Music of Acoma, Isleta, Cochiti, and Zuñi Pueblos - Flutopedia.com

92 BUREAU OF AJMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Boll. 165
Translation
(Section A)
Come, let us go,
Yellow and blue, as you come to meet one another,
We go right on, we go right up and out into the open spaces.
(Sections B and C, designated as a "chorus")
My dears, my dears, you yellow corn maidens,
As you rise up I see you,
Then I sing for you.
Analysis.—This melody consists of three sections, or periods, the first and
second being repeated. The third period has the same rhythmic unit as the
second. The principal intervals and whole tones, minor thirds and fourths, with
frequency in the above order. The rhythmic unit is crisp and the melody is
lively, the changes in tempo probably corresponding to the words of the song.
CORN-GRINDING SONGS
The Cochiti song of grinding com is that of the preparation of com
for household use (Benedict, 1931, pp. 14, 15). Similar songs from
other pueblos are presented (Nos. 14, 15, 41-47, and 74-76). The
grinding of com for ceremonial use in Santo Domingo Pueblo was
accompanied by the playing of flutes (Densmore, 1938, pp. 112-119).
It was said that no color of com except blue was^mentioned in the
next song.
(Catalog No. 2010)
No. 6.5.
Corn-grinding song
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