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Nursery Song Transcript

The following is a transcript of the Nursery Song as provided by the University of Indiana Bloomington Archive of Traditional Music.

The song represents a conversation between an infant song and the father, who rocks the child in his arms and sings.

“Wisa I am called by those children, I who tease them.” “What is the name of him who does mischief to those children?” “Wisa is my name.” “What is the name of him who does mischief to those girls?” “Wisa is my name. Wisa I am called by those children, I who do mischief to them.”

(Wisa Wisa Wisahula suwikyasa kyinkyinanum mahkin, ahlitalkayi kyake. Wisatlun, Wisatlun, Eye! Amqahtlatsawi laohta ahlitalkaya hohta kyinkyinanum he? Wisatlun, Wisatlun e! Wisatlun, Wisatlun, E ye! Wisa, Wisa, Wisahula suwikyasa kyinkyinan’m mahkin, mitlkayi kyake? Wisatlun, Wisatlun, e! Amqahtlatsawi laohta ahlitalkaya hohta tsatsitakum…)

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