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IN THREE PARTS APPENDIX 1159
Stanza II (sung twice)
A, B' 'uhxadji-ce (repeated)—I give up hope
E" hAS tixi hiqutina—Of seeing them,
[I]?
F, G 'iyAnaha he, 'iyAna he
G+
The structure of the melody, according to McAllester's
analysis, is:
Stanza I (first): A B C D E F G [^l
(second): A ' B C D E F G X
Refram: K" B' C D F' X'
Stanza II (first): A B' E" F G
'iyAna he ya (on repeat at end) Stanza II (second): A B' E" F G+
Traditional TluknaxAdi Song: Lament of Wuckika (I)
1952, 2-2-B (a, b); recorded by Frank Italio on July 30.
This song, and the foUowing (1952, 2-2-B c, and 1954,
6-2-C), were ascribed to the Tl'uknaxAdi woman,
Wuckika, who composed them when mourning her
brothers who drowned in Lituya Bay (pp. 273-274).
This disaster is dated by some informants as occurring
before the arrival of the first European ships, and by
others as responsible for the abandonment of Gusex
on the Akwe River (mid-19th century).
The recording by Frank Italio was in three snatches:
(a) 2:04 minutes, (b) 33 seconds, and (c) 1:51 minutes.
Of these, the first two parts belong to Lament I, the
third to Lament II. The interrupted recording is due
to the fact that Frank Italio would break off to comment
in Tlingit, confusing me into thinking that the song
was over, so that I turned off the machine. Whereupon,
he would begin again without giving me any warning,
so that the beginning of the next snatch of song was
missed. Although I do not believe that much has been
omitted, it is evident that this version is incomplete.
Minnie Johnson, who was present, gave me to understand
that he had sung only one song, not two as was
revealed by McAUester's analysis. She was too overcome
with grief to translate the words, or to dictate
the text. The Tlingit words have therefore been
transcribed from the tape.
Refrain
X ya hine ya hine , ya hi ne 'eya 'aw 'aw ya hine
Y 'a hine ya hine [speaks] 'e ya hau,
A
B
C
Stanza I (sung twice)
t6u tlak"* qutax na' adi kat—Very long ago (-?-) they
(gudax) [on repeat]
went out
di 'ani yAtxi hu-a ha—The chUdren of the vUlage,
'itl'yexa 'unati-ye—Cahnlike when he did not find
[yEi'-yAx-a 'unat'i-ye]?—(when they did not find it
cahn?)
D
E
F
yisAkudjin nay ande—Because of them (it?), shoreward,
tea wusixix 'UWA 'a 'a gusik:xye—^Just (they were)
destroyed (-?-)
'ani qaxu 'ax 'lie,—For the sake of (?) of the viUage,
('ike) [on repeat] my brother,
hua 'aw 'a
Stanza II
A' -kA dax qu du djinex gulce(x)—(-?-)
B 'adawul'ini yAtiye—Trouble was remaining (?)
C 'ax 'ike huwa(ha)—My brother, (huwa-ha),
D 'iyEtxi-tina 'iwustiyi—With your chUdren (?) you
carried
E yi qu t'a hayi huwa haw ha—When you disappeared
F
(?),
'a hine [speaks, machine turned offl
Refrain
[Machine is turned on, whUe MJ continues to talk,l
/X' ya he, 'aw haw, ya ha- ye-, ya ha,
Y 'aw hine-ya 'aw hine, yaw 'eya 'aw hm
[FI breaks off and talks: t6u tlake. Machine turned
offl.
This song has the foUowing structure:
Refram: X Y
Stanza I: A B C D E F (repeated)
Stanza II: A' B C D E F
Refram:
/X' Y
(There is a possibUity that the second refrain is reaUy
an introduction to the second song.)
2 See footnote on p. 1158.