916 ETHXOLOGV UF THE KWAKIUTL [etu. anx. 35 



31 3. Yamamaa xamama yamamaha xamamamamame yamamaha 

 xamahamae hamamama! Tliti supernatviral watcher walked 

 with me underground, yamamaha | xamama yamamaha 

 X a m am am a m am e ! | 

 Chiton (V 7) sang only tliree verses of the song with fast time beat- 

 ing I for the song-leaders. Immediately the song-leaders had 

 35 learned the || ghost-dancer's song with fast time beating. Then they 

 told Chiton (V 7) to | go ahead and sing the next song of the ghost- 

 dancer, for they thought | that there must be another song with 

 slow beating of time. Immediately | Chiton (V 7) began beating 

 slowly. This is her song — | 



1. Yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama || 

 40 yamamaha xaxamama he he he he ! I was carried down | by 



the ghost-woman, j^amama xaxamama yamama | xaxamama 

 yamama xaxamama yamamaha xaxamama he he | he he ! | 



2. Yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama 



yamamaha xaxamama he he he he I was taken into the house 

 45 by the || supernatural watcher, yamama xaxamama yamama 



xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamamaha xaxamama he he 

 he he! | 



3. Yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama 



yamamaha xaxamama he he he he ! The forehead dross of the 

 ghost-woman has been put on my forehead, | yamama 

 xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamamaha 

 xaxamama He he he he ! I 



31 3. toyowapElayox"doxsq!omesilax'd6^nawalak" yamamaha 



xamama yamamaha xamamamamame. 

 Wa, yudux"sEmkMEnalaEm^laeda tsaxala g'ildzagums Q!anase 

 qaeda nenagade. Wit, hex'^idaEm^Iawise q!aFededa nenagadaxa 

 35 tsaxala q'.EmdEmsa lElohlhile. Wa, lax'^da^xwe waxax Q!anase, qa 

 et!edes dsnx^its waokwasa q!EmdEmasa Islolalale qaxs k'otax'da- 

 ^x"^maaqe nEqaxEla tlEm^yasas wadkwas. Wii, hex'^idaEm'lawise 

 edzaqwa dEnx^Ide QIauasasa uEqaxElas t!Emyase. Wa, g"a^meseg"a: 



1 . Yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama 

 40 yamamaha xaxamama he he he he. Lax'dEn lelaxaasEla- 



yux"dEs lelEwalanagax'de yamama xaxamama yamama xa- 

 xamama 3'amama xaxamama yamamaha xaxamama he he 

 he he. 



2. 'ya lax'dEn laeLEmae lax g'okwasQ!6mesilax"de *nawa- 



45 lakwe . 



3. lax'dEn esak'Eyotsos esak"ewex"des lelEwalanagax'de 



