I. Cradle Songs. 42

42.

Hao da'lA La'a hao da'lA La tcna'-i lan'ga 2 gut gda

You you grand-father's town upon chiefs' children

gAnlgaldi'n,

walking about,

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DalA'n sgun ya'das g'tss, dalA' ya'daga.

You (are the) only (ones) fit to be chiefs' children, you are fit to be.

Sqada'ls dalA' ya'daga,

Great ones you are fit to be,

Gts's dalA' ya'daga.

Chiefs' children you are fit to be.

You walk about as chiefs' children in your grandfather's town.

Only you are fit to be chiefs' children.

You are fit to be sqada'l (close relatives of chiefs).

You are fit to be chiefs' children.

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Footnotes

31:2 Sometimes qaqa'nga ("his town"), perhaps qaga'oga, was substituted for lan'ga.