I. Cradle Songs. 35
p. 27
35.
L'gua nA na'nga sL!a-i dja'kia qndj'waxa: wagi
At that time someone's grandmother hand wooden tray with square sides has been hurt, I hear: for it
gaga', wagi g'lgalwa' q!oldjida, q!oldjida, gadja'o
(you) cry, for it (you) sit and move around (i. e., the body), chief-woman chief-woman, sit and move 1
Perhaps you are crying and are moving around for your grandmother's hand, which was hurt on a wooden tray, chief-woman, chief-woman.
Footnotes
27:1 A woman of this family had such a large hand, that she could pick up enough berries to fill a wooden tray. This story is referred to, but the wording is rather obscure.
35.
L'gua nA na'nga sL!a-i dja'kia qndj'waxa: wagi
At that time someone's grandmother hand wooden tray with square sides has been hurt, I hear: for it
gaga', wagi g'lgalwa' q!oldjida, q!oldjida, gadja'o
(you) cry, for it (you) sit and move around (i. e., the body), chief-woman chief-woman, sit and move 1
Perhaps you are crying and are moving around for your grandmother's hand, which was hurt on a wooden tray, chief-woman, chief-woman.
Footnotes
27:1 A woman of this family had such a large hand, that she could pick up enough berries to fill a wooden tray. This story is referred to, but the wording is rather obscure.
