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This Eagle has taken his Kaven over to a good sandy beach. It is 

 enough to make one cry, KiksA'dfs children. A Raven, however, 

 always comes to amuse her. 



(73) Composed by Other-water (Gonahi'n) over a dead man. 

 Ha'de At cugA'si Axtu't Asixa' Axkl'k!. 



Here a great joy of tome has brought my younger 

 laughing brother. 



Ude' yu-Agu'tq!uc gonaya' ade' An gagu't duvA'x. 



Thither if 1 had linown tlie starting thither to him 1 would as he [went]. 

 way they go go 



My younger brother has brought me a great joy of laughter. 

 If I knew the way they go, I would go right to him. 



(74) Composed bj^ Joined-together (Wuct-wudutsu') when all of his 

 friends went down the rapids at Gonaxo' and were drowned. 



AntlikanA'x qogo'xdihfin tslu ya'tganykikAyl'q! At qoxati'slnutc 



In front of the will stand up again in the bay there I always look 



town 



yu'antlekA. 



expecting to see them. 



Gjix" koxa'nix qlA'na kowuJgadi'n avA'x xAt tunAstl'tc Axki'k!-hAs. 



To the people the Duck tribe .saved like it I always com- my brothers. 



pare 



Hayi'q! ce'gis tc!a'3"a wucxenin anyA'tqIi yAx. 



Down under the right they went the high like, 



earth. caste people 



I always look expectantly to see some one stand up in front of the 

 town and in the bay. 



I always compare my brothers to the people the Duck tril)e saved. 

 They went right down under tlie earth like those high-caste people. 



(75) Composed by Here-is-a-feather (Tlaoya'tl), one of the 

 Ka'gwAntfm, when his brother died. It is used as a mourning and 

 dancing song. 



I-At-k!ahI'ni tm xat jddaci' Ka'gwAntfm yA'tqIi. 



Your believing with me your help, Ka'gwAntan's cliildren. 

 things 



Deyi'n dAta'n xan wudjixe'n AxlI'lkl'^-hAs hi'ti. Dfi'go qfitc SA 



It is as if with were turning my grandfathers' house. Where person ? 



me over fis] 



XAt gAx sine'x^ 



me will save? 



Help me with your believing, Ka'gwAntan''s children. 

 It is as if my grandfathers' house were turning over with me. 

 Where is the person that will save me? 



(76) Composed by Man-for-himself (StuwA-qa'), one of the 

 Ka'gwAntfm, about his wife, who was from Kake. It was originally 

 composed in Ilaida, and the Ilaida words are said to be the following: 



LAqiwe' gicinde' he'Iguge. 



