184 POETIC TEXTS. 



26. Wdk i nflsh gfug wetfi', wetd', ~.~j.\ -|-- 



i-d-uka hfi'lhiank wetu', wetti'. '-[ ^|^ — 



Why did you become estranged, cstrauyed. 



By rumiiiig in neighbors' houses estranged, estranged t 



27. Wdk wennfluta nush gl'tk? 

 wdk 1 niish gi'tk wennflota? 



Why have you become so estranged to met 



28. K6-idsi mdklaks bo'lalk tchawl'k sandholiug 



A wicked man approaches fast, desirous of .1 fight. 



29. Sheniiyatko ni wdti luya'nitki 



I flee before the man who tramps around in the lodge, knife in hand. 



30. K6-idshi wdtsag slikandkapka k6kiiapkug, 



kd-i nl shandhual nii k6ktkinslikiuk. _^^|-j.I_^. 



That vicious dog assails me and will bite, 

 But I prefer not to scold him for it. 



31. Ka'-udshisli topinkan w6kanka, _l_~|-_l-|-i-- 

 ydmat t^luitgank w6kaDka. --|- — |--- 



The younger brother of the gray wolf is howling, 

 After having gone North life is howling. 



32. Wdsh a Idka gi'tk gii' n'sh hiiyaha j. ^\s ^\.l^\j.^\^ 



The prairie-wolf full of anger runs away from me. 



33. Wdsh lekd gitk wash61al;{ tchikglank watsat 



The maddened prairie-wolf gets away riding on his horse. 



34. Wdsh l^ggat;^ ni'sh hiiyaha, 



wdsh i l^ggatk' ku iiish hiiyaha ! hu-l-ydha! 



Crazy-minded the praiiie-wolf flees mo ; 



Maddened in his senses he runs away to a far-off distance. 



35. K6-idshi wdtch genudla, -i-^|-i-~|jL- 

 hai y6shinko, y 6-osink ! _ j_ ^ _ | -l — 



A vicious steed has gone out: he is lost, he is strayed! 



36. Tatd mish kani Idpukni ggndlla ? 



Who has touched you at both places t 



37. A nil toks shiwdga sh^wa, j._^|j._-|j.w 

 kdyutch mlsh pdtchnam palaldant. -L_|-i_|-i — 1^_ 



I hold you to be an innocent girl, though I have not lived with you yet. 



