Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language

Name: Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language
Author: Eells, Myron

Eells, Myron

Chinook jargon -- Texts; Hymns, Chinook jargon

THE BIBLE.

No. 15.                                           Tune, "Hold the Fort."

             From "Ten Years at Skokomish," by permission.


  1.  Saghalie Tyee yaka papeh,
        Yaka Bible Kloshe;
      Kopa konoway Boston tillikums,
        Yaka hias kloshe.
      _Chorus--_
          Saghalie Tyee yaka papeh,
            Yaka Bible kloshe;
          Kopa konoway tillikums alta,
            Yaka hias kloshe.

  2.  Saghalie Tyee yaka papeh,
        Yaka Bible kloshe,
      Kopa konoway Siwash tillikums,
        Yaka hias kloshe.
      _Chorus--_

  3.  Saghalie Tyee, etc.
      Kopa konoway Pasaiooks tillikums,
        Yaka, etc.

  4.  Kopa konoway King George tillikums.

  5.  Kopa konoway China tillikums.

  6.  Kopa konoway Klale man tillikums.

  7.  Kopa konoway Kanaka tillikums.




                              TRANSLATION.


  1.  God's paper,
        His Bible is good;
      For all American people,
        It is good.
      _Chorus--_
          God's paper,
            His Bible is good;
          For all people now,
            It is good.

  2.  God's paper,
        His Bible is good;
      For all Indian people,
        It is good.

  3.  For all French people, etc.

  4.  For all English people.

  5.  For all Chinese people.

  6.  For all Negro people.

  7.  For all Sandwich Island people.




                               CREATION.

                             8s, 7s and 4.

No. 16.         Tune, "Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us" or "Greenville."


  1.  Saghalie Tyee yaka mamook
        Konaway iktas konoway kah;
                Repeat both lines.
          Yaka mamook
                  Repeat.
        Konoway iktas konoway kah.
                Repeat both lines.

  2.  Saghalie Tyee yaka mamook
        Konoway illahee konoway kah, etc.

  3.  2nd line. Konoway tillikums konoway kah.

  4.     "     Konoway muckamuck konoway kah.

  5.     "     Konoway moosmoos konoway kah.

  6.     "     Konoway kuitan konoway kah.




                              TRANSLATION.


  1.  God made
        Everything everywhere;
      He made
        Everything everywhere.

  2.  God made
        All the earth everywhere, etc.

  3.    All people everywhere.

  4.    All food everywhere.

  5.    All cattle everywhere.

  6.    All horses everywhere.




                                HEAVEN.

No. 17.                                          Tune, "I'm Going Home."

                      Twana or Skokomish language.


  1.  Ashoi astab uts Wis Sowulus
      Tsit tsiah as tab atc kleets Wis
      Puttab duh slukate etl haydabchad
      Aho kleets Wis aiy tubbayhu.
        _Chorus--_
            Klis hubbaydabchad
            Aho kleets Wis.
        Repeat chorus as in "I'm Going Home."

  2.  Jesus id atc tsu Wis aiy tubbaychu,
      Askwubkwap id atc tsu Wis aiy tubbayhu,
      Lesash id atc tsu Wis aiy tubbayhu,
      Dissiad atc tsu Wis aiy tubbayhu.
        _Chorus--_

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Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language

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