192 POETIC TEXTS, 



MISCELLANEOUS SONGS 



Obtatmzd in the Klamath Lake and Modoc Dialects. 



1. K6-i ak a na'pka Ydmatkni gatpam'n6ka 



Disastrous times we had when the Northern Indians arrived. 



2. Na'nu wfka^shitko miikash ha'ma ±~-^\j-~-~\s 



I hear the owl's cry and very near it seems to be. 



3. MbiVshant kaila hamo'la, _i -^ | j. - 1 j. - „ 

 shitchAkta ua'ts kafla, - _l _ | _l - 

 shiukuapkuka na'ts ka'la. ;. | ^ | - 



In the morning the Earth resounded, 

 Incensed at us was the Earth, 

 For to kill us wanted the Earth. 



4. Wakaptch nen hl'tksh E-ukshi ne'pka, 

 nvi' kam hi'tksh telu'lit. 



To see how Klamath Marsh appeals from there, 

 I wish to look down on it from that height. 



r>. Ku-idshi nil kl'paf^h nu lulina 



Dressed in poor garments I stray around. 



fi. Tutf^ash nu lulina ~ -l | _ ^ | ^ _l | ^ 



I am going astray while dreaming. 



7. Kapkdblandaks ! o'kst a tkal^a nddwa --i| '-\ 



Be silent ! her body arises from the dead to scream ! 



8. Mu'ni nu laki gi, M-i kanam shlekisli ; ^ _ | .i _ | 

 k6-id8ha ne-ulz6ga kafla tilangddsha. j. . _ | j^ _ | 



I am a potent chief, nobody controls nie ; 

 The mischief-doing world I iipset. 



9. " Kalla nil shulgmoke'dsha", j.-_|-i-_|-l-_ 

 ke'nta kaflatat tgi'kglan shuina. '-] '-\ ^|- 



"1 take the Earth up in my arms and with it whirl aroinul in a dance" ; 

 On this soil I am standing and singing [the above words]. 



