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 Drum not recorded 

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No. 113. "A Root of Herb" (Calalogue No. 4G7) 



Sung by Siya'ka 



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ta wa-kai] 6a wa - wa - ku- wa ye hu noq - pa o - ya 



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te yuij-kai] liel i - to - he 

 (1) 



ya wa - wa - ku- wa ye 

 (2) 



pe-zu - ta wa-kaij ca wi wa - wa-ku-wa ye. hu-noij 



pa o - ya - te yuq-kaij bel i - to - he 

 (1) 



ya wa- wa 



ku-wa ye liel i - to - lie - ya 



ca wa - wa - ku- wa ye 



pe^u'ta (contraction of /)di^A7//rt). a root of lierb 



wakag' sacred 



•^•a it is 



wawa^kuwa ye (that which) I have used 



hu nog^pa oya^te the tribe of men 



yugkai]' therefore 



hel ito^heya toward them 



^a it is 



wawa'kuwa ye I have used it 



Analysis. — This song contains two rhythmic units, the opening 

 measures of the two being alike, but the first having four complete raeas- 



