- 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
Sqwelqwels te q'éwet - The story of the drum
Set 1
kw'els ilh xwel swiyqe'ollh…
When I was a young boy,
…íwesthóxes tel mal xwelá te q'éwet.
my dad taught me about the drum.
thetsthóxes mekw' st'elt'ílem e' stshéyelh.
He said all songs are prayers…
qesu li te sqwélqwels.
…they are their own story.
íwesthóxes kw'es kw'ómkw'em te q'éwet.
He also taught me that the drum is powerful.
x̲ax̲a ye q'ewet tset.
Our drums are sacred
ste'a kwa e'ewe kw'es lhálheqet
One should never put it down ...
...te síla q'éwet xwelá te s'óthes.
…the grandfather drum face-down (on it’s face)
tsel ew éystexw ye sew'íwes tel ma:l.
I very much appreciate my father’s teachings.
Set 2
qe éwe sti:ms kw'es q'éwetem.
Or don’t drum very hard.
shxw'áylexw ye st'elt'ílem.
The songs are healing,
qesu telí ye syewálelh ye áx̲elqel.
and the hides came from our ancestors.
thetsthóxes kwulhíthelh...
He told me that long ago…
..éwe lis ilótem ye slhellháli kw'es q'éwetems.
..women were not allowed to use the drum
qe tl'o te kwóxwchestel hókwexes.
but they used the rattle.
tsel xwel híkwstexw tethá s'íwes.
I still think high of these teachings.
Set 3
Ilh tset mílyil lite stetís kw'e Mission.
We were out setting nets close to Mission.
thetsthóxes, “chexw schewot t'ít'elem”
He said “you are good at singing”
tsel thet “li t'wa'a”.
I said “I guess so”.
osu thetsthoxes:
So he told me something:
“qe éwe ixw yewál ey telí kw'ewát.”
“but it doesn’t make you better than anybody else.”
qelsu a:m xwelá kw'e mékw'wat.
And I share them with (give them to) everyone.
Full Story
kw'els ilh xwel swiyqe'ollh…
When I was a young boy,
…íwesthóxes tel mal xwelá te q'éwet.
my dad taught me about the drum.
Ilh tset mílyil lite stetís kw'e Mission.
We were out setting nets close to Mission.
thetsthóxes, “chexw schewot t'ít'elem”
He said “you are good at singing”
tsel thet “li t'wa'a”.
I said “I guess so”.
osu thetsthoxes:
So he told me something:
“qe éwe ixw yewál ey telí kw'ewát.”
“but it doesn’t make you better than anybody else.”
thetsthóxes mekw' st'elt'ílem e' stshéyelh.
He said all songs are prayers…
qesu li te sqwélqwels.
…they are their own story.
íwesthóxes kw'es kw'ómkw'em te q'éwet.
He also taught me that the drum is powerful.
x̲ax̲a ye q'ewet tset.
Our drums are sacred
ste'a kwa e'ewe kw'es lhálheqet
One should never put it down ...
...te síla q'éwet xwelá te s'óthes.
…the grandfather drum face-down (on it’s face)
qe éwe sti:ms kw'es q'éwetem.
Or don’t drum very hard.
shxw'áylexw ye st'elt'ílem.
The songs are healing,
qesu telí ye syewálelh ye áx̲elqel.
and the hides came from our ancestors.
thetsthóxes kwulhíthelh...
He told me that long ago…
..éwe lis ilótem ye slhellháli kw'es q'éwetems.
..women were not allowed to use the drum
qe tl'o te kwóxwchestel hókwexes.
but they used the rattle.
tsel xwel híkwstexw tethá s'íwes.
I still think high of these teachings.
qelsu a:m xwelá kw'e mékw'wat.
And I share them with (give them to) everyone.
tsel ew éystexw ye sew'íwes tel ma:l.
I very much appreciate my father’s teachings.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| kw'ómkw'em | strong (of people and things) | |
| st'ehéyelh | a prayer, hymn | |
| thét | to say it, say (tr.) | |
| sqwélqwel | story, news | |
| syewá:lelh | ancestor (passed away) | |
| s'óthes | face | |
| áx̲elqel | buckskin, rawhide, tanned buckskin | |
| lhálheq'et | put on, put down | |
| stím | fast, hard [of snow, rain, etc.] | |
| t'wa | must maybe, I guess, I'm uncertain, must be | |
| st'elt'ílem | songs | |
| s'ewíwes | teachings | |
| shxw’áylexw | healing | |
| ilótem | be allowed | |
| kwóxwchestel | a rattle |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| kw'els ilh xwel swiyqe'ollh… | When I was a young boy, | |
| …íwesthóxes tel mal xwelá te q'éwet. | my dad taught me about the drum. | |
| Ilh tset mílyil lite stetís kw'e Mission. | We were out setting nets close to Mission. | |
| thetsthóxes, “chexw schewot t'ít'elem” | He said “you are good at singing” | |
| tsel thet “li t'wa'a”. | I said “I guess so”. | |
| osu thetsthoxes: | So he told me something: | |
| “qe éwe ixw yewál ey telí kw'ewát.” | “but it doesn’t make you better than anybody else.” | |
| thetsthóxes mekw' st'elt'ílem e' stshéyelh. | He said all songs are prayers… | |
| qesu li te sqwélqwels. | …they are their own story. | |
| íwesthóxes kw'es kw'ómkw'em te q'éwet. | He also taught me that the drum is powerful. | |
| x̲ax̲a ye q'ewet tset. | Our drums are sacred | |
| ste'a kwa e'ewe kw'es lhálheqet | One should never put it down ... | |
| ...te síla q'éwet xwelá te s'óthes. | …the grandfather drum face-down (on it’s face) | |
| qe éwe sti:ms kw'es q'éwetem. | Or don’t drum very hard. | |
| shxw'áylexw ye st'elt'ílem. | The songs are healing, | |
| qesu telí ye syewálelh ye áx̲elqel. | and the hides came from our ancestors. | |
| thetsthóxes kwulhíthelh... | He told me that long ago… | |
| ..éwe lis ilótem ye slhellháli kw'es q'éwetems. | ..women were not allowed to use the drum | |
| qe tl'o te kwóxwchestel hókwexes. | but they used the rattle. | |
| tsel xwel híkwstexw tethá s'íwes. | I still think high of these teachings. | |
| qelsu a:m xwelá kw'e mékw'wat. | And I share them with (give them to) everyone. | |
| tsel ew éystexw ye sew'íwes tel ma:l. | I very much appreciate my father’s teachings. |
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