PART 2. SONGS AND TEXTS OF COLDSPRING LONGHOUSE 



(Figs. 23-101 follow Part 2) 



TEXTS 



Burden syllables have been inserted between the lines, as a rule 

 only on the first occurrence. These syllables, it will be noted, follow 

 musical phrasing and recur with the recurrence of the particular 

 musical phrase. Thus, a melody consisting of one theme also repeats 

 its syllables, a song with two themes usually employs two types of 

 texts, repeated in the same pattern, whether it be A A B A B or 

 A A B A. Certain cycles repeat a formula after every song in a 

 series, thus "yahowiyahe" in Feather Dance, "yowahane" in Changing- 

 a-rib, and "hoyane" in Hand-in-hand dance. Indications of the 

 rhythmic pattern compete with the texts for space. Hence, meaning- 

 ful texts and their translations have been typed out separately. 



DANCE SCRIPT 



A minimum of choreographic symbols accompany key songs, to 

 show coordination of melody, rhythm, and step, and to indicate the 

 fundamental step type and changes or variations during a song or 

 cycle. The key to the symbols can be found on figure 22 (p. 99). 



RITUALS ADDRESSED TO THE CREATOR 

 (See figs. 23-31) 



GREAT FEATHER DANCE 

 TEXT AND TRANSLATION 



1-4. Syllables. 



5. o-n€h(n)di ne'ho daodiyondje' honondiQ(n)do'^yahowiyahe 



now then here they are entering the officials 



6. oneh di ne'ho otadida-t honondiondo yahowiyahe 



now right here they stand up the officials 



7. yo wenonya wenonya: yo ho ho ho ho ho we'nonya yo'wenonya. 



8. yo-' yo- ya- 



det'6he-ta oganohsayenda-dje' yahowiyahe he'e he' e 

 shouting the length of the house 



9. djoganowiyo wiyo o'o; he'f hf' ne; djoganowiyo yahowiyahe 



10. ganohsago todiyo he- [ :heganohsay^nda he:] 



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