Translated:

Author:Composed from Kaltag

Year/Era: 1948

History:Alexie Pitka of Kaltag composed this song for Lilly Johnson
(Dorothy Sommer's mother). She was sent up to Tanana in 1948 by plane.
Alexie Pitka’s daughter is Mary Rose Agnes of Kaltag.

Ho sekk'enkkaa
my younger relations, my peers

Dono deteghegeneełne go
what can I say (verbally) or do without them

Donee k'edenh nen' kk'ets'en' s
;gh
; neek'ekkaał eedetonh kk'e deseelohne
she died away (upriver)

Chorus

Hey a hey ha hee yo hey
Hey ho a heyho a hey – a – a

Airplane me'ełts'eeyh deeyo ło koon
Airplane me'ełts'eeyh deeyo ło koon

Doogh ło se'eeyh nonot
htl łonh