WORDS OF SONGS TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH 

 GRAPHOPHONE RECORDS 



The language of these songs is so highly metaphorical that they are 

 often difficult to understand even in the light of the native explana- 

 tions, and in some cases the autiior's informants were themselves 

 uncertain with regard to the meaning. Several songs refer to myths 

 and ai-e explained ]»y them, and there are a few shamans' songs, but 

 ])y far the larger luunber were composed for feasts or in song contests 

 between men who were at enmity with each other. 



(1) A song about Raven's travels tiiroiigh the world, used at all 

 kinds of dances: 



Del yAx wudAtse'n ceye'h Ilayide' wugudl'n. Aga'guci duluwu' 



A l)is liku must liiive been that raven. Diiwii uiiilcr- lie went. At tlmt time his nose 



fcllciw neath 



ke wududziyA'ii. Aga' antu'x yawagu't dulu'wuga. AcdjI't duti' 



up tliev I'ame to pull. At that through tlie he went for liis nosf. To liim it was 



time town _ [given] 



fill gant wudiqi'n. Aye'x Aiisinl' dogodjiyAciayi'. An gant 



Willi it out of he started to fly. Like it he does now to his (opiiosite i Wolf With it o\itsi(le 

 doors phratry. 



wudnji'n. Wa'sa yulciti'k^daya tciA nao gadAUA'. Atu'uAx 



he tiew. Why does he not look like but wdiisky ought to drink. After that 



himself 



nl'tct uA'gegut. 



about the you can wander, 

 whole beach 



I'hat Raven must have been a great fellow. He went down under 

 the sea. Then they pulled up his nose. He went through the town 

 for his nose. When it was given to him, he started to fly out of doors. 

 He does so now to his Wolf phratry. He flew out with it. Why! 

 instead of looking like himself, he looks as if he ought to have a drink 

 of whisky. After you have done that you can wander about the entire 

 beach. 



{•2) A song about Qake'qlHe. (See story 104, p. 330.) 



E'ge 5^eq gu'dayu doxo'nqli qotx cu'waxlx ayu' lb llngi't ye 



The beaeh down to when he his friends were all destroyed so then [no] per- thus 



eame son 



ustl'ntc. LAq!A'sgi-qIa tcigede'ayu aositl'n, " Lil ilatl'nqleq 



he saw. LAqL^'sgi' point just inside of he saw. "Never you let me 



wateh 



yute'q! sa'ni, Ii'x unA'x Jiqlrt'cA." 



the stones little, from me lest it bewitch." 



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