SONGS 311

B Sétosamtinamtimdai

yao nuskasiutsta | 340 xdiditxamétatudjas
He(d) sat down above

the repository; | that is whence came(e)

didigwuntéliwastdjaix
my inspiration(f).
[WORDLEss cHOoRUS]
désyeHikainutim
it was too much(A)

Giatimaiyens udat

of his father(g);

C Skémélqutlusaiyaixesdai
The face had just become angry

otditixwnimotqgodai
man of placid temperament(é).

yao di-tsgalostnamidai | ottés-tikinakaixas
when he scratched; he went away toa

(a) Recorded as song VII D 14a, National Museum of Canada; singer, Jim
Pollard.

(4) Referring to the supernatural beings above.

(c) Areference to the peculiar cry used by all Scratch dancers. The phraseology
is intentionally obscure.

(d) The dancer’s patron.

(e) That is: It was he who taught.

(f) In the sense of: What enabled me to perform.

(g) That is: His father’s face had just become angry on account of the excessive
scratching. His father refers to Alguntim, father of Sno’olxts Alguntim, the
patron of Scratch dancers. The theme declares that 4?guntém was annoyed at the
superabundant zeal of his son.

(A) In the sense of: It was more than he could bear.

(i) The meaning of these two subdivisions is problematical.

Song Used for’ Néx-wtin-a(a) @ Bella Coola Scratch Dancer(d)

= econ Se
ométutsamatimtaix
the patrons are meeting;

A Nusikmalstumiistka
There is violent talking above where(c)

disixsixkattomiaix
to the one that is hidden(e).

didfgotaiyainulimiaix
they give too much(¢)

[woRDLEss cHORUS]

désnuligwainutimdat
return to him

dénuskaxxmémkitsdai
the crying(f);

B Pots-utcttomiiscka
Is increasing

didsmok‘kum-itsdai
his cedar-bark ornaments(g).
[WORDLESs CHORUS] ~
swalaximdimuttais
those left are troubled(s)

C Dipoxpoxhainutdéndts
He(A) rushes around too much(#)

alinutcimik?dumais
is the talking above(&).

dés-xalakainutimiaix
when too much