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I. Cradle Songs. 60

("For Girls".)

60.

hha, hha (many times).

T'-idAldans d'txa xA'nhao d'nA k'sqetgwansi L sq!ao-

Waves behind even my child looks around when salmon-

gns q!ana's at d'nA d gq'nagasa.

berries unripe with my child one will fool.

hha, hha.

hha, hha, etc.

When my child looks around behind the waves even, she

will fool me with unripe salmon-berries. 3

hha, hha.

Footnotes

41:3 I
could get no clew to the significance of these words, which are evidently partly metaphorical.
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