Indian Games, Dances & Native Songs - online book
Native American Ceremonials, Sports, and Songs with Sheet Music, Lyrics & Commentary
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INDIAN GAMES AND DANCES |
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Song No. i i Golden on ev'ry hand, Waving, the cornfields stand, Calling us thither; Calling us thither, First-fruits to cull and bring Our sacred offering
To great Wakon'da, Giver of Corn. |
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During the singing the seven leaders stand together wrapped in their green mantles. All the other dancers are grouped at a little distance back, still talking as at first in dumb show. At the third line they stop talking, at the fourth line they give attention to the seven leaders, at the fifth line they join in the song. During the singing of this stanza there should be no change in the relative positions of the two groups, but during the singing all who sing should keep up a gentle rhythmic swaying of the body. |
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