swANTON] HAIDA TEXTS AND MYTHS 99 



I : ! :"ira c+llx.ia : | hele : | | : dl gut gi'Mjiwa-i ga 



f'hief. my bravery, strength, etc., 



(repeated four times) 



(li'nx.it-hatlA'lgiin. : | | : ha e+llx.ia: | 



is all taken iiwny. chief. 



(repeated live times) 



I : Dl <rut gi'Wjiwa-i ga qinx.it-hatlA'lgan: | hallx.iasawa-i+ 



My power is all taken away. chief, 



I : hall'x.ias. : | 



chief. 



A'nis sg.a'lAfia-i ga 1a sugl'ga-i l.u I'siiT didAx.ui' 1a qa'-il. La g.a 

 T'.sip nAfi L.'g.odi, La e' sin 1a dAnL.'stA. La la L.'stAx.idia'-i l.u 

 algwA'nxAn 1' sg.aU'nx.idi. 



I I'^HalixJa ha ha ha ha: | gldjfi'x.ui gl'hao di da'ga qo'naiya-i 



Chief, which way my brother great 



qaA'ndju+dal he le. 



proudly travels about 



Di qIa'nAlg.a g.a hi'ldAfida'lgAn. | : Hallx.ia ha ha ha ha : | 



:Nry mind in white 1 go around is Chief. 



shaking. (repeated three times) 



I illali'xia.s, : | 



Chief, 

 (recited) 



Ga'-istA e'sin di'tgi 1a qa-ila'-i l.u i'sin tan xAn ga qladaga'dies. 

 Gien 1a la dA'nL.sta.s. La dA'nat dji'guaga-g.eii. I'sin la g.An 

 sqawa'-i Ia g.agrga-i l.u aJgwA'nxAii V .sg.alA'nx.idi. 



I : '' Halix.ia.se c: | gidjax.ui'gl+kugwaija da'og.o si'la-i ga'odian a 



Chief, which way [did hej fall for the absent from 



(repeated si.x or seven times) (where) place (or is wanting) 



I :HalIx.iase e: | | :HalIx.ia.s. : | 



Chief. Chief, 



(repeated four times, (recited) 



voice falling at the end) 



Ta'na-i La'ahio \va g.e'igi 1a iLlxai'yag.An. L' g.o'ng.a l!a qadao'- 

 klotwa'lag.An. 

 Ilao L g.e'idAn. 



