158 POETIC TEXTS. 



48. Conjurer's own song: 



Kailanti nii shi'lshila J.^ — - | -i - _ 



I, the earth, am resowndmg like the roll of thunder. 



49. Bird's song: 



Nen4 nvi, nen^ nil - j. ^ | - j. - 



I flutter along the ground (while walking). 



50. Song of the grizzly bear: 



Yafnalam sliuliiyualsh -l -^ ■ — | - - - 



51. Woman's song: 



Shutpashuitk gun snew^dshash gi, ^~-|-i^|-i-|-!-- 

 shutpashuitk a nt snew^dshash gi. -i--|-!._|-!-_|-!-_ 



Painted I am ou the body, 



I, a woman, am painted black. 



52. Song of the weasel; 



Gaikash, gaikash nuyanina j-~\j.~\j.~^~ 



Fooling, fooling I run around. 



53. Song of tlie gray fox : 



Ndnnktua nu papi'sh gi ~j.\ :.|---i_ 



Everything I can devour. 



54. The conjurer speaks as follows: 



Hu'masht huk gek lupi' kalkgla, hut hunk tchi'ka-ag tuti%61atk 



Therefore this (patient) tirst was hurt, that (his) mother after dreaming 



undk p4pka. At tchik hunk ke'k k'lc^kshashtala t^lshampka. 



early .lie. Then this (patient) ti> the spirit-land tnrned his face. 



55. Conjurer speaks: 



Kagga waktala i nush;(e'ni iiia h^mkanksh wash! liwAtchamp- 



Wliat (and) wliy then .^ nu towards me a while were speaking indoors to bold np (the 



ago 



kish? 



patient) ! 



56. Conjurer's song: 



Tudtala nish hu l^etknula ? -j:|-_^|__j.|- 

 gu'pal a-i nish l;^etkni'ila. _L|-_j.|_-i|-i_ 



What is coming out of my mouth ? 



Black substance is hanging down from my mouth. 



57. Song, reference unknown: 



Liiash ai nd'sh a hl'lamnapka -i-_|-i_|-i 



Fog foUowod drifting after me. 



