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may be represented by the syllables, ''Tib hu, fib hi/, fib 

 bu a." Other performers beat time with their 'music-sticks," 

 one long beat being followed by three short taps in quick suc- 

 cession. 



In the corrobboree of the frog the following un- 

 usually pleasing ciiant is frequently repeated* : — 



Iivoggiania uogien, woggiamana uoglen, immangana jdler- 



rima loogien. Imbaka kwueraktca wogien. Imhclluolu- 



odo ivogien. 

 Ti kwa e kwa, yi kwa e kiva. I vogien. Immangana jeller- 



rima wogien. Imbak kicueiakwa ivogien. Imbalualuoclo 



uogien. 



Up to the second repetition of "'ivogien''' the syllables are 

 uttered with subdued voices, then all members join in heart- 

 .ily. The verse is sung and immediately repeated, with 

 the omission of the initial Iwoggiama ivogien and the final 

 wogien, the voices, moreover, subsiding to almost inaudible 

 softness at the finish. 



The ''Yi kwa e kwa'' is sung in imitation of the croaking 

 of a frog, the following "I ivogien" being extended to five syl- 

 lables by redujDlication of the final syllable. 



The accompaniment on the trumpet is "Tip bu, tip bu, 

 tip bu, tip pnn cl. tip pail a, fip pail «," the last of which 

 sounds something like a ''Hoop la I" Music-sticks are used 

 by all, the taps being equally spaced and of uniform strength. 



Corrobboree of the arrival of a boat : — 

 Tma di mana, ima di mana, ima di mana. ima di mana nga 

 kara ra ungoni di ma di. 



Corrobboree of the visit to a strange tribe or country : — 

 Ana ni lai, ni lai; ana U lai, ni lai late kondon linmai endo; 

 di-di, di-di, di-di, di-di, di-di, dia. 



The latter chant is accompanied on the "trumpet" with 

 "Tidjnaror tebor,'^ ad infinitum. It is succeeded for some 

 considerable time by the clinking of the musical sticks alone. 



To become gifted with a sonorous voice is one of the 

 ambitions of native youth. The large Cicada' are admired 

 for their vocal powers and endurance in song. They are. at 

 times, caught and sucked, in the hope that similar virtues 

 may in this way be acquired. 



When a man who has been absent on a mission returns 

 to his camp, or arrives at that of a friendly group, he sits 

 isolated from the men for some time, everyone present main- 



* Cf. Report Government Geologist : Parf. Paper No. 55, Ade- 

 laide. 1906 (Jounial by L. C. E. Gee, p. 23). 



