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IN THREE PARTS APPENDIX 1163
The first stanza is sung twice, the second time with
different words for the last line. The refrain is sung
once, and the second stanza is sung twice but with
only minor variations.
The Tlingit text seems to be:
Stanza I (sung twice)
A ta qana suti 'ituwu—?- your feehngs
A' linigit 'ani-hi yau haya—(O) world, yau haya
B di tsui tu 'udjiyi-t xa-wi—^?-
C ye te xa-yu-^ahe hi yau ha yahaha (1st) —? I am
[x]
weeping
[C''" tea tlAq"Aga-xayi hi yau heya hehe heya (2d)—
Just ? I am weeping]
D yu haya haya hani ha ya
A
A'
B
C
D
Refrain
hi-hi ya nahi, yau haya-a
hi-hi ya nahi, yau ha yahe
hi yai-(na), hi-hi yau hai-ya
he yuwi ye, hai, hiyau ha yahahai,
hu haya, hani ha ya
Stanza II (sung twice)
A' tlak" 'uwaye hutc xati wuti—Long-ago itwas
by-it (I wish ?)
A' 'ax hunxu-hAs ahi ya ha ya—My older-brothers
B' 'ax SAk"udjin-a qui ke'itA'a'ta—My back youwUl-come
C ye yuwi hahi, hi yau hai [end of repeat]
D hu haya hu, haya hani haya
The composer refers to a myth in which all the people
of a town are killed yet are revived through some
miracle. "He wish for luck—'uqwatusu. In the old days
they pray a wish and their wish come true," (See the
second stanza of the next song, 1954, 2-1-G,)
The concluding remarks are translated as:
"It's just the way I feel too, sometimes—like that
song composer. Sometimes I get the same feehng. And
I'm just singing to let the people know that I have the
same feeling for my relatives. And I thank you for
listening,"
Swanton has recorded a song (1909, Song 74, p. 408),
composed by Joined-Together (Wuct-wudutsu') when
aU his friends were drowned in the rapids at Dry Bay
(Gonaxo'), the second stanza of which is very similar
in theme to this song. The first stanza of Swanton's
song is also similar in theme to another song composed
by Dry Bay Chief George (1954, 2-1-G).
TluknaxAdi Mourning Song, Composed by Dry Bay Chief George
1954, 2-1-G; recorded by Minnie Johnson and Annie
George on May 31.
This song was composed by Dry Bay Chief George,
Qawusa, (1850?-1916) for the potlatch m 1909 at
which he dedicated Frog House or Far Out House,
There is a brief introduction in Tlingit (20 seconds)
by the composer's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Annie George,
who also makes a few concluding remarks. The song,
with Refrain, Stanza I, Refrain, Stanza II (each sung
only once), lasts 2:32 minutes. Minnie Johnson beat
the drum. The words were not dictated, and only a free
translation was given by Minnie Johnson.
The words, as heard at the time and as checked with
the tape, seem to be:
Refrain
A
B
A'
C
A
B
'a na 'e-ya heye
'ax'a 'eya heya
'a na 'eye he 'a
'eya 'e ye-ha 'a 'eya heye
ye tun qAtin ce gutca
tea nisuEtc gaxtce-ye
Stanza I
A'
D
A'
C
'a ye yAx ijawitca na^
-naqitciyi
nitc gax setc de yela
'aya 'eye he 'a 'eye heye
"It's no wonder that the WoK is always howling
and crying on the beach. That's why the Raven is
walking around on the beach, crying, too."
A
D'+
A'
C
A
B
A
D'+
A'
C+
Refrain
'a na 'eya heye
'aq 'a 'eya 'eye [clears throat]
'a na 'eya he 'a
'eya 'e ye-ha 'am 'eya heye
Stanza II
ye xayAx 'unlika ceye
'ax hlk"-hAs 'ani cayi
yu xan gaseneye
'ax lilk"u-hAs si-xa
-tea qa sA-tintci 'a
'ax tu(wu) 'ultictca 'eyehe 'a
'aya 'eya yahe [clears throat] he ya [speaks]