Captain Spott

Explanation of Medicine Song for Rough Water From the Fourth Youngest of Eleven Brothers (1906)

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Text identifier: Xk
Speaker: Captain Spott
Primary documentation: A. L. Kroeber
Translation: A. L. Kroeber, Yurok field notebook 67, p. 50

  1. Ne-kee' kem 'o noh-sue-no-wok'.
    I was born in the same place (as you).
  2. Nek kwe-lekw kom-chue-mek'.
    I know it.
  3. Cho' nue-mee hoo-le-na', kee te-wo-lee ket-'oh.
    Handle me well, it will be smooth on the sea.
  4. Nek kem 'o noh-sue-no-wok'.
    I was born in the same place.