boas] songs 1311 



Song of the Warrior K ilem of the NakIwax'da^x" for His 



First-born Son 



1. You were given by good fortune to your slave, you were given by 



good fortune to your slave, to come and take the place of your 

 slave, wa ya ha ha ! 



2. O tribes! hide yourselves. I have come to be a man, and my 



name is Hellebore, wa ya ha ha! 



3. Already are twisted the cedar-withes wliich I shall pass through 



the mouths of the heads that I obtain in war, for I am true 

 Hellebore. 



4. For I shall take in war the heads of the princes of the tribes, when 



I come to be a man, 



5. That I may have your names, as was done by my father, who has 



your names for his names, wa ya ha ha ! 



The ])receding is sung in the pronunciation of children. The 

 regular form would be as follows: 



1. HanL lenoxwi'^lakwek' laxEn g"ax^ena^ye bEgwauEmx'^ida datsa, 



ya ha ha ha. 



2. Alewinoxwi4akwek" etc. 



3. Leq !enoxwi4akwek' etc. 



4. Lat !aenoxwi4akwek' etc. 



5. EaxElaenoxwiLEk' etc. 



6. Qas k.!easeLos lalaxwelasoLOs laxes ^naxwaLaos S,x^exsdEs6- 



Los datsa, ya ha ha ha. 



Song of the Warrior K'ilem of the NakIwax'da^x" for His 



First-born Son 



1. WawaltsEnetses qiatso; wawaltsEnetses q!atso qa^s dzaqetsos 



Obtained-by-good-luck by your slave: ob!ained-by-good-]uck by your slave that you come 



heyaboyetsaxdzas q!atsos, wa ya ha ha. 



to Take the place of your slave wa ya ha ba. 



2. WatsEiya yeyqwayatse wunwungEmyestsol dzaq^mets bEgwa- 



Go on tribes hide yourselves for I have come to be a 



nEmts!eda qsn dzegades §,xtsoye, wa ya ha. 



man that I have name of hellebore (i .c a cruel one), wa ya ha. 



3. Dzaq^Emts gwalets tsElbEk"dza dEwek" qa nayaqstsetsEn 



Come ' already twisted cedar withes that you put through the 



mouths of my 



wlyanEmtsa qeqadzak"tsaxdzEn ayetsEk" ^xtsoye. 



obtained in war heads my really hellebore (i. g. cruel). 



4. YlxdzEn dzedzagEmdzaledzaq dzodzaElgEmayatsa yeyqwaya- 



For I shall lake the first ones the princes of the tribes 



tsa^ye qEn wInatsoldzEn dzaqek" bEgwanEmts!eda. 



that I make war against when I come to be a man. 



5. Qeu dzaqetsEn dzedzEgadzEses dzedzEgEmats yaq gwets!edaa- 



That I come I have your names for my' names as * was done by 



tsaxs &sk!wats dzaqaeq dzedzEgadzEs dzedzEgEmos. 



my father he obtained for his* names your names. 



