I. Cradle Songs. 57

p. 40

57.

H h ha h, etc.

Lan L!a ku'nga.

Stop, however, crying.

Lan L!a k'dji.

Stop, how-ever, and sit down.

Lima'n sq'lAa-i dA'ga gu'tgAn kdA'sdiga,

(Kind of skin) stowed away yours lies in many caches one after the other.

's q'li gut d kxi'gwa'gasa

Again inside (of house) you will go round.

Lan a 1 sga'-il klsLa'-i I q'gAn. 2

Stop your crying, chief I bore.

H h ha h, etc.

H h ha h, etc.

But stop crying!

Stop and sit down!

Your limA'n blankets lie stowed away in many storehouses.

Again you will go round inside of the house.

Stop crying, chief I bore!

H h ha h, etc.

Footnotes

40:1 Equivalent to la.

40:2 The word dna'gAn ("my son") is sometimes substituted for l q'gAn.