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I. Cradle Songs. 48

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48.

Ay'a k'lsLa-i ga'a (four times).

Be careful of chief my own.

Dja Lan la q!'gugago.

Say, stop biting.

DA si-' djigu'ldAxwa gda'-i.

Your month might become crooked mosquitoes common things.

Be careful of my chief.

Stop biting!

Your mouth might become crooked, common mosquitoes. 1

Footnotes

35:1
The singer is probably drawing an analogy between the biting of mosquitoes and bad words used towards the rich by common people, who are called "mosquitoes."
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