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

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64 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 165
Translation
Over in the east, in the lake of the rising sun (ocean)
Over straight in the east,
The sun and the yellow corn are coming to us.
Over in the east, in the lake of the rising sun.
Over straight in the east,
The sun and the yellow corn are coming among us.
Analysis.—It is impossible to show the structure of this melody without
transcribing the entire performance, which is here presented. Attention is
directed to a comparison of the four repetitions of section B which are alike only
in the first and second measures and in their general rhythm. The three sections
marked A are alike in every respect, while section C, as in other corn-grinding
songs, occurs only once, and is more lively than the other sections. Major and
minor thirds are about equal in number, the former comprising 70 and the latter
78 progressions. The pitch was well maintained and was slightly higher than
the transcription.
The word "pretty" occurring in the next song occurs in other translations.
It is not used in a trivial sense, but was the nearest English
equivalent to the native word. In this, as in other instances, the
words chosen by the interpreter are presented in the translations.
(Catalog No. 1990)
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