186 POETIC TEXTS. 



49. W^nni tafna, wdnni teina, --^-| 1^ 



wdnni taina Ihi'-n- i- J- T- il! 



A different young woman 1 am uuw ; ih£-u ! 



50. Tdt 1 Avaktch buk a tilak shayantildsha? ~ j.\^-l\^1\^s\^j.^ 



Wlience have you carried off tliiit (man's) waiHtcont? 



51. Und mish sha luel61a tchaggdgatat netilapkash 



Long ago tlioy killed you when you lay cinder the serviceberry bush. 



52. Tchf tchaluisli kintAla, z ^ - 1 ^ _ | ^ _ 

 w^wanuish ka-ig6ga. -^- _|j._w|^„ 



Young chaijs tramp around ; 



They are on the lookout for women. 



53. Hinawdla ! hinaw^la ! i_|| — j. ^ 



wAtcliagani w('ash, wiltchagam weash, -i.-_|-i-||-i^-|-i^ 

 mu'at geno'ga, mti'at gen5'ga. -i — j-i-.||j:-. ^|j.^ 



Shake ynnr lioad! you son of a bitch, and go South. 



54. Girls to hoys: 



Kd-i mish ml witchta tchilluydgash 

 hu'kank kaileak skutash ; 

 M-i nu shanAhuli hu'mtcha liishu4tch;{asli. 

 Boys to girls: 



K4-i nu shanahuli k6-eptcha snavv^dshasli, 

 k6kuapkash lu'lp gipkash. 



Girls: Young man, I will not love you, for you run around with no blanket on ; 



I do not desire such a husband. 

 Boys: And I do not like a frog-shaped woman with swollen eyes. 



55. K4nl laki! giuga slil6a shlanfya! ^-i|_j.j l|_-l|^_l|- 



You say you are rich! and you don't even spread a wild-cat's skin ! 



56. Ko'pe bunu'tchatko stu'pat wintila; 



nu'sh shana-ulitko nti'toks nilsh M-i shana-uli. 



Lying near the stove you are going to drink coffee ; although you wanted me for 

 a wife, I do not want you for a husband. 



57. Shinuitko huyaha, jl _ | j. _ | j. ^ | _ 

 wdnuitko hiiyalia. jl _ | j. _ | j. ^ | _ 



After c — she wont to hide ; the widow, she hid herself. 



58. Mu'ni wenuitko gdlash shipalkanka j-_1-l^_|jl^|_l^|j._ 



Tlis itout widow is stalking around intent upon the business. 



