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Ii. Mourning Songs. 94
Ii. Mourning Songs. 94
94. 2
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!iwa'-i L! nA q'As L gw nA qa'-ida.
The trail (
of the dead
) but one could see if upon one (
= I
) could go,
Gwai'y dA 'ldjiwa-i.
Elder brother, your whole body.
If I could see the trail (
of the dead
), I would enter upon it.
Elder brother, (
I want to see
) your whole body
.
Footnotes
58:2
Sung by a man named Sklqo'Las for his brother.
fairie queene woman
|
dr guyon
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