I. Cradle Songs. 11

11.

Gs l kdj'dia, gs l kdj'dia?

What are you for, what are you for?

Sg'na l'ga-i kdj'dia.

Supernatural power you are going to have (you) are there for

Gs l kdj'dia, gs l kdj'dia?

What are you for, what are you for?

p. 12

Gatxala' Lu 'sdala-i k'lskna

In front of him canoe to (have) pass he will not like

'hao l kdj'dia

For that he is going to be

Gs l kdj'dia, gs l kdj'dia?

What are you for, what are you for?

Sg'na l'ga-i kdj'dia.

Supernatural power you are going to have (you) are there 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 you. 1

That is what you are for.

What are you for, what are you for?

You are to have a supernatural helper.

Footnotes

12:1 If people of low family passed close in front of chiefs' houses in their canoes, they might be injured or enslaved.