BOAS] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 137 
1. “O friend, Hélemit! I pray you to revive me, our friend, with 83 
your | life-bringer, Héltemil; with your magic power,.friend! Wie 
wié wii! || 
2. “O friend, Héltemit! I pray you to make me well, our friend! 85 
with your | means of healing, Hélemit, your magic power, friend! 
Wiié wiié wii! | 
3. “O friend, Hélemil! I pray you to make me right, our friend, 
with your | means of setting right, Hélemil, your magic power, friend! 
Wiie wie wii! | 
4. “O friend, Hélemit! have mercy on me with your life-bringer, || 
Hétemil, your magic power, friend! Wie wié wa! | 90 
5. “Go on, friend, Hétemit! have mercy on me with your healing 
power, | that I may come to be a healer by the means of your | 
healing power, Hétemil, by your magic power, friend! a6.” | 
As soon as she had stopped singing, she talked again with the one 
with whom she had been talking before, || and Q!walanénega 
replied to what Hélemit said. | “O friend, Hélemil! how is my 
sacred song? Do I | succeed nearly in the way I do it, friend?” 
And for a long time | they were silent. Then Q!walanénega spoke 
again, and | said, ‘Thank you, friend, Hélemil, that you have had 
mercy on me, and brought me to life, || Long-Life-Giver, super- 100 
natural one! I will do as you tell | me, this coming night.”’ That is 
what Q!walanénega | said, and it was quiet after that. | 
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1. Wig'a qasté Helemil wax q!tilax‘idamadxeEns ‘nrmox“6x yisds 83 
q!weq ttilagilayaqos Hélemilts ‘nawalax's, qastii wie wiié wi. 
2. Wig'a qasté Hétemil wax heli‘lila‘6xens ‘nemox"6x yisds 85 
heli‘lilayaqos Hélemilts ‘nawalax's, qasti wié wiié wi. 
3. Wag'a qastaé Hétemil wax ‘naqé‘stenda‘oxens ‘nrm0x"Ox yisos 
naqéstEndayaqos Hélemilts ‘nawalax's, qasti wié wié wi. 
4. Wig'a qasté Helemil waxéda‘osos q!wéq!ilagilayAqos Heéle- 
milts ‘nawalax"s ‘nawalax's qastii, wié wiié wii. 90 
5. Wagiilla qasté Helemit waxéda‘o g‘axEnnasds hélig-atyaqos 
qEn wax‘owé nogwa g*ax hélig‘ayOnox"sds hélig-ayAqds Hélemilts 
‘nawalax's qasti, wie. 
Wa, gil‘mése q !wel‘idexs laé ét!éd yaéq!ng‘a‘l Le‘wis yaéq !ent!a- 
lote. Wa, lamm‘laé na‘naxma‘yé Q!walanénegiix waldemas Héle- 9 
milaq: ‘‘YaL, qast, Hélemil, wix'sen yilaqtilaénatye. LrESmakEn. 
nexts!ixés gwe‘yads gen gwek’lalasa, qast.’” Wi, la‘laé gagiila 
Liek-alaxs laa‘las @dzaqwa yaq!ng'aclé Q!walanénega. Wii, la‘laé 
mnéka: “Yar, gélak-as‘la qast Hélemil lanms wax‘éd q!tlamas 
gaxen, gilgildokwélas ‘nawalak". La‘mésen lat laxés waldemds 100 
gaxEnLaxwa négikwéx.’’ Wa, hérm waxé waldemas Q!walané- 
negixs laé selt!éda. 
75052—21—35 ETH—PT 1 47 
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