1308 ETHNOLOGY OF THK KWAKIUTL, [eth. asn. ss 



3. O friends! do not take it too much to heart that I am leaving you, 



O friends! a ye ya ya a, a ye ya ha a, aye ya a! 



4. O brothers ! do not take it too much to heart that I am leaving you, 



O brothers ! a ye ya ha a, a ye }■ a ha a, aye ya a ! 



5. O sisters! do not feel sorrowful because I am leaving you. O sis- 



ters ! a ye ya ha a, a ye ya ha a, a ye ya a 1 



6. I was told by the one who takes care of me that I shall not stay 



away long, that I shall come back to you, O friends! a ye ya 

 ha a, a ye ya ha a, ye ya a ! 



7. I mean, O friends! that you shall not feel too sorrowful when I 



leave you, O friends ! a ye ya ya, a, a ye ya ha a, ye ya a ! 



3. AEmllax"s ^ne^nEm6hox''s nogwawahae k"!es XEULElahaek'as 



Only friends mine not too much 



XEnL!eqElaxg'In lowalehehehedeyahaeg'os ^ne^nEmokwa 



feel too much that I leave you friends 



a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



a yo ya haa, a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



4. AEmllax"s ^nal^nEmwuhEyohots nogwawahae k'!es xEnLElahae- 



Only brothers mine not too 



k"as xEniJ.eqElaxg'in lowalehehehedeyahaeg'os ^nal^nEmwEyot 



much feel too much that I leave you brothers 



a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



5. K'!esLEs wehawaqiwahaek'as wahawosElqElahae qaha nSgwawa 



Do not sisters feel sad for me 



haexgin lowalehehehedeyahaeg'os wewaq!wa a ye ya haa, 



that I leave you sisters a ye ya haa, 



a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



6. ^nex'SEweheg'inLas axe^lalaha, g'ahaxEULax kMeseheLEx 



I was told by who does as he likes to me not I shall 



g&ye^stalal qshEnLS g'ahaxL lahol ^ne^nEm6h6h6x"s 



stay away long if I come to you friends 



nogwawa a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



mine a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, a ye ya a. 



7. He^mesEliEn ^ne^nak'ehele ^ne^nEm6hohox"s nogwawa qahas 



That is my reason of saying friends mine that you 



k" !esah6s xEnLElahek'as wa^wohosElqElaxg'in lowalehehehede- 



not you too much feel sad that I leave you 



yag'os ^ne^nEm6hohox''s nogwawa a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, 



friends mine a ye ya haa, a ye ya haa, 



a ye ya a. 



a ye ya a. 



