I. Cradle Songs. 6
6.
A+ya+a'+ ay +ya.
Be careful, be careful, be careful.
La hao ldja'oga+n.
He is a nobleman.
p. 9
I'+lgia wAga'(a) k'+sk+twas s+ L tc'na qniga'-i
(Face) changed like it will be wherever your place is his grand-father powerful
g a la qeald+ga.
for he looks expectantly.
Ay' a o ldja'oga+n.
Be careful, this is a nobleman.
Be careful (of the child), be careful, be careful.
This is going to be a great man.
His face will be changed wherever he may be, when he
looks for the coming of his powerful grandfather 1 (and sees him).
Be careful, this is going to be a great man.
Footnotes
9:1 Skedans and his people called Dj'basa, the Tsimshian chief at Kitkatla, "grand father," and vice versa. After he has become a man, the child's face will look joyous when he sees his Tsimshian friends approach.
A+ya+a'+ ay +ya.
Be careful, be careful, be careful.
La hao ldja'oga+n.
He is a nobleman.
p. 9
I'+lgia wAga'(a) k'+sk+twas s+ L tc'na qniga'-i
(Face) changed like it will be wherever your place is his grand-father powerful
g a la qeald+ga.
for he looks expectantly.
Ay' a o ldja'oga+n.
Be careful, this is a nobleman.
Be careful (of the child), be careful, be careful.
This is going to be a great man.
His face will be changed wherever he may be, when he
looks for the coming of his powerful grandfather 1 (and sees him).
Be careful, this is going to be a great man.
Footnotes
9:1 Skedans and his people called Dj'basa, the Tsimshian chief at Kitkatla, "grand father," and vice versa. After he has become a man, the child's face will look joyous when he sees his Tsimshian friends approach.
