THE WHITE WORLD 



Wishing to hear this song from aboriginal lips, I sang it 

 as best I could from memory to four young men, Sipsu, 

 Uzaka, Piwatu and Aweta, who visited our station, Fort 

 Magnesia, on January 26, 1900. Sipsu, the liveliest among 

 them, on being asked to repeat it, at once looked around 

 for a small board and a stick. These secured, he arranged 

 the party in two pairs, himself and Aweta in front, Piwatu 

 and Uzaka behind them. Taking the board in his left 

 hand he struck it from below with the stick (held in the 

 right hand) thus: 



s J* j f J J * * 



J etc. 



After the first few taps he began to sway from side to side, 

 with body bent forward and eyes closed, and to sing ap- 

 proximately as follows: 



Ha-ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya 





ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya 



ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya 



-*»—*— I ' 1 — " r ' -f — I 1 — , -r y l * 



ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya 



m 



r+4- 



^ IJJJ J JIJJJ 'J,' I 



ha-ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya 



PPf¥P 



*»— l ' 1 — ■-* " — w— 1 1 — ' v w *—i 1 — ' r ' v l 1- 



ha-ya ya ya ya ha ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya ya ha-ya ya ya y 



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