi'ngwan
qa'odl+
ki'lsLa-i
was looking
around
awhile,
chief
lown J
kA
boy
fin
going
fa
to be
is
qe'xa
found,'
nxidci-i+.
enough
just big
walk-
to
Aiya'tia,
aiya'na,
Take
tc^ke
care,
ki'lsLa-igan.
my own
care,
chief!
Aiya'na qf'ngetgaii.
Take
my own
care,
master
(or chief)!
While
was looking around behind Sea-Lion Town,

I
found the future chief, a boy just big
enough to walk.
Take
Take
care,
take care,
care,
my own
my own
chief!
master!
66.
Qa-igagl+djat
A woman
of Qa-i
I-j-nia'nai
ga
went out and
went out and married,
iTlangAn.
ai
married,
l!
gu lu
qe'da-i
there canoe
largest
IqaxiasLaia'si
lhey are going
to call
nim >
hao gao-ula'n gua

is
0-e., chief's)
gone
in the
ki'Isiachief
morning,
iga'+na.
my own.
One went
gone
.1.
u?r
the
chief
chief to
in
Town
to Sea-Lion
They were going
to call him,
the morning,
to marry.
famUy
but the chief's canoe was
my own
hist ry
is
chief. 1
invoIved
When
the
out to call
y
who was going to marry, the canoe was
gone. It was customary
grve a canoe when one of his
family married.
This is probably
-
for the
referred to
45
67
Tci'nln
sttga' nAfi
His grand-
kugwai'ya
some
place
lathers
skoa'gagln ge'tgagl
went a long
time ago
one
behind
Lu'ga gu'ga ga sLdA'ldail Liigagii'ga ga

On
his canoe
planks they put on
on his canoe
>or
'
great on the
is
my
child
Vana, ya
My
na, kilsLa'-igan.
my
be careful,
child
waÂn
boy (baby
wot6 1
is
_,
lie careful,
water*
dfriA+n hl'dja+fa-i
it
for
dl'iufi
my
it
child
Ya'fia, ya'iia,
chief!
kudjo'gaasail
is
going
to be a
leader.
Be
careful, be careful,
a boy because he
is
is
when one went
father did
hao
qingingiW
thing
their sides
Wa ? An
was there
going- to
kffigetgan.
my masfer!
do as
his
grand-
to his place long ago.
After he had been there, his canoe

was so deeply laden
(with gifts), that they had to put
the weather-boards
on
For
Be
(to
it
my
it
careful,
my
increase
child
is
capacity);
its
going to be a leader.
my
be careful,
Be
chief!
careful,
be careful,
master
68.
Gut si'+fgadaga'n xA'nhao

right aftCl
kl'ga kuqeda's at (a) 1a
CVen
namCS
aristocrali c
othtr
with
he
(baby)
kia'ganao guda'gu.
call
sitting
it
thought he would.
KilsLa'-i
kugwe'dalafi
Chief
while walking hither
A'yana kfno-et go'nga

lie careful
chief's
'
father
suwa'fi.
he
said.
finga'n.
is
going
to
be!
Dl'nAfi aya'fia qlo'ldjat xa'tga ifngA'n

dina'n.
My
child
'
<I
be careful, chief-woman
uiv alent to qa'ga.
<UgW
!
chiefr
1
"
daIafl
f'
himself.
^ whUe Walkin S
father
is
going
to
be
my
child.
Equivalent to ge'tgaqa
hither ")
low-class
word
referring
the
fe to
46
He
thinks
he would use high-sounding names, one
own
the other, (to the others of his
He
says the chief
Be
Be
family.)
after
comes walking.
careful of the future chief's father!
careful of
my
child, the
future chief-woman's father.'
(Songs of Kaisun.)
69.
Qoandi'gini qoandi'gini
There used to
be plenty,
kt'lsLa-i-f-,
there used to
be plenty,
chief,
Daii na'ga ga iJa'hao qoa'ndlginl

Your
house
but
in
kilsLa'-i
there used to
chief;
be plenty,
Qoandl'glnl-f qoa'ndlglnl
There used to
be plenty,
Ooandl
gIni
there used to
be plenty,
/
There used to
be plenty,
Lgua
kilsLa'-i
chief;
qoa'ndfginl' kilsLa'-i.
there used to
be plenty,
chief,
nAfi l! ta'nga hu'gAfigln kinda'la
While
one they came to
by canoe,
saying hu on
canoe,
wa
(=
klia'oga gl la
waiting for
great
chief),
for that
it
gagifia'n-galgal.
you cry and move.
Qoandi'gini,
qoandlginl,
ki'lsLa-i
There used to
be plenty,
there used to
be plenty,
chief;
qoandi'gini, qoandi'gini,
there used to
be plenty,
there used to
be plenty,
kilsLa-i.
chief.
There
There
There
There
The
used to be plenty, there used to be plenty, chief,
used to be plenty
in
your house, chief;
used to be plenty, there used to be plenty, chief;

used to be plenty, there used to be plenty,
child
is
supposed
himself by a low one.
to call others of his family
chief.
by aristocratic names, and
47
You
cry
(to the
and move about to see them come by canoe

potlatch), great chief.
There used
be plenty, there used to be plenty, chief;
to
there used to be plenty, there used to be plenty, chief.
70.
Ala qfngugwa'ngana-i, ala qi'ngugwa'iigana-i.

used to see
DaA
Your
house to
copper
gatkifidagA'ndiesi at
make
a noise by knock- with

ing against -
used
to see
number of
Your
it.
now
kl'ifia
you
news of goes about
ki'nfgafugani.
used
lo
see
as
you
about.
qfngOgwa'iigani
each with
other
d.vn
ala
it,
(an
indefinite
it.
times).
na'gaga la'ahao
house
used for making

boxes
move
Ala qfngugwa'ngani,
Da'ii
used to see
it,
na'gaga la'ahao dago's goda'ganas hao gut at
malelga-i
Iga'djudia's (so) a'l
cranberry-bushes
in
kl'ifia
kfnlgAtugani.
news of
goes about.
grew
of
dAn
you
Afa kfngugwa'iigan, ata kfngugwa'ngaii.

I
used to see
used to see
it,
it,
used to see
used to see
it.
it.
News went about

I
that boxes made of coppers

house sounded as they knocked one another.
used to see it, I used to see it.
News went about of
cranberry-bushes
house.
I
used to see
it,
used to see
Equivalent to
it.
at ("with").
growing
in
in
your
your
48
7i-
uhua'-a-a,
U+hua', 1 u+hua',
Loftiest one,
loftiest
one,
loftiest
ga L!a qoa'ndlginl gua
Dau naga
Your
one,
in there was formerly plenty,
house
ki'lsLa-i.
chief.
yiidA'lgAnAS
Gl'na uhua', uhua', qati sku'na
Some-
greatest
greatest
thing,
one,
one,
inside
a,
smells strongly,
(something) b,g
U'hua, u'hua, qi'ndal?

Loftiest
loftiest
mightiest
one,
one,
one?
one,
Loftiest one, loftiest one, loftiest
There used
be plenty
to
Does not something big
in
(i.
your house,
e.,
chief.
a whale) smell strongly in
your house,
Loftiest, loftiest, mightiest chief?
72.
U'hua
qinda'l, u'hua qinda'l (la)

mightiest
chief,
Mightiest
T!ak!i'ngana ga
His own children
(to
chief,
La' qi'nwa-i gaatxA'n qi'ndju,
go to (be born from) without it

be born) come out of (why not)
U'hua qfndal, u'hua qfndal, u'hua

mightiest
chief,
Mightiest
chief,
mightiest
chief,
qinda'l ta?
chief?
qinda'l, u'hua qinda'l la,
U'hua
chief,
Mightiest
mightiest
chief,
Gi'sto dAft lu yu'ga a'wan qi'ndju,
Who
you
qinda'l,
Mightiest
Uhua'
is
large
settled
chief,
down
U'hua
as
chief,
u'hua qinda'l?
mightiest
chief?
two chiefs
very high word, only applied to one or
especially great power.
who
attained
49
Mightiest chief, mightiest chief,
Why
not
did
he
(Gadaga') choose to be born from his

own grandchildren (instead of from some of his sisters'
children), chief,
Mightiest chief, mightiest chief, mightiest chief?
Mightiest chief, mightiest chief,
Who
down
settled
is
into such affluence as
he (Qadaga'), 1
Mightiest chief, mightiest chief?
Na'-ikun qe'gawa-L
73-
I'djlsigwA'ns gl di'nAfi
Not a common
my child
woman at all
gwa'wan
su'wasi.
he refuses
says.
Wa'gi dl'+nAii gwa'waii nAn

To
my
it
A'nga
His
own
own
He
says.
/
inasu'wa gitfn-djats xAn A'nga ina suwe+,
xA'nhao
Eagle-woman
wants that
one
just there
yet
his
says he wants
that one,
he will marry.
just there
Even a noble woman my
One
su'wasi.
some one
refuses,
xA'nhao Inasl'ngwan.
A'iiga
His
child
child says
he refuses.
says he refuses her.
woman
wants just that Eagle
for himself (indicating
a particular one),
Just that one he will marry.
74-
Dja'4-djats iJaha'o
Women
la,
are better (than
dja'djats iJaha'o la.

women
are better (than
men).
men),
L. a
Dja'djats
Women
1
Gadaga'}
klfige'diasLa.
have more property.
according
to
story,
Lion-Town.
4
PUBL.
AMER. ETHN.
SOC. VOL.
III.
was
the
greatest
chief of the
People-of-Sea-
5
KilsLa-i'gan kilsLa'-i dAfi ge'tgwafi axAn?
My
chiefs
of one's
Women
Women
own
(men
you
chiefs
where?
are^
family)
women
are better (than men),
are better (than men).
have more property.

my family, where are you?
Chiefs of
(Masset Dialect. 1 )
Ll'lAfi qe'awa-i.
75-
Eya ha
hie
etc.
k ingina'fi
Qa'gaigafia na'ga Llao Skl'lsls xe'gAndigi -wa'di

but
houses
Uncles
makes
Ski'lsis
a noise
for
(he or she)
crying.
it
(potlatch)
in
is
uga'-i.
Wa'di ku'djiwa e'ya ha

For
it
sits
Eya ha
But he
etc.
hie,
greatly.
etc.
hie',
(or she) is crying for the noise Skflsis
makes in his uncles' houses

For it he sits greatly.
(at the
(now reborn)
potlatch).
76.
Gista
Llao
daga'sado
will own
but
Who
3
do'ne aldji'wai
it
si'liya
da skAndAfi kudju'gi[ge+]
after
you
it
arc crying
are sitting
younger
are sitting?
brother
But do you sit crying over who will afterwards own

younger brother of good family?
In the songs the Masset catch
Or
ku'djiwai.
is
strengthened to Skidegate
g.
it,
5i
ti'elAii
kun
l'naga'-i.
77-
A'gua
It
was
Lga gut
na'nAii
his grand-
land
mother's
Wa'gan
For
it
dl'nafi ku-i-e'ndalane
upon my child walks (a proud word)
stla'ga kudja'oane.
his foot
is
dear.
Gaiti Ja ku'ngtnail An.

Not
you
cry
(excl.)!
My
child walks proudly upon his

grandmother's land
His dear foot is for that (i. e.,
to walk on it).
Do
not cry
7 8.
Nanaiga'na LAga' sga'nas gu'lxas

q !olda's L Q sga'nas gl
dm0thCrS
knd
y.
fi
kiagangin.
SU
^rlaSir
"*"
bneas
-../
-n
sufernatur.1
beings
called.
GA m
gin gu de gudA'nan hai.
Nothing
When
the
wish to eat
supernatural
grandmother's land,
JNothing
now.
(?)
wish to eat
beings
stole
abalone-shells from
called to the supernatural

beings.
(?).
79-
Tcl'nAfi lo'ga giu'gulaga, tcl'nAfi

lu'ga giu'gulaga
Grand-
wave
listens for,
SU
After
g rand .
Iistens fo
father's
L!ao tcIn A 'n si'ga gut

ku'djugiagandalane.
but
grandfather's
sea
upon
goes along stopping often on

the
way (upon
the water).
'
52
1
(He) listens for grandfather's

father's
But
wave, he
listens for
grand-
wave
upon grandfather's
along
goes
he
afterwards
stopping every now and then on
sea,
the way.
80.
A'gua
na'nAfi
Lga gut ku'tgatguna'-i gAn wagA'n sLla'gA
:re
Here
her grandgrand
mother's
land
is
upon
walking about
for
for
it
use (your)
hands
kudja'wan. 3
dear.
Use your hands, my dear,
walk about upon grand-
to
mother's land.
>i.
Gia'gAfi Llao yua'ndaga-i, gia'gAfi Llao yua'ndaga-i.

My crests how- are very large; my crests, how- are very large,
ever,
ever,
(or figures),
Hao
qla'ltfiAs
This
image
yua'ndaga-i, hao qla'ltfiAs yua'ndaga-i.

very large,
is
image
this
very large.
is
Gia'gAfi Llao yua'ndaga-i, hao qla'lifiAs yua'ndaga-i.

is very large.
image
this
are very large,
My crests, however,
La
Llao gaoge'idasaii, la Llao gaoge'taasafi.

them
Hao
away,
them
image
is
very large,
crests (as carved) are
will
put away.
hao qla'lAnAs yua'ndaga-i.
qla'lAfiAS yua'ndaga-i,
This
My
will put
this
image
very large,
my
is
very large.
crests are very
large.
image is very
My crests are very large, this image is very
I
will put them away, I will put them away.
This image is very large, this image is very
This image
The
Kudja'wan
is
very large,
this
"grandfather" here referred to

is
also a "high
word"
is
for
probably Raven.
"to sit."
large.
large.
large.
82.
yuku'ndjudasi
LAga-i
This
land
is
sga'nas u dak'n y&'dada-
i'figut
supernatu- those
ral beings
on
a point (Rose Spit)
you
left.
dlginl.
Supernatural
land
(i.e.,
used to leave you on
beings
Rose
this
point of
Spit).
SiJe'fia la'nas.
Ski'lsis l'naga'-i.
HawA'no qo'godAii
Still
GAm
Not
town.
Ski'lsis's
stands
\ di'gu ku'figinafiAn.
cry.
upon me
(my knees)
town still stands.

not cry upon my knees!
Ski'lsis's
Do
84.
Yen
dAfi i'skudals
Truly
lu
are chief (or
you
if
"dear")
gAm
di'gu ku'figtfian hAri.

cry!
you on my
I
not
(imp.) (knees)
r
Dl gwa ga lgaiqendigwA nus.

am
If
you are
knees
am
not
1
The
truly
rich.
child
not rich.
chief (reborn),
do not cry upon
is
too great to cry.

scolded as being a reborn chief, and
my
54
85-
Gu'gus
t!ao dAii su'kudjiwafi gia'ga tla'gwa?
What
you
for
are crying?
things
for?
(clothing)
WAsklifen a'na dAn giA'nda kudju'asan.

But
you
yours
For what do you

You shall wear it,
cry,
wear chief (or "dear").
shall
For clothing?
chief (or dear)?
chief (or dear).

86.
Nan
dl'na qoga'-iwas lu naas gado' dl'na ku'sqedA-
gest'
Out of his house mine
goes out
when, house
around
mine
will
walk
gwanasan.
and look.
rldjao dA'fiAt kuda'ltclaasan.

Chief
with
my dear will enter.
(or rich
man)
When my
among
With
goes out of
child
his house,
he
will
walk around
the houses and look about.
chiefs (only)
my
dear
will enter.
Ski'daoqao.
87-
DaB
tcin fklia/nao
Your grand- by
father
stick (cedar
dAn dA qa/tcu ku'udAn.

you
GrAÂn
ku'sLigA?.
go straight up.
Your grandfather's canoe
Go
straight
1
Sung
for
is
looking
trunk used for

canoe)
To
yourself
up to
also as a
is
chief's son
(or "dear"),
looking for you, dear.
it.
"proud song"
e a'r agadAfl
s s a'lAna-i).
55
88.
ULa'mAn gffgigasLas lu
ULa'mAn
tda'Afi gut ku'sgetgtn.
when
on the sea
is
Make
agA'n
Haiya
ki'lsLa-i,
Now
chief,
When ULa'mAn
upon
dear.
haiya kflsLa-i, ha'oisin kflsLa-igan.

now
lay in sight on the sea, the captain looked
companions (allowing them
his
is
ULa'mAn
is
a chief,
is
a chief,
a long, low hill
near
is
Rose
is
probably
thinking of the
the
first
and young women of
women
time
a chief.
in
when her
the Tsimshian country.

child
will
by
The
come home from
was unable to obtain in Haida,

verse about intermarriages between the young men of the Ski'daoqao
trading with the Tsimshian.

tells in
relax
Spit, generally the first sighted
canoes from Port Simpson and neighboring places
mother
to
yourself a chief's son, dear.
Again he
1
chief.
again
chief,
their efforts).
Make
the captain
looked about.
ki'lsLia kudju'da.
yourself a chief's son,
about
upon
canoe
his
companions
(in sight)
the
third song,
St.v'stas;
of the Giti'ns of Massct.
in
the
which
second verse, of intermarriages with
II.
MOURNING-SONGS.
(Ki'tdjao qaga'n or
S ai'ga
s alAiia.)
(Masset Dialect.)
Yaku
lanas.
89.
Hao gua
?
qa'guUgl.
cUri
are going
you
down.
Djigo'es gu qagu Uga

Sun
there
is
kuda'l.
going down,
dear.
Are you going down ?
The sun
there
1
going down, dear,
is
90.
Qeda'o gu wa qeda'o gu wa, gada'-i h qega'na.

War men
killed
war men
killed dear daugh-
you
you,
bore.
ter
Qeda'o gwa wa, qeda'o gwa wa.

War men
killed
war men
Did warriors
that
you, did warriors
kill
kill
you, dear daughter
bore?
Did warriors
1
killed
you.
you,
kill
The dead man
2 Literally,
is
you, did warriors
likened to the sun.
"did."
[56]
kill
you?
57
9*.
Qoange'dAii, qoange'dAn, qoya'sga

It
becomes too
much,
it
becomes too
much,
dear.
Ooange'dAn, qoange'dAn, qoya'sga.

It
becomes too
much,
it
becomes too
much,
dear,
Qoange'dAn, qoange'dAn, qoya'sga.

It
becomes too
much,
it
becomes too
much,
dear,
Qoange'dAn, qoange'dAfi, qoya'sga.

It
It
It
It
It
becomes too
much,
becomes
becomes
becomes
becomes
it
becomes too
much,
too much,
it
too much,
it
too much,
it
too much,
it
dear,
becomes
becomes
becomes
becomes
SL.'e'na
too much, dear. 1

too much, dear.
too much, dear.
too much, dear.
la'nas.
92.
Gu'stas i/nan a qle'nafi ana'n xl'ladigwafidan

What
(nothing)
Guptas
Li'nafi
What
(nothing)
myself
medicine
a qle'nan ana'n xl'ladlgwandan
certain
shall use for
thing
myself
shall use for medicine?
certain
thing
Qle'nan a
For myself
Qoya's
Dear
What
What
I
dl
Alku'skldegwan.
have nothing.
dAfi xAfihina'-i.
your
face.
medicine shall
use
medicine shall
use?
have nothing
Your dear
1
face
Tnat
my
(in
to comfort me.
long
(I
i sr-my
ff
for).
rief is too great
to bear.
affliction)?
58
1
93-
Qo-es LLfnakn
Clouds
DAn
Parting
the
a-i
kusl'tUl.
open with through,

your hands
look down,
dAn
lu'yiiia-i
Your
fi
body
clouds
xA'nifia-i.
your
all
with
face all
(we
wish to
see).
your hands,
look
down
(from
Ta'xet's house).
We
wish to see your body and your face.
94-
K!iwa'-i l! nAfi qa'fiAs lQ
Th
(ofr
s
If
t
the
^^
ne
couldsee
gwl nAn
Pon
one
dead)
(=
Gwai'ye dAn
a'ldjiwa-i.
Elder brother, your
whole body.
could see the
Elder brother,
(I
(of the dead),
trail
want
to see)
95
Gin
thing
would enter upon
heart
gwai'yai,
elder brother
sad),
Gin
stle'dlguiia-i.
makes my heart
thing
sick.
the
loss
of you)
makes my heart
elder brother.
Something makes
1
2
3
it.
Some-
e.,
could go,
I)
sick (or very
(-you)
(i.
my
qa'-idan.
your whole body.
st!e'dlguiia-i
Some- makes
Something
if
my
heart sick.
Sung only by the women of this family.

Sung by a man named Skilqoe'Las for his
brother.
Sung by the same man as Song 94.
sick,
59
9 6.
Ha'klun
cUri
Like that
you
dAfi
you
If
gu gAm
gudA'ns k!in
thought
although
qe'id LAklala
not
shelter of
tree
fi
a dl
in
qla'odafi-udja.
me
seated
you thought so
not seat
me
in
(i. e M
if you chose to die),
the shelter of a tree? 1
Tas
why
did you
la'nas.
97-
was composed by Qadjiqd'k u when his niece was

drowned in Qla'nAn River, and her body could not be
[This
found.]
Guptas, gl
What
for
da'-indAgwAngAn?
poor one searching?
Ha'djadia na'da-i.
my
Alas!
am
For what
Alas
my
I,
niece.
unfortunate one, looking?
niece.
T!o1k!a
gitAna'-i.
98.
LA'gas dAn qa'n ku'gits lu agA'n

Land
you
see,
beloved when
one
you had seen land,
If
yourself,
ku stAn gi'ndagia'naxAn.
two
dear
if
you made
in canoe,
(or chief),
beloved,
you
would have saved
yourself, dear. 3
The last
Sung by
This
is
part of this
is
metaphorical.
It
the wife of one lost at sea.
merely the sense of the Haida,
means,
"Why
did you die so suddenly?"
6o
Family Doubtful.
99-
Gahi
you
Not
qe'gaxango (repeated over and over).
fa I'lIcIa
look.
at us
Do
not look at
us.
IOO. 1
Dak'n gu
Your
ki' Ista-us di
voices are
iJao
gAm
but
not
voices are tired, but
voice
(i.
e.,
a tired
want
to.
voice
tired,
Your
gudA'nhAngAn.
Id' IstastA dl
have
do not want
do not want
to
have a
to cease wailing).
Perhaps a song of the LleUfi qe'awa-i.
tired
III.
MISCELLANEOUS SONGS.
(Masset Dialect.)
Battle-Song (Gu isda's sÛna-i) of the
ao siJan
l'naga'-i.
IOI.
A'gua Skflsis
Here
l'naga'-i
ai
town
Ski'lsis's
ya gago'das ho.
lies.
Dati gua gu'la do'na-i (repeated four times).

You
think
it
good
younger
brother?
Here lies Ski'lsis's town.

Are you pleased with it, younger brother?
Battle-Song sung
in
Tsimshian.
102. 3
[Sung around the head of an enemy raised upon a
You Tsimshian
The "younger
people are
brother"
to obtain
Because they were
was able
is
foolish.
Are you
like
perhaps a captive or an opponent in
only the translation of this song.
fearless in battle.
[6i]
pole.]
coppers? 3
battle.
62
Women.
Battle-Song of
103.
women
[Song by
absence
the
during
of their husbands
with a war-party.]
SkU'ga-o
tla'et
Sk'.A/gao, this
killed
qo'nagAn.
many
people,
one
SkUVao
killed (and enslaved)
Song used by
many
making Peace
All Families in
(Ga
people.
sVlAfia-i).
la'
104.
Y6f
di tada's
Raven me
If
ate
Ao
lislnot
Now
first
time
lu
qle'nafi di u'nsAtsgaiya'ndo.
myself
if
su'g.
myself
am singing.
for
Raven had eaten me, 1
Now
dAga'n
for the first time
Song used by the e ao
would not know.
would not know myself.
am
singing to myself.
siJan l'naga'-i in
making Peace.
105.
Xa'La gwai'ye go'lgaf qle'aosgien.

Haidas'
island
green
has become.
Haida has become green (i. e. the hats

when spring comes and the foliage
appeared
as
have
The
island of the
turns green.)
"Being eaten by Raven" seems
to
mean being
killed in war.
63
Songs of Derision.
[Songs of
this
kind were largely
in
Tsimshian.
The
fol-
one of them, used in making

lowing is
fun of a poor man who pretended that he was a chief.]
a translation of
106.
Laugh
no
at
the
chief!
rattle in his
for,
hand.
although he
is
a chief, he has

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Haida. Songs, by John R.

Tsimshian Texts (New

Story of Asdi-wa'l; or,

Story of Porcupine and Beaver

Story of the Porcupine

Story of the Deluge

characteristics of the songs

a discussion of the songs, the cradle-songs are

the property of the various families.

songs which form the bulk of the collection here presented

arranged according to the families to which they be-

the publication before referred

RENDERING INDIAN SOUNDS.

are probably the same sound, intermediate between the continental

used for rendering

probably the same sound, intermediate between the continental

in law, only in foreign words.

indicate that the preceding consonant

Laryngeal catch and

indicates great length of preceding vowel.

of air allowed to escape,

identical with English

Words in parentheses in the translations have been

lu Q!c/na l'naga'-i ya'kAisl'ga L gaya'oga

^aqo'nga-ftna's Lu'hao l dja'adaga-i

smoke of your house in the

not think that they

not think that the

Skedans Creek as they used

your previous existence).

considered a re-incarnation of some dead relative.

HaU' waga daogi'+lgego+.

us go up and get her!

Ha'lA+ dl'+ga+ ski'nxaLga'go.

a noise about him.

used here for "to cry."

Come, wake up, and

noise they are going to

(at the potlatch)!

[The following cradle-songs for boys and girls are said to

yana+ a'+yane a'+yano,

A-fildja'o-gafia a-fildja'o-gana a'yane a'yaiie.

l ge'ida+lAii qla'oxan [s]ge'-f xAn aqa'dji

into that place

qlaisoredlVo qlai'xas ge-|- ku'djugwa+ngasa-f n.

he will rove about.

of him, be careful of him, be careful of him,

be careful of him, be careful of him.

about without anything

take off his head and put

of an Eagle girl must give away blankets to this boy's parents,

dAfi idjaga'djl'was e'dji.

NAfikflsLas agA'fi i'ndaLxaga'gAni.

Property in the house

Rose Spit towards

ga-ilgaga'n dA'nal ixtjudal.

Gwa-isku'n xa'-idAga-i xA'nhao dAfi na'ga

dAfi idjaga'djl'was e'dji.

when waves meet each

and are packed

A+ya-j-na'+ aya'ne a'+yano.

these great potlalches.