I. Cradle Songs. 13

p. 13

(\"For Girls".)

13.

Ga'nhao dA dj'ada-gadj'gA, dA dj'das, dA dj'das,

For you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman,

dA dj'das, dA dj'das.

you are a woman, you are a woman.

GA'nhao dA dj'ada-gadj'gA, dA dj'das, dA dj'das,

For you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman,

dA dj'das, dA dj'das.

you are a woman, you are a woman.

X'na q'li lk!i'na-i kld'lL!xaigaiAgAn dA dj'das, dA

Skidegate Inlet the woods (i.e. timber) you are going to command you are a woman, you

dj'das.

are a woman.

For this you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, you 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 woman,

To command the sticks (i.e., house-poles) of Skidegate Inlet, 1 you are a woman, you are a woman.

Footnotes

13:1 The girls of this family often married Skidegate chiefs. So the girl will command when house-poles are to be raised.