Kálak. The Relapse

In the Klamath Lake Dialect by Dave Hill. Obtained by A. S. Gatschet.

Hä náyäns hissuáksas mā´shitk kálak, tsúi kíuks

When another man fell sick as relapsed, then the conjurer

nä´-ulakta tchutánuapkuk.

concludes to treat (him).

Tchúi tchúta; tchúi yá-uks huk shläá kálak a gēk.

And he treats; and remedy this finds out (that) relapsed he.

Tchí huk shuî´sh sápa.

Thus the song-remedy indicates.

Tsúi nā´sh shuī´sh sáyuaks hû´mtcha kálak,

And one song-remedy having found out (that) of the kind of
relapsed (he is),

tchúi 3 nánuk hûk shuī´sh tpä´wa hû´nksht

then all those remedies indicate (that) him

kaltchitchíkshash heshuampĕlítki gíug.

the spider (-remedy) would cure.

Tchúi hû´k káltchitchiks yá-uka; ubá-us hûk

Then the spider treats him; a piece of deer-skin

káltchitchiksam tchutĕnō´tkish.

of the spider (is) the curing-tool.

Tsúi húkantka ubá-ustka tchutá; tätáktak

Then by means of that deer-skin he treats (him); just the size of the spot

huk 6 kálak mā´sha, gä´tak ubá-ush ktû´shka

that relapse is infected, so much of deer-skin he cuts out

tä´tak huk mā´sha.

as where he is suffering.

Tsúi hûk káltchitchiks siunóta nä´dsḵank hû´nk ubá-osh.

Then the “spider” song is started while applying that skin piece.

Tchû´yuk p’laíta nétatka skútash, tsúi sha hû´nk udû´pka

And he over it he stretches a blanket, and they it strike

hänä´shishtka, tsúi hû´k 9 gutä´ga tsulä´kshtat;

with conjurer´s arrows, then it enters into the body;

gä´tsa lû´pí kiatéga, tsúi tsulē´ks ḵ’läká,

a particle firstly enters, then (it) body becomes,

tchúi at pushpúshuk shlē´sh hûk ubá-ush.

and now dark it to look at that skin-piece.

Tsúi mā´ns tánkĕni ak waítash hû´k pûshpúshli at

Then after a while after so and so many days that black (thing)

mā´ns=gîtk tsulä´ks=sitk shlä´sh.

at last (is) flesh-like to look at.

Tsí ní sáyuakta; 12 túmi hû´nk sháyuakta

Thus I am informed; many men know

hû´masht=gîsht tchutī´sht; tsúyuk tsúshni wä´mpĕle.

(that) in this manner were effected cures; and he then always was well again.