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8. 



Ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 Hc-ba a-thi" a-do°, 

 Ho''-ba a-thi" a-do" nl-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



Song 3. 



(Literal translation, p. 557.) 



1. 



I tha ha ha he he tha. 

 I tha ha ha he he tha ha, 

 I tha ha, 

 I tha ha ha he he tha. 



Tsi-go ho ho he he tha, 

 Tsi-go ho ho he he tha ha, 

 I tha ha, 

 Tsi-go ho ho he he tlia. 



Wa-thu'-^e Wa-tho". 

 wa-thu'-c;e wi'-gi-e (the black bear). 



By Wa-xthi'-zhi. 



(FreAranslation, p. 148; literal translation, p. 557.) 



1. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



2. Wa'-^a-be u-^a-ka thi^-ge kshe no" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



3. Wa'-ki-gtlii-gtho" tsi-the to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



4. Ta' ki-thi-xa bi u-zhi"-ga xtsi thi°-kshe dsi a', a bi° da tsi ga, 



5. Wa'-ki-gthi-gtho" tsi-the to° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



6. Ni'-dse ki i-iio"-the ta do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



7. O'-k'o" \va-no°-tha zhi xtsi to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



8. E'-ki-pa a-gthi no"-zhi"-zhi" the to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



9. Thu-e' xtsi fi-thu-fe the do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



10. A'-ba-do a-ga-ha dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



11. E'-dsi xtsi hi no"-zhi° to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



12. Ha'-sliki ga-gthe no"-zhi"-zhi" the to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



13. Thu-e' xtsi fi-thu-Qe the do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



14. A'-ba-do a-tha-k'a-be dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



15. Xa'-dse ba-tse t!ii"-kshe no" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



16. He'-dsi xtsi hi no"-zhi" to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



17. Xa'-dse ba^tse a', a bi" da. tsi ga, 



18. Thi'-thi-fki gthi no"-the to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



19. Ni-dse ki i-no"-tha zhi to" a, a bi" da, tsi ga. 



