C—O

330 THE BELLA COOLA INDIANS

(a) A female infant whose name was not known by the singers from whom this
song was obtained.

(4) Recorded as song VII D 53, National Museum of Canada; quartet, Reuben
Schooner, leader, Jim Pollard, prompter and announcer, assisted by Té/-io Charlie
and Steamboat Annie. This song, composed by Ta/-io Charlie, was used during
the kusiut season of 1923-4 at the initiation of an infant great-granddaughter of
Qoméanakwala.

(c) Referring to the neophyte. This part of the song is worded for the benefit
of the uninitiated.

(d) It was impossible to obtain individual translations for these three sub-
divisions.

(ce) This might apply to any mountain where a group of the first settlers landed,
but is said to refer to Nusgalst, the home of the dead man’s ancestral family. The
implication of the theme is that the mountain erupted; Mount Nusgalst is not
regarded as a volcano, and it is possible that the composer confused the origin myth
of the dead man with that recorded in the preceding four songs in which there are
references to the illumination of Mount Swakx at Kimsquit. Such a mistake would
not be impossible in view of the decadence of Bella Coola culture.

(f) In the sense of: Has rejoined his ancestral crest.

(zg) That is: Qoménakwala has rejoined his ancestral crest.

(4) That is: At the place where the first to possess his name came to earth.

(i) An unusually long wordless chorus separates the second from the third part.

(j) That is: Qoménakwala.

(k) That is: Sénuximdxots welcomed Qomanakwala. The former was one of the
latter’s first ancestors.

() A reference to the localities where his first forefathers came to earth.

Song Used for Lilitwumlaix(a), Combined with Mourning for Qoménakwala(s)

sawasiinimutmistax |
who brings what puts

A Aiyailaixdimutkisandai tapuxpuxximlaixgodax
All is ready, proceed thou “Opener’’(c)

yao ditcaitcaiyutslaixao

an end to all our grief(d).
[WORDLESS CHORUS]

B Alsciakumtimitsika dastaltimxayakestdax
He(e) is waiting with outstretched hand for the chief(/);

skinuitum:itxwisdax yetcakwadékaiyusudat
now he stands upon Tcdékwadkus(g).

[woRDLESS CHORUS]

skésnusukéls-mimquts andéx
Snusulkals(t)

sawatcékwalott-dadax
the expansible house(A)

C Skaénuamtaidlsisqwdax
Sits down within

xtsinutkumdimutsudat
on Sdnutkumdimut(j).