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1292 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY VOLUME 7
Stanza II (sung twice)
The structure of this song is:
A'
B'
C
D
B
X
'i 'i qa 'an xal xEntc
Tcicq^'e-hedi yAtxi
tu(wu) lAtsin 'ax djit 'iyati-hi
'a ha hu we he
'a ha ha hu we—['a ha 'a hu we (on repeat)]
hu wa 'a ha—['u wa 'a ha (on repeat)]
Stanza I (1st): A B X C
(2d): A' B X C
Refrain : A B' X
StanzaH (1st): A B' C
(2d): A' B' C
B
B
D
D
D
D
B
B
B
B
X
X
X
X
Olaf Abraham's Wolf Call Love Song for Kagwantan-Children
1964, 1-2-B; recorded by Olaf Abraham on AprU 8.
This song was composed for his wife, Susie, who cried
for him when he went to the Arhrnklin River to trap.
She is here addressed as a child of Kagwantan.
The song is introduced in Tlingit by the composer (37
seconds), and lasts 3:20 minutes. The syUables "''a ho"
or "ha ho" at the end of each stanza and in the refrain
represent the howling of a wolf. The song follows the
formal pattern of refrain, first stanza sung twice, refrain,
and second stanza sung twice.
The words as dictated by the composer are:
Stanza I
'ican 'Asgi dehe yXx ieyiqa—Alas, why do you weep,
s-Kagwantan-yAtxi—Kagwantan-chUdren?
dJAl qux kisagax kAt—Never caUs back
'i gutci d&d6 'igax—Your Wolf, for him (?) you weep.
"Poor thing, why should you weep? Your weeping
never brings your Wolf back. Why should you weep for
your Wo-f?" (Free translation by Minnie Johnson.)
Stanza II
tcAw§,s 'itutin-nuk^tc—Why are your feelings always
sick
s-Kagawantan-yAtxi—Kagwantan children?
det6a 'ida tuwu—Just the thought of you
'Atciyit y6:^AyAqa—?-
"Why do you feel badly, Kagwantan-chUdren? It's
the thought of you that makes me -?-"
As sung, the words are:
Refrain
(Variations in parentheses)
A 'a-ho 'a-ne 'a-ya ('a-hu 'a-ni -'a-ya)
B 'a-ho 'a-ne ha-ya
C 'a-ho 'a-ne ha-ya
D 'a-ho 'a-ne ha-ya ('a-ho 'a-ne 'a-ya)
E 'a-ho 'a-ho 'a-ne ha-ya
F ha-ho ha-ho ha-ne 'a-ya
G ha-ho 'a ne ha-ya (ha-ho'a ne hede' ha-ya)
Stanza I (sung twice)
(Variations in parentheses)
A 'ican 'Asgi de-he
B 'a yex ^ayiqaye-ye
C s-Kagwantani hayAtxi (s-Kagwantani-yAtxi)
B dJAl qux Id-sa-gax kAt
E 'i gutci dada 'igaxa
F ha-ho ha-ho ha ne' a-ya
G ha-ho 'a ne ha-ya
Stanza II (sung twice)
(Variations in parentheses)
A tcAwas sa-ya de-he
B tcA'a 'itutini
C s-Kagwantani hayAtxi
D det6a 'idatuwu
E 'Atcyit ye iayaqa
F ha-ho ha-ho ha-nee ha-ya
G ha-ho 'a ne ha-ya ('a-ho ya ya 'a-ni 'a)
The structure is:
Refrain: A B C D E F G
Stanza I: A B C D E F G (repeated)
Refrain: A B C D E F G
StanzaH: A B C D E F G (repeated)
Olaf Abraham's Song for Kagwantan-Children
1954, 1-2-C; recorded by Olaf Abraham on AprU 8.
This song was composed by Olaf Abraham when his
brother-in-law, George Bremner, was drowned (about
1940^6 ?). Shortly after that, his wife had to go to
Tacoma for an operation. The song is therefore addressed
to both of them, or refers to both of them, as
Kagwantan-chUdren.