I. Cradle Songs. 28
p. 21
28. 1
Gi'L X'na q'li, gi'l X'na q'li,
At the time Skidegate Inlet, at the time Skidegate Inlet,
DA'liai d L!da'ogo-ulaiya,
To swell up you burst (on that day),
Sgal st'li k'lsLa-i (four times).
Secret Society having one day [or morning], chief.
Ga-i lA 'st-l k'lsLa-i (four times).
That do one day (again), chief.
Ga'odjaos ga'-ila st'l k'lsLa-i.
Drum (town) at that place do it some day, chief.
Skidegate Inlet, Skidegate Inlet.
When you burst with swelling,
You had the Secret Society perform one day, chief.
Do it again, chief!
Do it one day at Drum Town, chief! 2
Footnotes
21:1 The oldest of the set.
21:2 Once when there was a great famine in Skidegate Inlet, the chief of Drum Town had enough property to hold a potlatch and save every one from starvation.
28. 1
Gi'L X'na q'li, gi'l X'na q'li,
At the time Skidegate Inlet, at the time Skidegate Inlet,
DA'liai d L!da'ogo-ulaiya,
To swell up you burst (on that day),
Sgal st'li k'lsLa-i (four times).
Secret Society having one day [or morning], chief.
Ga-i lA 'st-l k'lsLa-i (four times).
That do one day (again), chief.
Ga'odjaos ga'-ila st'l k'lsLa-i.
Drum (town) at that place do it some day, chief.
Skidegate Inlet, Skidegate Inlet.
When you burst with swelling,
You had the Secret Society perform one day, chief.
Do it again, chief!
Do it one day at Drum Town, chief! 2
Footnotes
21:1 The oldest of the set.
21:2 Once when there was a great famine in Skidegate Inlet, the chief of Drum Town had enough property to hold a potlatch and save every one from starvation.
