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(92) Composed by Naotsl'n when peace was made between the 

 LiuklnAXA'di and the Ka'gwAntan. 



Lak yi'xa ye'lyl yagu'. Dewe'du yAkle'yia Yel yAk^de'yi. 



Fast pull ahead Raven's canoe. Not very far good place for Raven's canoe. 



from here (shelter) 



Ayayide' tOka'odmAt gotcyi ani' wusti'n. 



For himself he was very "Wolf's home to see. 

 much afraid 



Paddle ahead that Raven's canoe very fast. A sheltered phice for 

 the Raven's canoe is not very far from here. 



He is very much afraid of seeing the Wolf's home. 



(93) Composed by Going-across-the-road (Degahe't!), a rich man 

 who was paid to compose it, one time when the Ka'gwAntan and 

 the Wuckita'n made peace. 



Yel yfmAqo'x gotc ani' kilde'. 



Raven "is coming Wolf's town going to. 

 [by canoe] 



Ha'dA ckedJAnaihu'ktc. Wuckita'ni yA'tqIi ja.gu.' klehu'k. 



Hurrah! all shout. Wuckita'n's 'children canoe shout well for. 



Raven is coming by canoe to the Wolf's town. 



All shout ""Hurrah!*' Wuckita'n's children. Shout well for the 

 canoe. 



(94) This was composed by a LiuklnAXA'di man named Lqena' when 

 he was the only one of his people saved and his enemies wanted to 

 make peace with him. He danced as a deer, singing this song, and 

 at the end of it cut in two the man standing next to him. When used 

 as a deer song in later times, the last words were of course different. 



Detcu'cta kAcu' tclaye' nAxdzigi't. Tca xAt guce' de i tcuctfi't 



About myself like this I did. Indeed me said to not to myself 



aua'x dati' Axtuwu'. 



by I would my conscience, 

 let pas.s 



Nanayi'sguci Axsitl'n ducAgi'niya. 



Alread"y before I saw his ghost, 



his death 



[Spoken] Atu'x gwAl aosigu' CadAsi'ktc awadJA'(i. 



Into him as soon as he stabbed CadAsi'ktc he killed. 



I did this way regarding myself. I would not let what my con- 

 science said to me, pass. 



Before his death I saw his ghost. 



At once he stabbed and killed CadAsi'ktc. 



(95) A peace song composed by a Ka'gwAntrin man of Chilkat named 

 MlU'c. 



Ikayade' yu'cA qkwage'q! Ka'gwAntfin vA'ttili. 



Toward you the head I am going to nod, Ka'gWAntan's children. 



Hi' iyAqayi'. La'xayi* iyaqayi' yfidiye'l. 



Not so your words. Good-by with your words you Raven. 



a La'xayi is the Klahowya of the Chinook jargon. 



