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I. Cradle Songs. 17
I. Cradle Songs. 17
17.
Hao dalA' sgA'nxAn klsLa'is 2 ya'ta gadA'ldgAnkw;
You only chief are of a high family
Hao dalA' sgA'nxAn klsLa'is ya'ta gadA'ldgAnkw;
You only chief are of a high family
G L! (
aya+
) q!otg'dixan dj'gadA'gan.
For they used to be soliciting (
they
) tried to get the woman a long time.
Hao dalA' sgA'nxAn klsLa'is ya'ta gadA'ldgAnkw;
You only chief are of a high family
Hao dalA' sgA'nxAn klsLa'is ya'ta gadA'ldgAnkw;
You only chief are of a high family
You alone are fit to be a chief woman,
You alone are fit to be a chief woman.
For (
you
) they begged a long time (
to obtain you in marriage
).
You alone are fit to be a chief woman,
You alone are fit to be a chief woman
.
Footnotes
15:2
The second verse of this song is identical with this one, except that q!o'ldjat (
"chief woman"
) is substituted for klsLa'is wherever it occurs.
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