I. Cradle Songs. 1
p. 5
I.--cradle-songs.
(Skidegate Dialect.)
X'GI L'Nas.
1.
L'dj'ada kdju's L Q!'na l'nag'-i ya'kAls'ga L gaya'oga
A woman it was when Skedans the town of middle in its smoke
sgaq'nga-la's L'hao L dj'adaga-i!
large may be when what (kind of a) woman (are you)!
L'dj'ada kdj'sgu Lga-i gA'nLa-i ge'istA L! s'qgA[ga]
A woman was there Skedans Creek out of they make the noise
qa-ixuna'-la's L'hao L djad'ga!
of singing continually may (not) be when what (kind of a) woman are (you)!
You need not think that the smoke of your house in the middle of Skedans will be as great as when you were a woman (in your previous life upon earth 1).
You need not think that they will make such a continual noise of singing in Skedans Creek as they used to when you were a woman (in your previous existence).
Footnotes
5:1 The child is considered a re-incarnation of some dead relative.
I.--cradle-songs.
(Skidegate Dialect.)
X'GI L'Nas.
1.
L'dj'ada kdju's L Q!'na l'nag'-i ya'kAls'ga L gaya'oga
A woman it was when Skedans the town of middle in its smoke
sgaq'nga-la's L'hao L dj'adaga-i!
large may be when what (kind of a) woman (are you)!
L'dj'ada kdj'sgu Lga-i gA'nLa-i ge'istA L! s'qgA[ga]
A woman was there Skedans Creek out of they make the noise
qa-ixuna'-la's L'hao L djad'ga!
of singing continually may (not) be when what (kind of a) woman are (you)!
You need not think that the smoke of your house in the middle of Skedans will be as great as when you were a woman (in your previous life upon earth 1).
You need not think that they will make such a continual noise of singing in Skedans Creek as they used to when you were a woman (in your previous existence).
Footnotes
5:1 The child is considered a re-incarnation of some dead relative.
