^•^y\sros] HAIDA TEXTS AND MYTHS 95 



A Stouy Told to Accompany Beak Songs 



Nam VUnn hao sqfi'ljadax.idiig.Aii. L' gl'tg-.ii riina 1a oi L.'dadja- 

 0-. All. Uio'dhao 1' daotlaga'ngas kWiii la'g-.a sqa'baga-i la'g-.a Lj^uxA'n + 

 ga I'.sdao'Afias. Gie'iihao uio'dhao 1' stIoxao-.ia'lag.Aii. Gie/nhao qle- 

 nA'n liao r stle'xag-.ia'lag-.An tana'-i g-.ado' 1a g.etsgia'si g.ag-a'n a. 

 Uie'dhao agA'ii la g.e'idax.idag.An. 



La gi g.JI'la-i .sta'nstiixag'.oa'lga-i l.u F qada'og.a'xag.ia'Iag.An. 

 G.a'la-i LaaK'nglsg.oa'nstngao g.ala'-i'g.a 1' gi'tg.a la at tfi'-idaij-ag.An, 

 gitMi si'iigaL.an stA g.adjl'iiiag.ela-i l.u g.o'ng.an 1a Lg.adfi'iiag.An, 

 GiC'ii gAm r g.o'ng.a hildAg.A'ns gien xA'iiigiistA u 1a qea'fiagAn. 

 L" g.o'ng.a LL.u'xAn klotAvfi'las. XeJAg.e'istA sqol q!a'-idjuL!xadies 

 1a qea'iiag.Aii. 



Uie'dhao g.o'ng.an klotula'gas sklia'xAn g.o'fig.aiig.a sqabaga'-i 1a 

 qingai'yag.Ani. Uie'dhao .s(]ri'ba 1a qenLfi'gaiias g.a xAn nAii g.a 

 qla'dag.adai'yag.An. Uie'dhao sqa'baga-i g.e'istA tfi'na-i 1a dAfiL.stai'- 

 yag.ani. Uie'dhao V L!staga'-i g.An XA'nagi 1a la dag.ag.a'wag.An. 

 Uie'dhao sqawa'-i la g.An 1a qagl'ga-i l.u ta'na-i klo'da la g.ei 

 .sg.alA'fiLlxax. idaiyag.An. 



I : I :"0'ho ha halfx.ia'a: | gu'stAlasxa'n ]a tci'nan dAnL.g-.o'skinAn. 



Chief (in bear be careful your [you] pull around, 



language) grandfather 



"Gu'stAlasxa'n Ja tci'nAu g.eiL.g.o'sginAii, 



Be careful your [you] pull him around 



grandfather " sitting beside him. 



"Daii g.adi g.axa' g.e'ida,: | | :o hall'Ix.iea: | j :a hali'x.ias: | 



Y'ou for I am too much of a chief chief 



boy 



[A hali'x.ias was sometimes replaced b}- Suwaye'.] 



Uie'dhao 1a la Lstagi'ga-i L.u didAx.u'stA lana' I'sifi 1a (jea'ngag.eala- 

 g.An. La g.a I'sin uAn L.'g.odi la e'siii L!staga'-i g.An 1a dAnL.stai'ya- 

 g.Ai). IHe'dhao sqawa'-i la g.An 1a g.agi'gag.An. 



I :"A hali'x.ias sa'hahaiye,: | | :\vd stA dl gai'xaaglwan: | 



Chief from I am already far away 



Ldag.a'oxe'lagAfi stA stAls gu I A'ndjudala-i | :a hali'x.ias: | 



My passage through from cliff at I hold up my head chief 



the mountains greatly 



A' hao stA dl qlaixa'glwaii Ldag.a'o g.o'Jg.alg.A'n stA 



Now from I am far away my mountain blue from 



A'hao stA dl (ilaixagl'wan g\va-is gut I A'ndjiidala-i | :ha stA di 



Now from I am far away island upon I travel al)OUt from I 



proudly 



(llaixa'giwaiT: | | diall'x.ias.: I 



am far away chief. 



Hao i'.siii dl'dA nAfi Idja's g.a 1a qa'x.iagik La g.a I'sin iiAn ga 

 qladag.fi'di. La i'sifi wa g.e'istA 1a dAUL.'stALlxa. La i'sin L!staga'-i 

 g.An sqa^va'-i 1a qagi'ga-i L.u la i'sifi la g.ei sg.alA'nLlxa. 



