I. Cradle Songs. 33
33.
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a Lgl'na 2 xetg'- + dA xatga'
Again perhaps Upset-Canoe in front of your father
ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao la'-us.
you look around at new things you taken care of sitting expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a gi'stA t!'go xAndja'os g
Again perhaps from where copper came from around
dA xatga' ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao
your father you look around at new things you be taken care of sitting
la'-us.
expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a gi'stA li'mAn XA'ndjusg
Again perhaps from where hide of some mainland animal came around
dA xatga' ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao
your father you look around at new things you be taken care of sitting
la'-us.
expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
p. 25
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a gi'stA gu'lxas xA'ndjus g
Again perhaps from where big variety of abalone came around
dA xatga' ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao
your father you look around at new things you be taken care of sitting
la'-us.
expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, 1 chief-woman, and look around upon all things in front of Upset-Canoe.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman!
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence coppers come.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman!
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence li'mAn-hides come.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman!
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence abalones come.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Footnotes
24:2 A place north of Cape Ball.
25:1 Chiefs' children used to be placed high up on blankets in the centre of trading-canoes so that they could look about. Here the baby is reminded of what she used to do in a former existence.
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a Lgl'na 2 xetg'- + dA xatga'
Again perhaps Upset-Canoe in front of your father
ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao la'-us.
you look around at new things you taken care of sitting expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a gi'stA t!'go xAndja'os g
Again perhaps from where copper came from around
dA xatga' ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao
your father you look around at new things you be taken care of sitting
la'-us.
expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a gi'stA li'mAn XA'ndjusg
Again perhaps from where hide of some mainland animal came around
dA xatga' ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao
your father you look around at new things you be taken care of sitting
la'-us.
expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
p. 25
Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a gi'stA gu'lxas xA'ndjus g
Again perhaps from where big variety of abalone came around
dA xatga' ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao
your father you look around at new things you be taken care of sitting
la'-us.
expect to be.
Aiya'
A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, 1 chief-woman, and look around upon all things in front of Upset-Canoe.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman!
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence coppers come.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman!
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence li'mAn-hides come.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman!
Again perhaps you expect to sit up high in your father's canoe, chief-woman, and look around the place whence abalones come.
Be careful, be careful, chief-woman.
Footnotes
24:2 A place north of Cape Ball.
25:1 Chiefs' children used to be placed high up on blankets in the centre of trading-canoes so that they could look about. Here the baby is reminded of what she used to do in a former existence.
