276 THE BELLA COOLA INDIANS

aiyaskétcaiyinmakas
how many times

aiyatcistinakasats
my mother,

B Almutskayaikipk® tsai
Count how many times will

distribute
alikétaiamkisats Wikésinutexmikas dilisuts-amatimdai
she will scatter [presents]. | Will hide [the guests]. | our returning food and goods(e).

[worDLEss cHorvs|

C The third part of this song has been forgotten.

(a) Recorded as song VII D 45b, National Museum of Canada; singer, Jim
Pollard. This song was used about 1915.

(4) Meaning: The guests.

(c) This song was used at a potlatch and is accordingly phrased grandiloquently.

(d) One of the dancer’s first ancestors. It is not claimed that 4égnuliis actually
brought to earth the goods which his descendant is about to distribute, but the
wording is ostentatiously bashful as if the dancer were unwilling to claim the
honour.

(e) Thatis: The food and goods which we are about to give in return for previous
donations will entirely overwhelm our guests.

Song Used for Waikis of Kimsquit(a)

Dikitatimsdai
Is coming down for me

disiutétsdai
my supernatural being(4).

A uxyupéltéxwaiya
Clear the way!

alxwoldjantats
to those who sing(c).

sikpuspusao
what goes

Déiqwnindumsdai
It bears

[WORDLESS CHORUS]
Anudodjotik
Always is increasing

dimanakasdjn
my father(d).

sise™ Hatlikap
you have less than

B Stigwiutsamtip
Do not insult

was-ulté-kasts(e)
in my house(g).

watgandus

my box(f)

[WORDLESS CHORUS]

C The third part of this song has been forgotten.

(a) Recorded as song VII D 43b, National Museum of Canada; singer, Jim
Pollard.

(4) This song was used at a potlatch. Those used on such occasions were prac-
tised carefully and are accordingly the best remembered at the present time.

(c) That is: It bears presents for those who sing and assist the ceremony in
any way.

(d) That is: Do not pride yourselves on equalling my father, he is greater than
any of you.

(ec) When this song was being sung for the phonograph, this subdivision was
temporarily forgotten and replaced by a repetition of the third division of the
second part.