Motif
Cradle song in the child's own voice
cradle_song_in_the_child_s_own_voice
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / WORDS OF SONGS TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH GRAPHOPHONE RECORDS; lines 22672-22749 confidence: high
A Kāˊgwᴀntān cradle song, also used at feasts, is sung over a child who is supposed to be speaking; the child-speaker says he creeps around after his brother's wife and fears shame if the brother jumps up.
The Kāˊgwᴀntān cradle song is sung over a child and explicitly says the child itself is supposed to be speaking.
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