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Script for the play

Songs from the play

t’aluxwutalum st’ilum | Banishment Song

Sose, Paddy

huliye’, huliye’, huliye’, huliye’ (thume)
t’aluxwutalum tse’ (thume)
huliye’, huliye’, huliye’, huliye’
nem’ tseep, nem’ tseep huliye’ huliye’
huliye’, huliye’, huliye’, huliye’
swaaw’lus, swaaw’lus, huliye’ huliye’
huliye’, huliye’, huliye’, huliye’
qul tseep, qul tseep swaaw’lus
huliye’, huliye’, huliye’
huliye’!! huliye’!!

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’ilhe ’imush | Traveling Song (boys)

Composed by Billy Seymour, Crawford Seymour, Ingrid Joseph, Marlene Tommy, Sophia George, Travis George

’imush, ’imush, ’ilhe ’imush
’imush, ’imush, ’ilhe ’imush
nem’ ’u tthu tsa’luqw

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smuyuth st’ilum | Deer song

Composed by Ingrid Joseph and Dylan George-James

(everyone sings the melody together)
(smuyuth sings the words alone)

nilh p’e’ nu spullhxun’ tu’i.
nu spullhxun’ nan ’uw’ nu stl’i’.

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t’ut’um’ | Wren song

Composed by Tanisha Seymour and Dylan George-James

t’u t’u t’ut’um’
hay ch q’u, hay ch q’u sum’shathut
nuwu stth’etth’ukw’ ’i hwuythut tsun
nuwu ’imushstuhw tunu skweyul
hay ch q’u, hay ch q’u sum’shathut

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lhalhukw’ snuwulh | Flying Canoe Song

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hwu’alum’ sti’lum | Triumphant Return Song

Composed by Dylan George-James

’o stsi’elh swaaw’lus.
ni’ tseep hwu’alum’.
’uy’ ’un’ syaaysulup.
huy tseep ’ewulh.