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IN THREE PARTS APPENDIX 1227
Refrain
A 'aya 'ane 'aya,
B 'ane 'aya,
C=A"'' 'a 'ane 'a 'uwaneya.
Stanza I
A cuya detxaya,
B 'ayu detxaya
C=A-|- 'a 'ane 'a 'uwa 'aneya.
Stanza II
A 'a 'ane 'ay ay a,
B cuyu detxa
C=A-|- 'a 'ane 'a, 'a 'u 'ane wi yau!
The structure is simply:
Refrain:
Stanza I:
A B C
A B C
Stanza II: A B C (where C is simply A-|-).
We should, however, note the lack of correspondence
of the "words" to the music. In fact, the only "words"
that could possibly have any meaning are those in A
and B of Stanza I, with the phrase in A repeated in
slightly abbreviated form in B of Stanza II.
Atna Resting Song
1954, 7-2-B; recorded by Maggie Harry and Jenny
Jack on May 27.
This song was supposed to have been composed and
sung by the Gmexqwan whUe they rested on a prairie
during their journey across the ice (p. 240). It is now
sung by the K*ac]5qwan when they pause at the door
of the house to which they have been invited as potlatch
guests. The group stands in one place, moving
their bent knees from side to side, and also moving
their arms at the same time. Their feet are not lifted.
Maggie Harry explained the song in a Tlingit introduction
(19 seconds); Jenny Jack beat the drum for
the song which lasted 2:42 minutes.
McAUester comments on the odd structure of the
song. The refrain is sung twice, the second time with
a rise in pitch. Then the sole stanza is sung through
three times. The song is also unusual in that the same
meaningless introductory phrase A is used to introduce
both refrain and stanza, with "words" apparently
confined only to phrase B of the stanza. "This song
lacks the Tlingit zip, but has the usual accent on the
offbeat. Almost every note begins on the off-beat. The
song drags, but is stUl syncopated."
The words are:
first
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E
guk"'!
yay 'a yai 'aya.
'aniyaha 'aniye 'aya,
'ani yaha haniya.
'e 'aya,
ya 'ahi yeyeye.
Refrain
Stanza (sung three times)
ya 'aye 'aya,
'a cuyu de 'a cuyutxudaya.
'ani yehu hani ya
'eye 'aya,
ya 'ani yeye,
(ya 'ani yu) [at end]
"Begin!" [spoken]
second
ya 'aye 'aya.
'aniye 'au 'ani, 'iye 'aya.
'ani yehu haniya,
'eye 'aya.
'ya 'ani yeye.
Atna Dance Song
1954, 4-2-A; recorded by Katy Dixon Isaac on
March 29.
This is a Copper River dance song, the words of
which are supposed to be Atna. It is sung, particularly
by the K*ackqwan, when people are having fun after
a potlatch. The short melody is sung three times and
lasts about 2 minutes.
The words are:
'a(a) 'a(a) nikaha cAnahe,
'a(a) 'a(a) nikaha cAnahe
nika(ha) CAnahe
'a(a) nika cAnahe
'a cAue kAnahe, (he, added on 2d time)