1312 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth.ann.ss 



Song of the Son of Chief HfitAMAs of the NakIwax'da^x" 



1. By good luck was given to us our master, he who will be chief of 



the Naklwax'da^x", ya ho wa ha! 



2. Our master will take the princesses of the tribes to be his wives, 



ya ho wa ha ! 



3. So that the high-named coppers of the chiefs of the tribes wUl 



assemble around him, ya ho wa ha ! 



4. And I shaU get the names and privileges of the cliiefs of the tribes 



by marrying their princesses, ya ho wa ha ! 



The preceding is sung in the pronunciation of children. The regu- 

 lar form would be as follows: 



1. Wawalk'lneses qlak'6; wawalk'ineses qlak'6 qa^s g'axeLos he- 



labolisalg'as q!ak"6g"os, wa ya ha ha. 



2. Wagil la lelqw&laLe wflnwiingEmlesLol gax^mek" bEgwa- 



nEmx'Pda qsn Legades axsole, wa ya ha ha. 



3. G'ax^mek" gwalil sElbEx^g-a dEwexEk' qa nayax'steltsEn 



win^anEmLa qeqag"ix"LExg'in aleLEk" axsolel. 



4. Ylxg'ln g"ig'agEmdalil qaxox LOLaElgftma^yasa lelqwalaLa^ya 



qsn winasolg'ln g'axek" bEgwanEmx'^ida, 



5. QEn g'axcLEn LeLEgadEltsox LeLEgEmaxs lax gwex'^idaasaxs 



atsiixs g'axae LeLEgatses LeLEgEmos, wa ya ha ha. 



Song of the Son of Chief Helamas of the NakIwax'da^x" 



1. WawaltsEnetsoq watsalaatsexqwa dzeqayatsasa naEnk!wakda. 



Obtained-by-good-Iuck Dog Owner will be chief o( the Naklwax-da'X" 



^qwe ya howa ha. 



ya bowa ha. 



2. DzedzagEmdza^yatsoq watsalaatsax tsIests'.EdeLas g"ig"lgama- 



Daughters of head chiefs Dog Owner princesses of the chiefs of 



^yatsa yeyquyatsa^ye qats gEUEmtsIeda ya howa ha. 



the tribes for to become his wives ya howa ha. 



3. Qats a^meL tsEmqo^nakilyasoltsa dzedzEgadze tsIats'.Eqwas 



That just come from all sides the great named coppers of 



dzedzEgEma^yats yeyquyatsa^ye ya howa ha. 



the chiefs of the tribes ya howa ha. 



4. Wa, he^metsEn gEdzadzEmtsa laq tsIests'.EdeLas dzedzEgEma- 



Oh, and that I 'shall get by marriage from the princesses of the chiefs of the 



^yatsa yeyquyatsa^ya dzedzEgEme dzE^wa kMek'lowe ya 



tribes names* and crests ya 



howa ha. 



howa ha. 



The proceeding is sung in the pronunciation of children. The 

 regular form would be as follows: 



1. Wawalkine yox Wasalaasexxwa g'iqalasaxsa NaEnk'.wax'da- 



^xwex, ya howa ha. 



2. G"ig'agEmdalaLox Wasalaasax k- !esk- lEdelas g-Ig-igama^yasa 



lelqwSlaLa^ye qas gEnEmx'^ida, ya howa ha. 



3. Qa^s a'mel kimqElasSltsa LcLEgade LlaLlsqwas g-ig'i^ama^yasa 



lelqwalaLa^ye, ya howa ha. 



4. Wa, he^mesEn gEg-adanEmL lax k" lesk" '.Edelas g-ig-ig&ma^yasa 



lelqwalaLa^yes LeLEgEme LE^wes k* !ek' '.Es^owe, ya howa ha. 



