166 POETIC TEXTS. 



1 7. Song of the young deer's claws: 



Kodsi'ngs a g(i-u wtilta 



My deer-claws are rattling. 



18. Song of the kshi'kshnish-hawh: 



Wdash 4-i nu kshukatkal l|^_l|_^^ 



I carry my offspring with me. 



19. Song of the pelican or kumal: 



H4 wishtkak nu nuyamna - ^ j-\^j. — 



Noisily I am blowing around. 



20. Song of the swan: 



Ku'sham gd-u witclitaks 



By me, by the swan, this storm has been produced. 



21. Woman's song: 



Kutchi'ngshka hii' mu'luesh 



The feet of a young deer are my medicine-tools. 



22. Song of the male Mis or kdlxalsh-hird: 



Ka'lsam gd-u lumalaks 



This is ray song, the kalsh-bird's, who made the fog. 



23. Song of the female kdls-bird: 



Kdlsam ku'lo gd-u lu'nialaks 



Like my consort, the kalsh-bird, I produce fog at will. 



24. Song of the otter or kolta: 



Conjurer: Gutkaks gd-u ndpk 



The small-pox brought by me, the otter, is upon ye. 



Chorus: Killi'lga k61tam genuish 



The otter's tread has whirled up the dust. 



25. Conjurer's song: 



K6-idsi ai nu shui'sh gl 



I am a conjurer's fatal song. 



26. Funeral song: 



Lu'luksam nu sk<i'tchaltko 



I am now wrapped in the garments of fire-fiame. 



27. Song of the mdmaktsu-duck: 



Gutitgulash gd-u ndpka -..i|^-i|^ :\~ 



Belly-ache is the disease which I carry along with me. 



