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1312 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY VOLUME 7
B 'a ye-i ya 'aw 'e ye 'u 'e ye ye 'i ya 'aw 'a ha
(hu)
X 'i yu 'aw ya ha ya,
Y 'i ya 'aw 'a ye 'i 'i ya
Z ya ha ni 'a ya
Stanza I (sung twice)
A 'a ye 'u 'e ye tlax ye 'alAticinde ['aUdziyinte]?
B 'e ye 'i 'e yi Ti'uknaxAdi-yAtxi tea lew xa djungu
x'^agaxcuna-xictca 'a-
X -na kadjuni 'e ['anax kadjuni]?
Y' 'i 'i ey 'a ye 'u 'a 'u 'a ye yE
Refrain (sung once, then again by mistake)
A
(B)
(X)
Y
Z
Stanza II (sung twice)
tlei ci kAt iwande [te?] wucda 'aga
tea yu:5:atula['a]di Tl'uknaxAdi-yAtii-yi 'aga
xawe yahakagaceni ke-
-guxsAgu-tcit [k^ci?]"'i
'i 'i 'en 'a ye 'u 'a ye yE
ya ha ni 'a ya
The structure of this song is, therefore;
Refrain: A B X Y Z
Stanza I: A B X Y' Z (sung twice)
Refrain: A B X Y Z (once, and agam by
mistake)
StanzaH: A (B) (X) Y Z
A (B) (X)". [Ends here]
Blind Sampson's and Ckman's Song about the Tsimshian Word
1952, 3-1-C; recorded by Minnie Johnson and Annie
Johnson on August 13.
The melody for this song was probably composed
by Blind Sampson (1866-1948), a K'^ackqwan man,
named YAndultsfn, considered as an uncle of Annie
Johnson, K^ackca (1875-1964). The words were set
to it by Ckman, a Tl'uknaxAdi man, son of Qalyix-
Kagwantan, who died in the early 1900's, and who was
an uncle to Minnie Johnson, Tl'uknaca (1884-1964).
The song refers to how the use of the Tsimshian word,
kinau or Gfno (sung as kinayu) meaning 'enough,'
averted a fight between the Tsimshian and Yakutat
sea otter hunters near Icy Bay (pp. 284-286).
The song is preceded by the story narrated in Tlingit
by Annie Johnson, with a few interruptions from Minnie
Johnson (6:35 minutes). The song is sung by both,
Annie Johnson taking the bass, and Minnie Johnson
an octave higher (2:15 minutes). During the last 10
seconds both women are sobbing. After recorded
thanks by FdeL, Minnie Johnson tells the story in English
(10:50 minutes). The text to the song was not
transcribed, but the general meaning of the words is:
"Grab hold of that 'kinau,' so everybody can use it."
Annie Johnson led the singing and beat the drum.
Minnie Johnson joined in a little later, and often
carried the tune when the former was overcome by
grief. She used the drum at first for occasional emphasis
in the early part of the song; later on it fell on every
other beat. The song begins with an introductory
phrase (sung twice) which seems to take the place of
the first two phrases of the stanza. There is only one
stanza, sung twice (with minor variations in the words),
but it is broken off when the women begin to wail.
The words as heard on the tape are:
Refrain
'u 'e ye ni 'a 'a ya 'u 'e ya.
B 'u 'e ye ni 'a 'a ya 'u 'e ya,
C 'u-u 'e ye-e ni 'a 'a [^''j ya u 'e-ya
D 'u-u 'e ye-e ni 'a 'a ya 'u 'e ya,
E 'u 'e ye ye 'a mi yay ya.
Stanza I
A' tea da du wa qai du xeqAyicat,—Just ? his word
take!
B' da qaik qa (ye) dji dja yin qa ti ya,
C ki na yu wa 'iq 'a[^^] yu we ya,—"kinau"
['ax 'ik', 'ax 'ik'!]—["My brother!"Y'
D 'u 'e ye (ye) ni 'a 'a yu 'e ye,
E 'u 'e ye he yu 'a hu, 'a ya,
[kAt kudi hede] (spoken by AJ)—["Don't repeat{?)"]
Stanza (II)
A' t6A da du waqayi du xeqAyi CAt de,
B' ctakAtqadjidjayinqadiyi,
C kina-yu-wi qa [sob], 'awe ya 'u 'e
D/ [ye 'awe sobs ou- ou-]
The structure of the song is unusual in that different
musical phrases are sung for the refrain than for the
words. Perhaps there would have been a second stanza
if the singers had not been overcome by sobs.
As sung, the structure is:
Refrain: A B O D E
Stanza (1st): A' B' C D E
(2d): A' B' C D/ [breaks off with sobs]
" Ends here on repeat.
'8 Here, MJ sings an octave higher.
1' MJ sings an octave higher; AJ wails "my brother!".