Music / by Charles S. Myers.

  • Charles Samuel Myers
Date:
[between 1902 and 1909?]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Music / by Charles S. Myers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Song III. TFaw Izih eiriam^, wau Izibe dirker ewatur Yea Izib ye two drink. Yea Izib he sinks it pulls him down. Song IV. 76’ ahara lewer kerim abara lewer Jaw his food head his food. Followed in a whisper by the sacred words^: Malu okasisi okasoksok bamsilare tabamsilare Malu sorry sorry many are troubled many are troubled again batapilare tabatapilare hausakilare tabausakilare many grumble many grumble again many cut themselves many cut themselves again. Song IV A. Wau aka Maluet azi adud leluti adud tereget Yea why Malu very bad man bad teeth Warbir^ naukarik leluti Warbir dereble segura Warbir haul me out men Warbir dug out play tuglei stand round. To the same air are sung : {a) Wau haurem kazi rvap)a haurem tabametalam^ Yea to fish spear child harpoon to fish spear % baurem to fish spear. (6) Wau aka Maluet uzer taurameti Warbir'^ naukarik leluti Yea why O Malu paddle sticks fast again Warbir haul me out men. (c) Wau degem kerem derapeida isemadariei* Yea bird-of-paradise head is cut off two roll it up in mat. {d) Wau galbol iaba taiawa imadari Seii^ padgege ni gedgege Yea whales they spout here (lat) Seii in the valley fresh water in the place there. (e) Wau weduli gereb kesge otaili Seii^ padgege ni gedgege Yea Malu’s club ? in the channel ? Seii in the valley fresh water in the place there. Followed in a whisper by the sacred words; Malu kopa isauado naukarik leluti isaua dararager Malu buttocks smear haul me out men smeared stick on. ^ I have little doubt that the word Iruam is here intended. Iruam made Warbir (or Warber) which is a water-hole at Las (these Reports, Vol. vi. pp. 7, 283, 297), but probably the island Waraber is here confused with Warber. For the different versions of these words and their possible meaning, see these Reports, Vol. vi. pp. BOO, 301 (footnotes). 3 This was translated “all women are ready to carry.” Mr Eay suggests in place of it tabao inetahun = go out from house. This was said to be the “Malu word” for itarati^xoW or fold up. ® Seii was the “ brother ” of Bomai and is also the name of the channel in the reefs between Mer and Erub. 34—2