BOAS] SONGS 1289 



Song of lIaqwadze, Chief of the Haayalik'awe of the 



qiomoya^ye 



1. Oh, great is our chief, tribes! Only let us praise | and praise the 1 



one who spreads terror, who tries to spread terror, | the chief of 

 the great tribe, O tribes! Wk, k liEwa! | 



2. Shame is caused by the large amount of this great potlatch of 



our chief, || tribes! Jealousy is caused by the large amount of 5 

 this great potlatch | of our chief, tribes! He is the great one who 

 has the names | Great-One-looking-for Property, Great-Eldest- 

 Potlatch of the greatest chief. | Evidently the great potlatch is 

 made four times, ten times by the | chiefs of the tribes. Do try 

 it, tribes! || Try to rival, try to jump up to the number of count- 10 

 ing (property in the potlatch) | of our chief, tribes! Indeed the 

 great Q!6moya^ye | ti-y to make you rich, tribes! Wa, ahEwa!| 



3 . Shame is caused by the name of our chief, tribes ! The great names, | 



his own names, Great-Right-Size-Face, Great-Four-Eathom- 

 Face, II Great-Copper, our chief, tribes! He the gieat one had 15 

 from the j begmning a chief's name, tribes ! Wa, a | liEwa, ha^ye ! 

 the greatness of our chief! Ha, wa, hEwa! | 



Song of l!aqwadze. Chief of the Haatalik'awe of tSe 



Q!oMOYA^YE 



1. ^ya adzeyasEns g'lg&ma^yex, lelqwalaLai. Alag'aEmax'Ens x'lla- 1 



^yaLa x"asx"ela^yaLa ts!EndEk"a^yaLa ts!ats!EndEk'!ayoLa g"Iga- 

 mesa ^walatsEmadze, lelqwalaLai. Wa, k hEwa. 



2. Max"ts!ag'ilalai ^walasdEmasox ^walasilayowaxsEns g'lg&ma- 



^yex, lelqwillaLai odzEgEmg"ilale ^walasdEmasox ^walasilayo- 5 

 waxsEns g'igama^yex, lelqwalaLai. Hedzek'as^mae LegEm- 

 nokwa Letaxxadze ^nolag'ila^yodzeyaxsa wttlgamedzex g'l- 

 gama^ya lalaxEntLai mop!Enayo nEqap!Enayo ^walasilayowa 

 g'Ig'Egamaxsa lelqwalaLai. Giinx'^idadzas lelqwalaLai. Hamx- 

 hamxwayaLa dEX"dExwa^yaLa lax ^waxaxdEmasox hosadze- 10 

 yaxsEns g'igama^yex, lelqwalaLai. AlaEm Q!6moya^yedze q!a- 

 q!6mg"inasogwos, lelqwalaLai. Wk, S. hEwa. 



3. Max'ts!ag'ila la LegEmasEns g'igama^yex, lelqwalaLai LegEmdze- 



yosax q liilexLE^ya^max Helop!Enk'Emledze M6p!Enk'Emledze 

 Llaqwadze^yaxEns g'igSma^yex, lelqwalaLai. Hedzek'as^Em 15 

 gwalEXLiiyo g'igaxLayosEns g'lgama^j^ex, lelqwalaLai. Wa, a, 

 hEwa, ha^ye, adze^yasEns g'Tg^ma^yex. Ha, wa, hEwa. 



