I. Cradle Songs. 37 : 38. Ha ddaxui'+g'+ anA' xAg' lAndj'+wa'+s la+. Towards the woods some one facing sitting down (like common people) he (who was sitting). Dja Lana' q!o'guga++. Say, stop telling lies. DA siwulAndj'g'+sga+[ha] djigA'ldAxwa g+djhao. Your mouth will be crooked mosquito (i. e., common people) people...
I. Cradle Songs. 36 : 36. D'gua g'gwaiya' g'gwaiya', d'gua, g'gwaiya' You ? (whence) have been falling have been falling, you ? (whence) have been falling, g'gwaiya'. have been falling. D'gua g'gwaiya' g'gwaiya' You ? have been falling have been falling Sq!aos qs gs'tA gua da g'gwaiya' g'gwaiya' da Salmon-berry bushes...
I. Cradle Songs. 21 : 21. 1 Ha LA ha La+ ha L'+, ha LA ha La+ ha L+. (Laughter) 'ga lglga'odgAn sgoa'na gw+, Here is where black ground used to be one [of them], Ha LA ha La+ ha L'+, ha LA ha La+ ha L+. (Laughter) A g'ldjidAs 2 g'a. A g'ldjidAs g'a. Crow like a, crow like a. Ha LA ha La+ ha L'+, ha LA ha La+ ha L+. Here...
I. Cradle Songs. 28 : p. 21 28. 1 Gi'L X'na q'li, gi'l X'na q'li, At the time Skidegate Inlet, at the time Skidegate Inlet, DA'liai d L!da'ogo-ulaiya, To swell up you burst (on that day), Sgal st'li k'lsLa-i (four times). Secret Society having one day [or morning], chief. Ga-i lA 'st-l k'lsLa-i (four times). That do...
I. Cradle Songs. 75 : Masset Dialect. 1) L'LA Q'AWA-I. 75. ya h hi', etc. Q'gaigaa n'ga L!ao Sk'lss x'gAndigi wa'di kuga' uga'-i. Uncles houses in but Sk'lss makes a noise (potlatch) for it (he or she) is crying. Wa'di k'djiwa 'ya h h!, etc. For it sits greatly. ya h hi', etc. But he (or she) is crying for the noise...
I. Cradle Songs. 85 : p. 54 85. G'gus t!ao dA s'kudjiwa gia'ga t!a'gwa? What for you are crying things (clothing) for? WAsk!in a'a dA giA'nda kudj'asa. But yours you shall wear chief (or "dear"). For what do you cry, chief (or dear)? For clothing? You shall wear it, chief (or dear).
I. Cradle Songs. 62 : "For Boys". 2) 62. Ay'hiya, ay'hiya (many times). D s' gut l'gaasa Lgai-' l'nag'-i q l q'gAn. You too will be happy there Skidegate town, my uncle I bore. Ay'hiya, ay'hiya (many times). Ay'hiya, ay'hiya, etc. You will again be happy there in Skidegate town, 3 uncle I bore. Ay'hiya, ay'hiya, etc...
I. Cradle Songs. 88 : p. 55 88. ULa'mAn g'lggasLas L tc!a'A gut ku'sgetg. ULa'mAn is on the sea (in sight) when his canoe companions upon the captain looked about. A l agA' k'lSLia kudj'da. Make yourself a chief's son, dear. Haiya k'lsLa-i, haiya k'lsLa-i, ha'osn k'lsLa-igan. Now chief, now chief, again chief. When...
I. Cradle Songs. 71 : p. 48 71. +hua', 1 +hua', hua'-a-a, Loftiest one, loftiest one, loftiest one, DA n'ga ga L!a qoa'ndgn gua k'lsLa-i. Your house in there was formerly plenty, ? chief. G'na uhua', uhua', qli sku'na ydA'lgAAs a, Something, greatest one, greatest one, inside (some thing) big smells strongly, U'hu...
I. Cradle Songs. 78 : 78. Nanaiga'a LAga' sg'nas gu'lxas q!olda's L sg'nas g Grandmother's land supernatural beings abalone-shells stole when supernatural beings to h ki'igagn. I called. GAm gn gu d gudA'a hai. Nothing I wish to eat (?) now. When the supernatural beings stole abalone-shells from grandmother's land, I...
I. Cradle Songs. 81 : 81. Gia'gA L!ao yu'ndaga-i, gia'gA L!ao yu'ndaga-i. My crests (or figures), however, are very large; my crests, however, are very large. Hao q!a'lAs yu'ndaga-i, hao q!a'lAs yu'ndaga-i. This image is very large, this image is very large. Gia'gA L!ao yu'ndaga-i, hao q!a'lAs yu'ndaga-i. My crests...
I. Cradle Songs. 66 : 66. Q-igag+djat +ni'nai ga ai 'angAn. A woman of Qa-i went out and married, went out and married. L! lqaxiasLaia'si gu L q'da-i hao gao-ula' gua k'lsLa- They are going to call him, there canoe largest (i. e., chief's) is gone in the morning, ? chief ig'+na. my own. One went to Sea-Lion Town...
I. Cradle Songs. 32 : LG'XETGU L'NAS. 32. [Hao] 's [a a] Lgua' [a] dA lal'ga+gaga [ha] xga'nl Again I do not expect your screens inside there will be a'-us wag+g'ga' g'lgalwan. a noise for it (you) are crying (you) are moving while sitting down. p. 24 I do not expect there will again be a noise inside your screens...
I. Cradle Songs. 25 : LGAI-' L'NAS. 25. D'nA djat '+ngadju+ My child a woman (comes out having) married, D'nA djat '+ngadju+ My child a woman (comes out having) married, [Aq!a] Q!aiya'-i aq!lg'stA+, Q!aiya'-i from the top of, D'nA djat '+ngadju+ My child a woman (comes out having) married, D'nA djat '+ngadju+. My child...
I. Cradle Songs. 24 : p. 19 (In Tsimshian.) 24. H + gw'ldAma aga'-i (six times) HA'naag h + gw'ldAma aga'-i ha-a-d+ gtc q!Al Woman ms (a) n'cna alg' 1 ha-a-d+ gl blha algu not (?) haliotis not (?) H + gw'ldAma aga'-i i (three times). FOOTNOTES 19:1 Probably a'lgE ("not"), or lgu ("small").
I. Cradle Songs. 80 : 80. 'gua n'nA Lga gut k'lgalgua'-i gAn wagA'n sL!a'gA Here is her grand-mother's land upon walking about for for it use (your) hands kudj'wan. 2 dear. Use your hands, my dear, to walk about upon grandmother's land. FOOTNOTES 52:2 Kudj'wan is also a "high word" for "to sit."
I. Cradle Songs. 67 : p. 45 67. Tc'nA slg' nA kgwai'ya 1 skoa'gagn g'tgag 2 hao. His grand-father's place some one went a long time ago behind was there. L'ga g'ga ga sLdA'lda Lgag'ga ga qngig'ga; On his canoe planks they put on their sides on his canoe thing is great on the water; Wa'gAn d'nA+ h'dja+la-i wa'gAn d'n...
I. Cradle Songs. 79 : 79. Tc'nA l'ga gi'gulaga, tc'nA l'ga gi'gulaga. Grand-father's wave listens for, grand-father's wave listens for. StA L!ao tcnA' s'ga gut k'djgiagandalan. After it but grand-father's sea upon goes along stopping often on the way (upon the water). p. 52 (He) listens for grandfather's 1 wave, he...
I. Cradle Songs. 84 : 84. Yn dA 'skudals L gAm l d'gu ku'gaA hA. Truly you are chief (or "dear") if not you on my (imp.) (knees) cry! D gwa ga lgaiqendigwA'us. I am not rich. If you are truly a chief (reborn), do not cry upon my knees! I am not rich. 1 FOOTNOTES 53:1 The child is scolded as being a reborn chief, and too...
I. Cradle Songs. 63 : p. 43 63. I h'ha. G'sgihao d kungi'wa? What you are crying for? X'na-qa'li g gua d ku'ga? Skidegate Inlet for ? you cry? 's sta dA k'iawasa. Again from you will have news sent around about you. I h'ha. What are you crying for? Do you cry for Skidegate Inlet? Again from there you will have news...
I. Cradle Songs. 20 : p. 17 20. L!a sgA'nxAn L! gidA s'ga. L!a sgA'nxAn hao gidA Those only are that way, they say. Those only are that way, L! s'ga. they say. GAm iL! La geitg'a L! s'ga. Not (with) us however it was that way they say. They alone belong to a high family, they say. They alone belong to a high family...
I. Cradle Songs. 34 : p. 26 34. Agua' q!oldjat xatg'l++A Ldj x'-idAga-i gAn It may be chief-woman's fathers Bella Bella people with LsqA'sL ndj'wAs gu tc!aan' dj'a l'na la'-a-a-a return by canoe from being angry there the fire next to that one let agA' ha-i tc!tg'go g'anda. let watch and tend you while you lie...
I. Cradle Songs. 69 : Songs of Kaisun.) 69. Qoand'gni qoand'gni k'lsLa-i+, There used to be plenty, there used to be plenty, chief, DA n'ga ga L!a'hao qoa'ndgn k'lsLa-i+; Your house in but there used to be plenty, chief; Qoand'gni qoand'gni k'lsLa-i+, There used to be plenty, there used to be plenty, chief, Qoand'gni...
I. Cradle Songs. 77 : p. 51 L'LA KUN L'NAG'-I. 77. 'gua n'nA Lga gut d'na ku-i-'ndalane. It was his grand-mother's land upon my child walks (a proud word). Wa'gan st!a'ga kudja'oan. For it his foot is dear. GAm la ku'ga A. Not you cry (excl.)! My child walks proudly upon his grandmother's land. His dear foot is...
I. Cradle Songs. 73 : N'-IKUN Q'GAWA-I. 73. 'djsigwA'ns g d'nA gwa'wa s'wasi. Not a common woman at all my child he refuses says. Wa'g d'+nA gwa'wa nA s'wasi. To it my child refuses, some one says. A'ga xA'nhao nas'wa gt'n-djats xAn A'ga ina'suw+, His own just there wants that one Eagle-woman yet his says he wants th...
I. Cradle Songs. 30 : NA Y'ANS X'-IDAGA-I. 30. NAk'lSLas gg'+ qndj'way hao hao qnxi'ndalA. NAk'lSLas's father a great one, such a great one coming along. Gua+ qng'dao +dja'n s q'nlgalwa. Halloo! great chief is he says great one moving about. Gua'+ qwga (g) g'na gagtlgn 'hao hao s halloo! sky to something stretched up...
I. Cradle Songs. 26 : p. 20 26. Gt'n-djatsga y'na++ s'++ga; Eagle-woman his own has already married, he is saying; Gt'n-djatsga y'na++ s'++ga; Eagle-woman his own has already married, he is saying; Ad'dAxua xA'nhao wa'ga g'djiwa s. Near right behind [the town] even his sits greatly, he says. Ha'lai wa'ga da'oglkxaog;...
I. Cradle Songs. 65 : p. 44 Q'-IAL L'NAS. (Songs of Q-i l'nag'-i.) 65. Q-i d'txa+ l q'gwa qa'od+ k'lsLa-i l l q'xa Sea-Lion (Town) behind I was looking around a while, chief is going to be I found, kA'nxida-i+. boy just big enough to walk. Aiy'a, aiy'a, k'lsLa-igan. Take care, take care, my own chief! Aiy'a q'gtg...
I. Cradle Songs. 82 : p. 53 82. A LAga-i yuku'ndjudasi 'gut sg'nas dalA' y'dada-dgn. This land is a point (Rose Spit) on supernatural beings those you left. Supernatural beings used to leave you on this point of land (i. e., Rose Spit). "
I. Cradle Songs. 61 : p. 42 61. I hyaha, etc. GustA g'hao d'na kug'gA? What for my child cries? Q!'na kun x'txa kuL'ndala-igi 's g'da kuLind'lgasan Q!'na Point in front of to pass along by canoe again cries for that she will travel by canoe q!o'lgAn dj'ga? my master's wife h', etc. I hyaha, etc. For what is my child...
I. Cradle Songs. 86 : 86. Na gst' d'na qoga'-iwas L naas gad' d'na k'sqedA- Out of his house mine goes out when, house around mine will walk gwaasa. and look. 'ldjao dA'Al kuda'ltc!aasa. Chief (or rich man) with my dear will enter. When my child goes out of his house, he will walk around among the houses and look...
I. Cradle Songs. 22 : p. 18 Q!'NA Q'GAWA-I. 22. Hao tc'nA lan'ga gua d d'ga. Your grandfather's town ? you own. Ga'godiya-i gua sg'naga, Ga'godiya-i gua sg'naga. Lies large ? is it powerful, Lies large ? is it powerful. Hao tc'nA lan'ga gua d d'ga. Your grandfather's town ? you own. Q'ngodiya-i gua sg'naga, Q'ngodiya-i...
I. Cradle Songs. 7 : 7. A+ya'+ a'da gua 'dji tc'na-i. Be careful you ? is grandfather. A+ya'+ a'da gua 'dji NAk'lSLas. Be careful you ? is grandfather. A+ya'+ a'qws nA ktn'ugn. 2 Be careful this sky one touched. Be careful. Is this you, grandfather? 3 Be careful. Is this you, NAk'lSLas? 3 Take care. This is perhaps...
I. Cradle Songs. 49 : 49. D gut gua gagwai'ya gagwai'ya; qa'-idjis qs g'stA You your mind made up ? to fall into (the cradle) to fall into (the cradle) spruce top from gagwai'ya sq!aos qs g'stA gagwai'ya. to fall in; salmon-berry bush top from to fall in. Did you make up your mind to fall (into the cradle), to fall...
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. L...
Iii. Miscellaneous Songs. 106 : p. 63 SONGS OF DERISION. [Songs of this kind were largely in Tsimshian. The following is a translation of one of them, used in making fun of a poor man who pretended that he was a chief.] 106. Laugh at the chief! for, although he is a chief, he has no rattle in his hand.
I. Cradle Songs. 14 : 14. Hao dalA' sgA'nxAnhao ya't gadA'ldigan q!o'ldjat, hao You only ones were brought up well chief women, dalA' sgA'nxAnhao ya't gadA'ldigan q!o'ldjat, You only ones were brought up well chief women, Q!'na-kun gad' ga Lnda'lL!xaga-iyu. Skedans point around sit in his canoe and come with him. Hao...
I. Cradle Songs. 10 : p. 11 10. Gn'+ lxA'n, gn'+ lxA'n, Things all sorts of, things all sorts of, A L nao da'o-gadAldia', a L nao da'o-gadA'ldia'. As many as grow up well, as many as grow up well. Sqa'g t'ga q!alA'l'nsgua, Dog-salmon kill he is not going to be able, A L nao da'o-gadA'ldia', a L nao da'o-gadA'ldia'...
Iii. Miscellaneous Songs. 102 : BATTLE-SONG SUNG IN TSIMSHIAN. 102. 2 [Sung around the head of an enemy raised upon a pole.] You Tsimshian people are foolish. Are you like coppers? 3 FOOTNOTES 61:2 I was able to obtain only the translation of this song. 61:3 Because they were fearless in battle.
I. Cradle Songs. 53 : 53. Dga g'goaya+, Dga g'goaya+, y h h, To me you came, to me you came, y h h, Dga g'goaya, Dga g'goaya. To me you came, to me you came, Awa'-i L!a'hao d'ga dna' ga gwaiya'gAn. Mother instead of some one else to me my child to (me) came walking. Awa'-i L!a'hao d'ga dna' gt gwaiya'gAn. Mother instead...
I. Cradle Songs. 3 : 3. Ha'lA+ d'+ga+ sk'nxaLga'go. Come for me all wake up. Al q'+gadigwga, I dreamed about, Ha ha gas'n xega'nl. 2 (Laughing) they are going to make a noise about him. p. 7 Come, wake up, and listen to me! I dreamed about it. Ha, ha! oh, what a noise they are going to make over him (at the potlatch)...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 99 : p. 60 FAMILY DOUBTFUL. 99. GAm la 'L!dA qe'gaxago (repeated over and over). Not you at us look. Do not look at us.
I. Cradle Songs. 45 : 45. DA sgu'nxA'n gua dj'ada kudj'diaws, You are not the only one woman we who belong to a low family, DA sgu'nxA'n gua dj'ada kudj'diaws, You are not the only one woman we who belong to a low family, Djia'djats hao qoa'nga, Women are plenty, Djia'djats hao qoan kuha'oga. Women plenty belonging...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 91 : 91. Qoang'dA, qoang'dA, qoya'sga It becomes too much, it becomes too much, dear. Qoang'dA, qoang'dA, qoya'sga It becomes too much, it becomes too much, dear. Qoang'dA, qoang'dA, qoya'sga It becomes too much, it becomes too much, dear. Qoang'dA, qoang'dA, qoya'sga It becomes too much, it becomes too...
Title Page : HAIDA SONGS BY JOHN R. SWANTON From Publications Of The American Ethnological Society, Vol. III. Late E. J. Brill Publishers And Printers Leyden [1912] Scanned , July 2003. J.B. Hare, Redactor. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any Non-commercial Purpose, Provided This...
I. Cradle Songs. 18 : p. 16 18. HalA' ga'g gao-o (eight times) Come, let her sit on my lap (or "let us have her") Ga ga'os waL'xAn la gu'tgi gagaga'gao gu'tg ska'ndgo lA. The villages all to each other hand (her) to each other hand. La sgun ga'ggw', la sgun ga'ggw' I only take care of her now, I only take care of her...
I. Cradle Songs. 41 : 41. HalA' gag' gu, halA' gag' gu, Come, let us take (the baby) on our knees there; come, let us take (the baby) on our knees there. G'ga na'ga qAli gutg gagaga', gutg gagaga'. Its father's house inside to each other hand it, to each other hand it. HalA' gag' gu, halA' gag' gu, Come, let us take it...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 95 : 95. 3 Gn st!'dgua-i gwai'yai, Something (= you) makes my heart sick (or very sad), elder brother, Gn st!'dgua-i. Something makes my heart sick. Something (i. e., the loss of you) makes my heart sick, elder brother. Something makes my heart sick. FOOTNOTES 58:3 Sung by the same man as Song 94.
I. Cradle Songs. 55 : Y'KU GTNA'-I. 55. (Words in Tlingit) Ya'nax, ya'nax; 'hao; ya'nax, ya'nax. 2 Gadj'djs dqal dAsg xku yana. his dog WAgakda kAda'ostdja. p. 39 Haida Equivalent. Xa'as xA'nhao q'gas wa'ga A'ga k!'gagA'ga: Dogs even when they have pups to them theirs love: Wa'alhao A'ga ga d k!ga'gA. That is why mine I...
I. Cradle Songs. 5 : p. 8 5. Hao g'na gA+n dA djag'dj'was 'dji. This thing for you sitting as a boy are. Hao g'na gA+n dA djag'dj'was 'dji. This thing for you sitting as a boy are. NAk'lSLas agA ndaLxag'gAn. NAk'lSLas himself made a human being. Skls nag'ga ksk'ndias 'dji, wA'stA Q!aku'ngwi Property in the house w...
I. Cradle Songs. 16 : p. 15 16. D L!naxAn g'ilda hao a gd'gani[h]. I like that became they used to wish. WAgaa' la gilsgia' hao. Like that she became soon. 'ha dalA' sgA'nxAn k'lsLa-i 1 ya'ta d gadAldj'ga You only chief only (or fit) you are (said of a high family) hao +. They used to wish that I should be like th...
Iii. Miscellaneous Songs. 104 : SONG USED BY ALL FAMILIES IN MAKING PEACE (GA L' S?A'LAA-I). 104. Yl d tda's L q!e'na d u'nsAtsgaiya'nd. Raven me ate if myself I would not know. Ao Lsnt dAga' l s'g. Now first time for myself I am singing. If Raven had eaten me, 1 I would not know myself. Now for the first time I am singing...
I. Cradle Songs. 12 : 12. K!st' gwal'asi, k!st' gwal'asi, w'ga q'dji la Two if there were, two if there were, their heads I dagaga'olasi. would keep. K!st' gwal'asi, k!st' gwal'asi, w'ga q'dji la Two if there were, two if there were, their heads I dagaga'olasi. would keep. If there were two (boys), if there were two, I...
I. Cradle Songs. 1 : p. 5 I.--CRADLE-SONGS. (Skidegate Dialect.) X'GI L'NAS. 1. L'dj'ada kdju's L Q!'na l'nag'-i ya'kAls'ga L gaya'oga A woman it was when Skedans the town of middle in its smoke sgaq'nga-la's L'hao L dj'adaga-i! large may be when what (kind of a) woman (are you)! L'dj'ada kdj'sgu Lga-i gA'nLa-i...
I. Cradle Songs. 51 : 51. Ay'a 'ldjao yaa x'lss ga' gu'tgei dalA' x'ldj Be careful, noble men mine, leaves like to one another you are going q'ndaldiasga. to grow. Ay'a k'lsLa-i g'a, ay'a k'lsLa-i g'a. Be careful, chief mine! Be careful, chief mine! Be careful, my noble sons! you will grow to one another like leaves. Be...
I. Cradle Songs. 9 : 9. WAgaa' g'il+dia+, Like it it has become, WAgaa' g'il+dia+, Like it it has become, Gad'+ GalgA'lda-kun gad' daLg'sLdia. Around GalgA'lda point around lots of canoes are coming. WAgaa' g'il+dia+, Like it it has become, WAgaa' g'il+dia+, Like it it has become. Now it has come to pass, Now it h...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 93 : p. 58 93. 1 Qo-s LL'alA ?a-i l kus't!Al. Clouds open with your hands through, look down. DA l'ya-i dA xA'a-i. Your body all your face all (we wish to see). Parting the clouds with your hands, look down (from T'xet's house). We wish to see your body and your face. FOOTNOTES 58:1 Sung only by...
I. Cradle Songs. 47 : 47. H hyaihya gwa-i k'lsLa-i hao ahai'ya aya q!ai'gndalA Island chief this was coming l gdA' hao h ahaiya I thought, but KlsLa'-is Lua'-i L!a qngndala-i, h hyai hya. Chief's canoe, however, comes greatly. I thought the island chief 1 was coming, But the chief's canoe comes greatly. 2 FOOTNOTES 34:1...
I. Cradle Songs. 59 : 59. L'gua xAld'gA q!'lget [ahya] Why is it your slave close by, Hao d lgy'gAA d sk'djiwa? You want something you cannot get, you say? DA q'naga kdj'geda q l q'gAn. You are too foolish, my uncle I bore. Why do you cry for something that you cannot get, Sitting close by your slave? 2 You are very...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 89 : p. 56 II.--MOURNING-SONGS. (K'ldjao qaga'n or S?ai'ga s?alAa.) (Masset Dialect.) Yaku l'nas. 89. Hao gua dA q'gulAg. ? you are going down. Djg'es gu qag'lAga kuda'l. Sun there is going down, dear. Are you going down? The sun there is going down, dear, 1 FOOTNOTES 56:1 The dead man is likened...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 97 : TS L'NAS. 97. [This was composed by Qadjiq'ku when his niece was drowned in Q!a'nAn River, and her body could not be found.] G'stas, g l da'-indAgwAgA? What for I poor one searching? H'djadia n'da-i. Alas! my niece. For what am I, unfortunate one, looking? Alas! my niece. "
I. Cradle Songs. 43 : STASA'OS Q'GAWA-I. 43. Wa'Lu d'nA gda' kxi'gwans' Lu gxAn s'lget a'ga At that time my child youth goes around as a when for nothing alone my own la q!'-ugwa. I sit -around. When my child becomes a youth, I shall vainly sit around alone (for he will go to live with his uncle).
I. Cradle Songs. 50 : 50. 'dA g'ga n'gaga adA' tc'nga n'ga adA' tc'nga Your father's house in, your grand-father's house, your grand-father's n'ga, house, Gil'sAms 2 sq!'na-i ga tag'nalxandles ga dA qoya' Nass Inlet sea-gulls make a noise while eating in you dear g'lgalwa. move about highly. p. 36 'dA g'ga n'gag...
I. Cradle Songs. 13 : p. 13 ("For Girls".) 13. GA'nhao dA dj'ada-gadj'gA, dA dj'das, dA dj'das, For you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, dA dj'das, dA dj'das. you are a woman, you are a woman. GA'nhao dA dj'ada-gadj'gA, dA dj'das, dA dj'das, For you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, dA dj'd...
Iii. Miscellaneous Songs. 101 : p. 61 III.--MISCELLANEOUS SONGS. (Masset Dialect.) BATTLE-SONG (GU SDA'S S?'LAA-I) OF THE ?AO SL!AN L'NAG'-I. 101. 'gua Sk'lss l'nag'-i ?ai'ya gag'das h. Here Sk'lss's town lies. DA gua g'la d'na-i (repeated four times). You ? think it good younger brother? Here lies Sk'lss's town. Are you pleased...
Iii. Miscellaneous Songs. 105 : SONG USED BY THE ?AO SL!AN L'NAG'-I IN MAKING PEACE. 105. X'La gwai'y g'lgal q!'aosgin. Haidas' island green has become. The island of the Haida has become green (i. e. the hats have appeared as when spring comes and the foliage turns green.) "
I. Cradle Songs. 17 : 17. Hao dalA' sgA'nxAn klsLa'is 2 ya'ta gadA'ldgAnkw; You only chief are of a high family Hao dalA' sgA'nxAn klsLa'is ya'ta gadA'ldgAnkw; You only chief are of a high family G L! (aya+) q!otg'dixan dj'gadA'gan. For they used to be soliciting (they) tried to get the woman a long time. Hao dalA'...
I. Cradle Songs. 4 : "QA'GIALS Q'GAWA-I. [The following cradle-songs for boys and girls are said to have been sung in the sequence here given when sung at potlatches; at least, the position of the last one was fixed.] ("For Boys"). 4. '+yaa+ '+yaa+ '+yaa+ +yae a'+ya, Be careful, be careful, be careful, be careful, be...
I. Cradle Songs. 54 : 54. Ggu's gi la gtg'+? What for he (or she) is crying like a noble's son [gt]? Ggu's gi la galgalwa'? What for he moves around? Atc'na-i n'ga-i g la kunga' 1 galgalwa's ah'gua, etc. Grandfather the house for he is crying moves about as he is seated. Why does he cry as a noble cries (i.e., softly)...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 96 : p. 59 96. Ha'k!un dA gudA'ns k!in gu gAm qe'id LAk!ala ?a d Like that you thought although ? not tree shelter of in dA q!a'oda-dja. you seated me? If you thought so (i. e., if you chose to die), why did you not seat me in the shelter of a tree? 1 " FOOTNOTES 59:1 The last part of this is...
I. Cradle Songs. 42 : 42. Hao da'lA La'a hao da'lA La tcna'-i lan'ga 2 gut gda You you grand-father's town upon chiefs' children gAnlgaldi'n, walking about, p. 32 DalA'n sgun ya'das g'tss, dalA' ya'daga. You (are the) only (ones) fit to be chiefs' children, you are fit to be. Sqada'ls dalA' ya'daga, Great ones you are...
Next. 37 : p. 28 37. Ha-il' gdona'; 1 ha-il' gdona'. Stop crying, chief's child; stop crying, chief's child. Hao s' h' Lgua gtss gaodjuwa'-i hao dA gan Again I do not expect chief's child's drums you for xgldia' lna'gs. Ha-i wA'g() gaga' galg'lwa. sound are going to. Now for it crying moving about seated...
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...
I. Cradle Songs. 8 : 8. U'yat u'yat, da'lA yA'ta+gadA'ldia'asa. Only only you are going to be a yA'ta. 4 U'yat u'yat, da'lA yA'ta+gadA'ldia'asa. Only only you are going to be a yA'ta. p. 10 A tc'na-i+ ln'+ga a'+ga la x'-tsktsga. His grandfather's town his he will fill with property seaward. D q'ndAldigoas' L q'gets...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 92 : SL!'A L'NAS 92. G'stas L'na a q!'na ana' x'ladgwada? What (nothing) myself certain thing shall use for medicine? G'stas L'na a q!'na ana' x'ladgwada? What (nothing) myself certain thing shall use for medicine? Q!'na a d Alk'skdgwa. For myself I have nothing. Qoya's dA xAha'-i. Dear your face. Wh...
I. Cradle Songs. 46 : p. 34 SQO'LADAS. 46. WA'ga x'ga qeg'ndala-i (four times) His (son or daughter) making a great noise went by on the water. Agua ga'-idjxuihao. I wonder which way he is going (i. e., the child)! WA'ga x'ga qeg'ndala-i His (son or daughter) making a great noise went by on the water. A'gu...
I. Cradle Songs. 2 : p. 6 Q!'DASGO Q'GAWA-I. 2. G'tns dja'tga ya'+na sgw+. Eagle woman his own marry he is saying. G'tns dja'tga ya'+na sgw+. Eagle woman his own marry he is saying. A'd'dAxua xA'nhao wa'ga gadj'+wAn s'gA, Here behind us yet his wife sits, he says, A'd'dAxua xA'nhao wa'ga gadj'+wAn s'gA, Here behind us...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 98 : T!'LK!A GTAN'-I. 98. 2 LA'gas dA q' k'gits L agA' l k stA g'ndagi'axA. Land you see, beloved one when yourself, dear (or chief), two if you made in canoe. If you had seen land, beloved, you would have saved yourself, dear. 3 FOOTNOTES 59:2 Sung by the wife of one lost at sea. 59:3 This is merely...
I. Cradle Songs. 52 : LG'XET GTNA'-I. 52. 'gua t!a'gagua gag'a aw'gua k'lsLa-i? Right here for it crying sitting right here, chief? 'gua t!a'gagua gag'a aw'gua k'lsLa-i? Right here for it crying sitting right here, chief? p. 37 'gua ha'yat xA'nhao dj'sasgaa dA g'tga dj'ldasga Right here will not belong your sisters...
Iii. Miscellaneous Songs. 103 : p. 62 BATTLE-SONG OF WOMEN. 103. [Song by women during the absence of their husbands with a war-party.] Sk!A'ga-o t!a't q'nagA. Sk!A'ga, this one killed many people. Sk!A'gao killed (and enslaved) many people. "
I. Cradle Songs. 11 : 11. Gs l kdj'dia, gs l kdj'dia? What are you for, what are you for? Sg'na l'ga-i kdj'dia. Supernatural power you are going to have (you) are there for Gs l kdj'dia, gs l kdj'dia? What are you for, what are you for? p. 12 Gatxala' Lu 'sdala-i k'lskna In front of him canoe to (have) pass he will not...
I. Cradle Songs. 15 : 15. Hao a'+gadal, hao a'+gadal, a tc'na n'ga q'li+ gut That is right, that is right, grandfather's house inside around the dao 3 gutlA q!a-iguxanski'nsi. in different parts sit around in groups (the slaves). WA lkia'gua gaga'-i nA q!a'ouwas la hao agA' g'djida Near the door far off one sits him let...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 100 : 100. 1 DalA' gu k'lsta-us d L!ao gAm k'lstastA d gudA'hAgAn. Your ? voices are tired, I but not have a tired voice I want to. Your voices are tired, but I do not want to have a tired voice (i. e., I do not want to cease wailing). FOOTNOTES 60:1 Perhaps a song of the LlA q'awa-i.
I. Cradle Songs. 56 : 56. hyyaha, etc. Q!t g'atg dA tc'nga a L! dA'lgns L dA g'dAgn Passage through to you guests come here when you used to dance gaa' dA gtg'A d gdAa'owus d ku'ngansa. like you to be dancing (etc.) you thought to be so you cry for it. LL ga g'dAgn gaa' wA'ga ge'daowus. Olden things times were like th...
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...
I. Cradle Songs. 48 : p. 35 48. Ay'a k'lsLa-i ga'a (four times). Be careful of chief my own. Dja Lan la q!'gugago. Say, stop biting. DA si-' djigu'ldAxwa gda'-i. Your month might become crooked mosquitoes common things. Be careful of my chief. Stop biting! Your mouth might become crooked, common mosquitoes. 1 FOOTNOTES...
Introduction : p. 3 INTRODUCTION. THE following songs were collected by the writer in connection with his work for the Jesup North Pacific Expedition during the winter of 1900-01. The general characteristics of the songs were described in "Contributions to the Ethnology of the Haida" (Publications of the Jesup...
I. Cradle Songs. 40 : 40. AdA g'+ga nag'ga, adA g'+ga nag'ga, Q!'na Your father's house in, your father's house in, Cape Q!'na kun sq!'na-i hao[a] ga ta goalxa'ndies. sea-gulls eating things are making cries. Ga dA gdagalg'l uga'. All these things you are going to move proudly as you sit. AdA g'+ga nag'ga, adA g'+g...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 94 : 94. 2 K!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...
I. Cradle Songs. 19 : 19. G'sLao gdj'+gaa 2 dalA' ga k'gatsgas ga d daogl Why your daughters you to news went down what did you come after, gad'la? well brought up one? Ga ga' a g xA'nhao L! q'yg'a g'da gagha' Crying for (no one) they attend you place where she is crying gaga'ogwa gadAl, g'da gagha' gaga'ogwa gadAl...
I. Cradle Songs. 44 : 44. G'tn-dja'tga an+ s'wa. Eagle woman of his own he married he says. Ad'dAxua xA'nhao waga g'djiwa s'ugA. Here behind us yet his (wife) is sitting, he says. Ad'dAxua xA'nhao waga g'djiwa s'ugA. Here behind us yet his (wife) is sitting, he say,. Ha'lA waga da'osgian d'g. Come, his(wife) let us all...
Ii. Mourning Songs. 90 : 90. Qeda'o gu wa qeda'o gu wa, gada'-i li qga'na. War men ? killed 2 you, war men ? killed dear daughter I bore you Qeda'o gwa wa, qda'o gwa wa. War men ? killed you, war men ? killed you. Did warriors kill you, did warriors kill you, dear daughter that I bore? Did warriors kill you, did warriors...
I. Cradle Songs. 31 : p. 23 31. 'gua klsLa'-i agA' in'sLda qnlgAlgA'n hao hao. Here is chief growing himself up so great as lie sits. DA k'gat ugua', dA k'gat ugua'. You are getting rich (or great) sitting there, you are getting rich (or great) sitting there. DA sL'lgAlwA gua'. DA+ q'lgAlwA gua'. You are moving so...
I. Cradle Songs. 72 : 72. 'hua qnda'l, 'hua qnda'l (la) Mightiest chief, mightiest chief, T!ak!'nga ga La' q'nwa-i gaatxA'n q'ndju, His own children go to (to be born) (be born from) come out of without it (why not) chief, 'hua qnda'l, 'hua qnda'l, 'hua qnda'l, la? Mightiest chief, mightiest chief, mightiest chief? 'hu...
I. Cradle Songs. 76 : 76. Gsta L!ao daga'sado s'liya d skA'ndA kudj'gi[g+] Who but will own it after it you are crying are sitting d'n aldj'wai? 2 younger brother are sitting? But do you sit crying over who will afterwards own it, younger brother of good family? " FOOTNOTES 50:2 Or k'djiwai.
I. Cradle Songs. 68 : 68. Gut s'+lgadaga' xA'nhao k'ga kuqda's at (a) lA Each other right after even names aristocratic with he (baby) kia'gaao gd'g. call it sitting thought he would. KlsLa'-i kugw'dala 3 swa'. Chief while walking hither he said. 'yaa k'nget g'ga liga'n. Be careful chief's father is going to be! D'n...
I. Cradle Songs. 35 : p. 27 35. L'gua nA na'nga sL!a-i dja'kia qndj'waxa: wagi At that time someone's grandmother hand wooden tray with square sides has been hurt, I hear: for it gaga', wagi g'lgalwa' q!oldjida, q!oldjida, gadja'o (you) cry, for it (you) sit and move around (i. e., the body), chief-woman chief-wom...
I. Cradle Songs. 23 : In Tsimshian.) 23. 1 N'+ gunat+ na+ gunat+ (six times) Wa+ gtc 2 q!ayAm gwa'tAksta nalngAn ah'yda down river (?) near cry (?) wls'mggyt 3 dAmg+ 4 q!ad+ noble men No+ gnat'+ na+ gnat'+, no+ gnat'+ na+ gnat'+. FOOTNOTES 18:1 This and the following song are unintelligible, although a number of words...
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...
I. Cradle Songs. 87 : SK'DAOQAO. 87. 1 DA tcn lk!i'nao dAn dA q'tc k'udA. Your grand-father by stick (cedar trunk used for canoe) you for is looking chief's son (or "dear"). GA'il?A k'sLgAl. To yourself go straight up. Your grandfather's canoe is looking for you, dear. Go straight up to it. FOOTNOTES 54:1 Sung also...
I. Cradle Songs. 64 : 64. GadA'ldia, gadA'ldia (many times), How great you are, how great you are! S'digwa g'dadia, g'dadian (last word repeated several times) They said belonging to a high family, belonging to a high family A da'la siq!a'odaga ag'g at t!'gwus k!'tay'-gadas You gambling-stick bag into with copper throw...
I. Cradle Songs. 83 : SL!A L'NAS. 83. HawA'n q'godA Sk'lss l'nag'-i. Still stands Sk'lss's town. GAm l d'gu ku'gaA. Not upon me (my knees) cry. Sk'lss's town still stands. Do not cry upon my knees!
I. Cradle Songs. 27 : 27. AgA' l++d'g+, AgA' l++d'g+, Lgalai'gl djna's. Get ready (for him), get ready (for him), Lgalai'gl women of. 's 'dja kdj'dia '++ya a 'ldjao ai+ + 'ldjao. Again it is a boy, here nobleman, nobleman. Get ready for him, get ready for him, 2 women of the Lgalai'gl 3 family. Again it is a boy. 4...
I. Cradle Songs. 39 : 39. HalA' sqada'l g'ga sktgadj'giagA-uldies. Come, chief's child's father, sing a song for the child (accompanied by drumming) this morning. La agA'a gutda'won'ga hadigwa' Q!'na q'gawa'-i. You yourselves make ready in mind and time Those-born-at-Skedans. HalA' sqada'l g'ga sktgadj'giagA-uldies...
I. Cradle Songs. 33 : 33. Hao 's a-a-a-a L'gua'-a-a-a Lgl'na 2 xetg'- + dA xatga' Again perhaps Upset-Canoe in front of your father ai+ dA gaLg'ndA[ga] dA galg'lao la'-us. you look around at new things you taken care of sitting expect to be. Aiya' A --ya '-a-a aiya' q!o'ldjatga'+. Be careful, be careful, chief-wom...
I. Cradle Songs. 70 : 70. Ala q'gug'gaa'-i, ala q'gug'gaa'-i. I used to see it, I used to see it. DA n'gaga la'ahao t!aog's gd'gaas hao gut at Your house to I copper used for making boxes now each with other gatkdagA'diesi al 1 dA k'a k'nlgalugani. make a noise by knocking against with you news of goes about as you move...
I. Cradle Songs. 74 : 74. Dja'+djts L!aha'o l, dja'+djts L!aha'o l. Women are better (than men), women are better (than men). Dja'+djts L!a kg'diasLa. Women have more property. p. 50 KlsLa-i'gan k!sLa'-i dA g'tgwa axAn? My chiefs men of one's own family) chiefs you are where? Women are better (than men), women are...
I. Cradle Songs. 29 : 29. DalA' sgu'nxAn gua+ 'hao qndia'haowus You only ? here look about Tc'na lk!ia'nga A'ga dalA'n hao ha-ilud'lL!xa ya'te Grandfather's (i.e., Raven peoples') timbers yours you got all out of woods the only fit to do gadA'ldgwa'. highly moving around. Uyat' g'dAldia, uyat' g'dAldia, k'lsLa-i ya't...
