Songs: stl’eluqum sxwi’em’ st’ilum

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These are songs written by Sewit (Thomas Jones) with lyrics from Ruby Peter and Donna Gerdts to go along with the dramatized version of the stl’eluqun sxwi’em’.


This is the song of the young lady and her friends from Stl’ilnup when they are out picking berries.

q’e’mi’ st’ilum (blackberry song)

aah sii’em’, sqw’iil’muhw.
’uy’ tseep s’ulhtun.
aah sii’em’, sqw’iil’muhw.
siiye’yu.

(melody used with permission from Kelsie Charlie)


This is the song of of young man and his friends, when he hears the voice of the young lady on the other side of the water.

swiw’lus st’ilum: siil’sul’qw swiw’lus (lonely boy)

ah ni nah aah, ah ni ney
ah ni nah aah, ah ni ney

yu xeem’ut tsun thunu s’uye’
yu xeem’ut tsun thunu s’uye’

ah ni naah ah, ah ni ney
ah ni naah ah, ah ni ney


The sea monster gets a song as well.

stl’eluqum st’ilum

oh oh oh yay oh oh ya oh hey hey
’een’thu stl’eluqum, lhuyxthamu tsun tse’.


(spoiler alert!)

The people are happy to be released from the monster.

hiil’ukw st’ilum

uy yu hu hey uy yu ha ho
’i ch hulital’hw, si’em’ slheni’.

uy yu hu hey uy yu ha ho

hay ch qasi’em’ slheni’.