- Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te qeltós x̲ótsa
- Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te skw'ékw'qáq
- Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲alpeyelhp
- Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲als qes te lhxwale siyam
- Sqwelqwels te q'éwet
- Sqwélqwels te háwe qes kwexáls
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the Th'éx̱wiya
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the smímex̲álh
- thaytes te A:yeqels te lets’lots’tel sth’oleqwi
Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te skw'ékw'qáq - How the Robin got his red breast 1
Set 1
Lí te mó:qw stíta lí te stótelō,
there the bird lived there at the creek
there was a bird that lived by the creek,
Wiyóth ó la ólexem te syólh.
always just go get the firewood
he would always go for firewood.
Kwa te iyéseq skw'ekw'qáq,
anwyay the friend robin
anyways, friend robin...
Qesu yít'etes te lálems te skw'ílhews.
and.so melt.it.he the house.of the father-in-law.his
And he melted his father-in-law’s house.
Ó:tes the sísles éyesiya sqalqíts.
call.her.he the grandmother.his dear south.wind
He called for his grandmother, dear mrs. southwind.
Telí tethá kwes xwá tskwím te s'íles,
from that that.it became red the chest.his
From that his chest became red
Tl'ó kwe ólus stetís te híyqw wiyóth ó.
because always.he close to the fire always
Because he stayed right close to the fire all the time.
Set 2
Lets'áxw lí te swíyqe…
one.time there (was) the man
one time there was a man…
…só:tets te skwíxs tútl'o.
cold.wind the name.his he
northwind was his name.
yáysele te mámeles alíyómex q'álemi.
two.people the childen.his beautiful girls
he had two children, beautiful daughters.
Kwa lís la ólexem te syólh
anywyays aux go get the wood
Anyways he went to get wood
su tl'o te ts'íyxw syólh.
so it's the dry wood
so it was dry wood.
Set 3
Tl'ó te lhéqw syólh híyqwtes.
it's teh wet wood light.it.he
it was wet wood that he lit.
Éystexwes tl'ókw'es éwelh yít'etes te lálems.
like.it.he because never melt.he.it the house.his
He liked it because never melted his house.
...melyítes telí the q'álemi.
marry.her.he from the girls
...he married one of the girls.
Full Story
Lets'áxw lí te swíyqe…
one.time there (was) the man
one time there was a man…
…só:tets te skwíxs tútl'o.
cold.wind the name.his he
northwind was his name.
yáysele te mámeles alíyómex q'álemi.
two.people the childen.his beautiful girls
he had two children, beautiful daughters.
Lí te mó:qw stíta lí te stótelō,
there the bird lived there at the creek
there was a bird that lived by the creek,
Wiyóth ó la ólexem te syólh.
always just go get the firewood
he would always go for firewood.
Tl'ó te lhéqw syólh híyqwtes.
it's teh wet wood light.it.he
it was wet wood that he lit.
Éystexwes tl'ókw'es éwelh yít'etes te lálems.
like.it.he because never melt.he.it the house.his
He liked it because never melted his house.
Kwa te iyéseq skw'ekw'qáq,
anwyay the friend robin
anyways, friend robin...
...melyítes telí the q'álemi.
marry.her.he from the girls
...he married one of the girls.
Kwa lís la ólexem te syólh
anywyays aux go get the wood
Anyways he went to get wood
su tl'o te ts'íyxw syólh.
so it's the dry wood
so it was dry wood.
Qesu yít'etes te lálems te skw'ílhews.
and.so melt.it.he the house.of the father-in-law.his
And he melted his father-in-law’s house.
Ó:tes the sísles éyesiya sqalqíts.
call.her.he the grandmother.his dear south.wind
He called for his grandmother, dear mrs. southwind.
Telí tethá kwes xwá tskwím te s'íles,
from that that.it became red the chest.his
From that his chest became red
Tl'ó kwe ólus stetís te híyqw wiyóth ó.
because always.he close to the fire always
Because he stayed right close to the fire all the time.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| aliyó:mex | good looking (of several people) | |
| ót | to call (him/her/it) | |
| lhéqw | wet | |
| malyít | to marry him/her | |
| yít'et | melt something | |
| siyólh | wood, firewood | |
| iyés | female friend, dear, ma'am | |
| iyéseq | sir, buddy (for a male friend) | |
| só:tets | north wind, east wind, cold wind | |
| xwa | to become | |
| héyeqwt | burning something, lighting a fire | |
| ólexem | go get something | |
| sqalqíts | south wind | |
| q'á:lemi | teenage girls (several) | |
| ts'íyxw | dry, be dry, get dry |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Lets'áxw lí te swíyqe… | one time there was a man… | |
| …só:tets te skwíxs tútl'o. | northwind was his name. | |
| yáysele te mámeles alíyómex q'álemi. | he had two children, beautiful daughters. | |
| Lí te mó:qw stíta lí te stótelō, | there was a bird that lived by the creek, | |
| Wiyóth ó la ólexem te syólh. | he would always go for firewood. | |
| Tl'ó te lhéqw syólh híyqwtes. | it was wet wood that he lit. | |
| Éystexwes tl'ókw'es éwelh yít'etes te lálems. | He liked it because never melted his house. | |
| Kwa te iyéseq skw'ekw'qáq, | anyways, friend robin... | |
| ...melyítes telí the q'álemi. | ...he married one of the girls. | |
| Kwa lís la ólexem te syólh | Anyways he went to get wood | |
| su tl'o te ts'íyxw syólh. | so it was dry wood. | |
| Qesu yít'etes te lálems te skw'ílhews. | And he melted his father-in-law’s house. | |
| Ó:tes the sísles éyesiya sqalqíts. | He called for his grandmother, dear mrs. southwind. | |
| Telí tethá kwes xwá tskwím te s'íles, | From that his chest became red | |
| Tl'ó kwe ólus stetís te híyqw wiyóth ó. | Because he stayed right close to the fire all the time. |
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