Passamaquoddy Songs...

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Passamaquoddy Songs...

Passamaquoddy Song of Greeting
Sung by Asawhis (Salis)
Eastport, Maine
M.M. J-116.
He-ga he-ga...he-ga...ne he
He-ga he-ga...he-ga...ne he
He-ga he-ga...he-ga...ne he
He-ga he-ga...he-ga...ne he."

"Passamaquoddy Dance Songs
(Now sung at Weddings)
Sung by Asawhis (Salis)
Eastport, Maine
I
Rather fast
M.M. J-168
Kwe hai whe ha ni whe
Kwe hai whe ha ni whe.....
Kwe hai whe ha ni whe
Kwe hai when ha ni - whe!"

II
Rather fast
M.M. J-168
"Ski-no-sis-o-ya!
[Come youths and dance...now!]
Whe hai ya ne...ho......ya he
Whe hai ya..ni....ho.......he
Ho.....we a wa ne ya he
Ho.....we a wa ne ya
He ho whe a wa ne ya he
Ho.....we a wa ne ya he ho!"

III
Rather fast
M.M. 1-168
Wa-gad a-lo
[He is coming],
N'mu-sums sa-..now Kchi Blam-swe-Zo-zep
[Our Grandfather, Great Blamswe Lozep]
Ha-ha-mes-ha-na. We ho
[With a string of fish]
Ya he ya we we he ho
Ya he ya we we he ho
Ya he ya we we he ho
Ya he ya we we ha ho
Ya he ya we we ho
Ya he ya we we he ho
Ya he ya we we ho
Ya he ya we we he ho
Ya he ya we."

"THE INDIANS' BOOK", 1987, pages 16, 24, 25 and 26.