The old man's song (written again separately, from ≠girri-sse's dictation)

The old man's song (written again separately, from ≠girri-sse's dictation)

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

≠gerri-sse (Jan Ronebout)

<i>The Old Man, the Little Hare, and the Lions. Related by ≠giri-sse (L VII.-1. 6032-6040, partly translated). A fragment of the above story was also related by ≠giri-sse (L VII.-1. 6031). Explanatory note in the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L VII.-1. 6031 rev. and 6032 rev.).</i> An untranslated version of the song of the old man who calls for mist (/<i>kumm</i>) to come to the 'killing place' as he hops away from the Lions (after cutting off his bad leg).

1) p.6039v: the name of the mist in the song is |<i>kumm</i> (according to both Jan Ronebout and Dia!kwain), 2) See also <i>Fragment of a story about the old man, the little Hare and the travelling Lions</i>, 3) This story is found in Book VII-1

story

3 December 1875

Poetry

mist ( called |kumm )

mist ( and the old man who cuts off his leg )

mist ( a song to )

mist ( the old man calls to )

mist ( comes to the 'killing place' )

mist ( the old man's song )

song ( to the mist called |kumm )

song ( of the old man who escapes the Lions )

name ( the old man's song to the mist called |kumm )

Lions ( the old man's song )

Lions ( and the old man who escapes them by cutting off his leg )

6040