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One popular song includes the lines, “Bonefish bite me, nobody knows, every married man has his own bonefish. Throw out your line and catch your bonefish.” This song deals with the sacredness of having a wife, and when you do see a female, likened to a bonefish, that attracts your attention deeply, you should approach her and express your interest in her. The bonefish is a delicacy, and a beautiful female is described in delicate terms, and is treated kindly and respectfully. So the wife becomes a bonefish, with all the niceties. The song is played with musical instruments such as the drum, guitar and accordion, the latter locally referred to as “music box.” It is a song of joy. And there are songs of justice. One named, “I Call the River,” is about a family where a sibling took food from the cooking pot and won’t admit it. The nearby river was seen as nature’s way of dispensing justice, or setting a person free. The mother took her three sons down to the river, where each had to wade in, stop when the water reached his waistline, and sing, ‘‘I call the river, I call the river, I call the river no more, and if I eat my mother’s rice, I call the river to swallow me.’’ The first two boys went in and sang, but the river did not rise. The last boy approached the river crying while he sang the song, his voice trembling as he did so. And as he sang, the river kept rising until it covered his neck, which brought a quick admission and an apology. Justice was about to be served, but was kind. The lesson is not to steal and if you do, admit it and apologize, or the river will decide your fate. The sea plays an important role in the lives of residents of South Caicos. There is a traditional fishing sector, and “jumping turtles” was a strategy to capture this food source. The fishermen would go out in their fishing vessels with eyes trained on the sea for turtles that might come to the surface. When one did, a fisherman would quickly jump from the boat on the back of the turtle and turn it over, so that its underside was on top. In this state, the turtle is helpless. It was then carried to the boat and lifted in with the aid of the other fishermen. This was not as easy as it appeared, since a large turtle could put up a fight, and escape. A South Caicos song called “The Kaiser” came from these experiences, which described really huge tur- RAMONA SETTLE Religion is an important element of life on South Caicos and the Anglican church here is the country’s third oldest building. 20 www.timespub.tc
The story of the fish vendor demonstrates the values of remaining calm and perservering in challenging circumstances. STELLA BORSUK tles, likened to the power of the Kaiser in Germany. Loggerhead was another name given to huge turtles. Part of the song says, “Go ahead and hit pa, we going jump the loggerhead. Give me my dagger, we going kill the Kaiser.” Pa is a cultural term for dad. This was a highly popular song, with a great melody enjoyed by the young and others alike. This song represents power, how to confront and defeat it, and prevail. Religion is an important element in South Caicos life, with confession before a priest required for forgiveness. There is the story of a believer who remained behind at the altar in church after everyone else had left. He was Times of the Islands Summer 2017 21
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