294 THE BELLA COOLA INDIANS

Gnustcayenmipdai | dinuittndnkimiaixia | Diwal-ixwtimdai | Xdéstaltumslaixia
hear my mourning song. | He(d@) has gone. | The chief
daqwnimisandéx | xwasiut-dtsaixia

has taken him, his supernatural being(e).

[WORDLESS CHORUS]

dustimtams”* dimotstskidax
when, unaided, he made the river

yellikwakilasudax
Tiakwakila(f)

Yao duixnuwixistax
Hail to the widened river

B Sasamyeqwiluisika
Was good

aiaqwax tcinas-udax
of Raven(A)!

Dé-tatqwalosandit
He(k) seized

aiyaxduwanugsudax
at Rivers Inlet(g).

Aiyaké-matsandax | skinusmédtilaiyaiisandax
He(#) will soon become petrified there(/).

yayaxwo om: aittsoitt

Yexwomaitt(!).
[WORDLESS CHORUS]
C Katkwanésnukmas Skastélttmgnu | kémai-ts | Kaénumnamdaknukmas
Be thou highest(m), | chief(z), please. You will hold two
skénuxieknu Ixkakiaixnu olé-stamx™”misxaixia
guardians of light(o). | He(p) will carry these | when he descends to the
river(q);
wasdtkwinimdom wa-kis-udax
that was what brought | Waékis(r).

[WORDLESS CHORUS]
C(s) Skamdtusk’tindmkisk”
Had just come down

. . aste. . 2
xils-iosqwiainuximats
when he(w) used it

yao ttstukwalétomitt
the shaman-like power(2)

dadsats-imitskidax

he used(x).

daspuxpuxxmdlosdusdax
eagle feathers(w)

wasis-utstenaosuats
to open the road(v);

Aiyatikélitimisan dasqwnutsamstinaoats Yao désxsukdimutstinao
He succeeded in finding | the place of his food Greetings to what has filled
supply(¥).

stimxitulqwalasitt
those who speak with us(z).

[WORDLESS CHORUS]
Ttatiak?’ lak’
Ttatiaki’ lak (bb)

C Skémélnuqwasamnuxisk”
Had just stilled the rough
sea(aa)

(ca?atliadudat

the copper house(cc).

ye snubusamnuxitdax
when there rose from below

Yetnain’akwas
The good Nain’ akwas,

Sistéltems-yénmaksisandax

From it the brothers became
chiefs(dd).