Seketl’e

Translated:

Author:Composed from Kaltag

Year/Era: 1954

History:Missouri Stanley of Kaltag made this song for Johnny Sommers of Nulato.
Johnny was missing in his plane. They were searching all over,
but they did not know where he was. Johnny used to hunt all the time.

Seketl'e aa nedaats’e ts’e neegho ghono tlooge lenh eey go
‘which direction it went (because he was lost)

Seketl'e
my younger brother

Mekk’aatl’o haano ts’e medenaa’ neleeyaa ghenh
we were all sad (after)

Seketl'e aa Seketl'e aa Seketl'e aa
my younger brother

Seketl'e hodee donołets’ene nooneeyaa yeł konodo detaalet letoh
My younger brother used to go hunting and catch big animals

Mets’ehudaan ts’en yenonełeno dodelaaletleeł hodee t’aanh den Seketl'e
He was lucky, you could hear the sound (plane’s echo) from long ways