1314 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ann. 35 



Song of Chief's Daughter 



1. Be ready, O chiefs' sons of the tribes! to be n\y husbands; for I 



come to make my husband a great chief through my father, 

 for I am mistress, ha ha aya lia lia aja. ! 



2. I, mistress, come to be your wife, O princes of tlae cliiefs of the 



tribes! I am seated on coppers, and have many names and 

 privileges that wUl be given by my father to my future husband, 

 ha ha aya ha lia aya ! 



3. For my belt has been woven by my mother, which I use when I 



look after the dishes that will be given as a marriage present by 

 my father to him wlio sliall be my husband, when many kinds 

 of food shall be given in the marriage-feast by my father to him 

 who shall be my husband, ha ha aya ha ha aya! 



Song of Chief's Daughter 



1. WadzEl ya gwaLaLaLEq dzodzaEygEmets dzedzEg'imets yeyqii- 



Now go on * be ready princes o*f chiefs of the tribes 



yatse qasn tsa^wunEmts!ets qadzEn he^medzEn dzadzEqeLe 



for my future husbands for therefore I come 



qaEn dzedzEqeye qEn tsa^wunsmtsa dzogwa adatsaxdzEn 



that I make a chief my husband with tlus my father who I 



waots!aatsek", ha ha aya ha ha aya. 



his master ha ha aya ha ha aya. 



2. Waots!aatsEntsaxdzEn dzaqek' qats gEnEmots dzodzaEygEmets 



Master I shall come to be * your wife princes of the 



dzedzEgSmets yeyquyatse. ts!aqwadzEn k !watsayets6k" 



chiefs of the tribes. Coppers my seat 



genEmdza ts!ets!Eso dzogwa dzedzEgEmts qa yaydtsdza 



many privileges and names for given by 



adatsats yaqEn tsa^wiinEmtsa, ha ha aya, lia ha aya. 



my father to my husband ha ha aya ha ha aya. 



3. Qaxts ya^mets gwaLdza yipedzas ada qaEn wiitsedzanotsE qEnts5 



For now it is ' finished plated by my mother for my belt when I 



Layoqtseyax LeLdquylLalxdzetsasdza adatsats yaqEn tsa- 



take care of the future house dishes of my father to my future 



^wQnEmtsa qo wawadzEtses genEmtsa hemaomatsoq adatsaq 



husband when he gives in the ' many kinds of food my father 



marriage feast 



yaqEn tsa^wQnEmtsa, ha ha aya ha ha aya. 



to my future husband ha ha aya ha ha aya. 



The preceding is sung in the pronunciation of childi'en. The reg- 

 ular form would be as follows: 



