Tahltan children's songs
A collection of children's songs of the Tahltan people.
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(A call and answer song)
(teacher) Koby edīda, Koby edīda,
(ed�ne) J�ni ast’īn, j�ni ast’īn.
(teacher) Dūda ant’eh, dūda ant’eh,
(ed�ne) Soga ast’eh, soga ast’eh.
(teacher) Where is Koby, where is Koby?
(ed�ne) Here I am, here I am.
(teacher) How are you? How are you?
(ed�ne) I am good, I am good.
Desbedi
Desbedi, desbedi, tl�n desbet
Table, table, kuji yes�ł
ked� ts̱en’ t’ē hosts̱edẕi,
Tadet’ē gah, łakedet’ē dih,
�edih, łedih, tl�n łedih!
Hungry, hungry, I'm really hungry.
Table, table, here I come.
Moose meat, I'm going to eat.
Three rabbits, two chicken.
Tasty, tasty, really tasty.
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(Grandchildren Song, by Regina Louie)
·¡²õ³¦³óÄå ekÅ«ne henayÄ“tl, henayÄ“tl, henayÄ“tl
·¡²õ³¦³óÄå ekÅ«ne henayÄ“tl, tlÄ�ni hudeschÄ�.
My grandchildren are growing up, growing up, growing up,
My grandchildren are growing up, I really love them.
Gūhtsiye Ts’�s̱n�n
(Ten Spiders song)
łige, łakē, t�t’ē gūhtsiye,
łent’ē, ł�la’ē, n�słige gūhtsiye,
n�słakē, n�st�’ē, n�słent’ē gūhtsiye,
tsʼ�s̱n�n gūhtsiye
nehneghos!
One, two, three spiders,
four, five, six spiders,
seven, eight, nine spiders,
ten spiders
are tickling you!
