I. Cradle Songs. 58
58.
h h h, etc.
G'gus t!a'gahas dnA' kg'odiga?
What for my child sits crying,
Gu'lxas t!a'ga gwA dnA' kuga'o?
Abalone-shells for my child cries?
DA gaa' gwA d klsLia'wus q l q'gAn.
You like ? I sit a chief, my uncle I bore.
p. 41
h h h, etc.
For what does my child cry?
Does my child cry for abalone-shells?
Like you I sit as a chief, uncle 1 that I bore?
Footnotes
41:1 One of the parents' ancestors is reborn: therefore the child is called "uncle."
h h h, etc.
G'gus t!a'gahas dnA' kg'odiga?
What for my child sits crying,
Gu'lxas t!a'ga gwA dnA' kuga'o?
Abalone-shells for my child cries?
DA gaa' gwA d klsLia'wus q l q'gAn.
You like ? I sit a chief, my uncle I bore.
p. 41
h h h, etc.
For what does my child cry?
Does my child cry for abalone-shells?
Like you I sit as a chief, uncle 1 that I bore?
Footnotes
41:1 One of the parents' ancestors is reborn: therefore the child is called "uncle."
