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IN THREE PARTS APPENDIX 1305
Stanza II
'&^o 'axASigu—Among them, he makes me happy (?)
c-Kagwantani-yAtxi—Kagwantan-chUdren,
'axo 'ago 'a^asigaxe—Among them (because of
him ?), I weep.
"Some of Kagwantan-children make you happy
[the lover], and some make you sad [the husband]."
As sung, the words are:
A
B
C
A
B
C
Refrain
'a-ya, 'a hi ya 'ai-ya 'a-ya, 'a-ya 'a-ya,
'a-au 'e-ya ha 'ai-ya 'ai-hi ya 'a 'ay,
ya hu 'e-ye, ha-ni 'a-na
Stanza I (sung twice)
('axu)["] yidAt 'ak^'ce gi lAkAt qa yeliyi t6A
qun wunawu
t6A ya da xawes t6A tl'e qunqanawu ya 'ay 'ey,
ya hu 'e ye, ha-ni 'a-na
A
B
C
Refrain
'a-ha 'e-ya 'a-ya ha 'i-ya hai-ya ha ya, 'a-ya 'a-ya,
'a ya ha ya ha 'ai-ya 'ay hi ya 'a 'ay,
ya hu 'e ye, ha-ni 'a-ya.
Stanza II (sung twice)
A 'axu 'axawE tcA 'a:^Asiguyuwi da ya c-Kagwantani-yAtii
B 'axu 'axawes tcA 'a iasigaxeya 'au, 'a-i
C ya hu 'e-ye, ha-ni 'a-na
Refrain
A/ 'a-ha 'e-ya 'a-ya ha 'i-yu [breaks off]
For part of the song, Maggie Harry joined in softly,
singing an octave higher.
The structure is:
Refrain: A B C
Stanza I: A B C (repeated)
Refrain: A B C
Stanza II: A B C (repeated)
Refrain: A/
McAUester comments that this reminds one of
B. A. Jack's Song for Mount Saint Ehas (1954, 5-1-A).
Jimmy Jackson's Sawmill Love Song
1954, 7-2-D; recorded by Maggie Harry (with drum),
and Jenny Jack on May 27.
This song was composed in 1904 when Jimmy
Jackson, Maggie Harry's uncle, was married to Susie,
a Teqwedi woman named oix, who was a cousin of
Jenny Jack. They were separated and he met his
sister-in-law who told him: "Don't be sorry, don't feel
bad, I'm going to be your girl friend." The song was
composed when he was worldng in the sawmill, cutting
wood to make boxes for the cannery. It is said by the
singers to be a pretty song, with a lively dance tune. It
is supposed to sound like the saw, and is therefore
called 'Little Saw Mouth Song' (xaca kAtsk" :§:a ciyi).
Unlike most love songs, it does not mention sib-children,
and so became popular simply because it could be sung
by anyone. It is a Haida Mouth song, with a refrain
and two stanzas.
Maggie Harry introduced the song in Tlingit (22
seconds). A mistake was made when they began singing,
so they started over, Maggie Harry taking the drum.
The melody without words is sung first, then the first
stanza twice, then the melody without words, and the
second stanza twice. After the second repetition of the
first stanza, Maggie Harry called out "t6uya!" to indicate
that the refrain was to be sung. The song lasts
2:10 minutes.
The words as dictated are:
Stanza I
gega 'axu 'ate—?-
tuwu kAtin yanalg^'Al'—With kindness let someone roU
[the world]
'aga qatuwu keguxsAgu—Because of it one wUl be
happy.
"Let someone roll it [the world] with kindness—or,
Let it roll around with kindness. It makes one happy."
kel 'ade yequwEn gagayiyE
Goodby 'a 'ita gau
cAne SAti
Stanza II
"Don't say goodby, dear, waiting for the next
time." It was suggested that the last stanza was
supposed to be spoken by the sister-in-law who was
going to take her sister's place.
It is obvious that this transcription has a number of
errors, even though we cannot rely on the accuracy of
what could be transcribed from the tape:
A
B
C
D
Refrain (sung twice)
'ai yai 'ana 'ai ya 'a na 'ai ya 'a,
'a ya 'ai 'a 'ai ya 'a 'a ya
'a ye 'u 'e 'e ye-u 'e ya,
'u 'a yai 'ani 'aya
" Began Stanza II by mistake.