The Devil was still dancing
| Start Time | Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English |
|---|---|---|
| 00:02 | Ntolitahasihpon tehpu | I thought they only |
| 00:03 | etolokamok 'totoli-nomiyawal. | saw him at dances. |
| 00:06 | Naka yaq eci-wolapewit. | And he was so handsome. |
| 00:07 | Aha, | Yes, |
| 00:09 | aha, etolokamok. | yes, at the dances. |
| 00:11 | Nil-ona kis nutomon. | I've heard that one before. |
| 00:12 | Nuhkomoss nit nkisakonutomakun | My grandmother told me the one |
| 00:13 | etolokamok. | about the dance. |
| 00:14 | Eci-wolapewit yaq wot skitap | This man who came in was |
| 00:16 | sakhi-ksahat. | so handsome. |
| 00:19 | Eci-'tawkat. | He knew how to dance really well. |
| 00:20 | Wenil al-lu kisi nisukamats. | He must have been dancing with someone. |
| 00:24 | Ma-te knutomuwon | You didn't hear |
| 00:25 | wenil kisi-nisukamat? | whom he was dancing with? |
| 00:27 | Nama. | No. |
| 00:28 | Nuhkomoss itom elinaqsihtit ehpicik, | My grandmother said there were |
| 00:30 | eci-wolapewit wot skitap, | a lot of women there, |
| 00:32 | nit-te ehpicik | and the man was so handsome that |
| 00:33 | psi-te 'kotuwokamaniya. | the women all wanted to dance with him. |
| 00:34 | Itom, on wot pesq skitap | She said that this one man, |
| 00:36 | elapit pemsokhasik nomihtuwan, | when he looked at the floor, |
| 00:39 | iyey... Ipa, ntaluwiwihtomon. | saw his... Hey, I can't say it. |
| 00:42 | 'Qat ansa ahahs. | His foot like a horse's. |
| 00:44 | Ahahs 'qat. | A horse's foot. |
| 00:45 | Itom, nit-te yaq 'tolomi-kakawi-qasqin | She said that right away he |
| 00:47 | imiyewikuwamok naciphan pahtoliyasol. | ran off to the church to get the priest. |
| 00:49 | Aha. | Yes. |
| 00:51 | Itom, 'tapaciyan, mec-ote yaq | She said that he got back there |
| 00:54 | not etolokat Wahant. Itom, tehpu | and the Devil was still dancing. |
| 00:56 | qeni-lahkewat nit 'samaqan. Itom, | He just threw holy water on him, she said, |
| 00:58 | nit-te etoli-ksihkassit pemsokhasik. | and he disappeared into the floor. |
| 01:01 | That's right. Nit-ona nwewitahatomon. | That's right. I remember that, too. |
| 01:04 | Ntiyahpon, "Mehsi nit leyik, uhkomi?" | I asked her, "Why did that happen, Grandma?" |
| 01:07 | Itom, 'sami... keq nit, | She said it was |
| 01:08 | Lentuwiw yaq nit neke. | because it was Lent, |
| 01:11 | Itom, ma-te wen supposed to be, iyey... | and no one was supposed to be... |
| 01:13 | ...'tiyalkan. | ...dancing. |
| 01:14 | 'Tiyalkan, naka, iyey, | No dancing, and |
| 01:16 | tolehpok. | no cards. |
| 01:18 | Ma wen kisamkew. Ma-na wen | No one can play cards. And no one |
| 01:20 | kisi-yalkaw tan eci Lentuwimok. | can dance during Lent. |
| 01:21 | Ma-te keq wen kisi-olluhkew. | You can't do anything. |
| 01:24 | Tehpu wen imiye. | Just pray. |
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Capture Date
2010-05-30
Video Length
01:00
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