May Games and Noble Savages: The Native American in Early Celebrations of the Tammany Society

This paper discusses the May Day celebrations of the “Sons of Saint Tammany,” an American holiday fraternity under the patronage of an historical Lenape (Delaware) Indian chieftain, which incorporated many Native American performative elements. Beginning in Philadelphia in the colonial period and quickly becoming a vehicle for republican sentiments, the Tammany idea spread to many other east coast cities. The May Day revels of the Society reached their heyday in the early years of the new nation (Federalist period). Two trends in the use of Native materials are identified, the “vaudevillian” and the more serious ethnographic. The latter led to incidents of what can be called “carnivalesque diplomacy,” with native American delegations to the U.S. capital. Dr Samuel Mitchill's elaborate mythopoetic oration for the New York chapter in 1795 is taken as an end point for the creative appropriation of Native American elements. New York's Tammany Society would eventually evolve into the famous political machine of the Democratic Party, leaving behind the original May Day idyll and Indian masquerade.     

满族摇车及民谣

满族的摇车具有与其他民族不同特点,形成于原始渔猎经济时期,在满族定居进行农业生产以后,成为每一个家庭必不可少的日常育儿工具。随之,产生了大量以摇车为题材的满族民谣。本采集数首以飨读。     

Blind Musician and His Songs

In the first part of the 20th century, Wuxi in Jiangsu Province saw the birth of a blind musician named A Bin.     

Qingke Wine and Toast Songs

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土族婚礼歌《西亚然》

“西亚然”是贯穿土族婚礼全过程的一种赞歌和问答歌。它紧紧围绕婚礼仪式的步骤和内容进行演唱,是婚礼中的主要歌曲之一。这里搜集、整理了在土族地区普遍演唱的九首。     

妙趣横生的土族儿歌

自古以来,歌谣作为民间文学的体裁之一,记载着各民族丰富多彩的生活。在《诗经》中,就有“心之忧关,我歌且谣”的说法。生活在青藏高原的土族是甘青地区特有的少数民族,流传于土族群众中充满着浓郁民族风格和乡土气息的儿童歌谣就是土族文化宝库中的一颗明珠,散发着独特的魅力。本文以流传于青海大通,     

Songs of the Fields: The Forgotten Songs of the Valencian Community

Agricultural work in many cultures has been accompanied by a series of songs used to break the monotony of work and to give rhythm to the activity. Furthermore, certain facets of life in each society are reflected in their words. The objective of this study is to look at the role of songs relating to farm labour in the social and cultural context of the Valencian Community, through analysis of the accounts of participants and of the significance they attribute to these songs as part of their cultural heritage and community identity.     

Wine Songs And Culture

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沁园春·土乡六十年（外二首）

六十年来,土乡兴盛,指日富强。看古城旧堡,莺歌燕舞;高楼新居,柳绿花香。山欢水笑,物阜民强,人世果然胜天堂。心舒畅,靠科学牲,共建小康。     

土乡牧马人之歌

这里是祁连山支脉的一隅,山沟里因草肥水清而成了牧马人夏天的家园。每次听到《父亲的草原母亲的河》这首歌,我就看到二十年前父亲赶着几十匹马和几百只羊走向了大山。二十年后的今天,我的大哥每年的夏天又踏上了父亲走过的那条山路。     

巴依儿歌

巴依儿,巴依儿,麻呢尕之尔土昆尼巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,玛尼赛航古尔邦茶玛尼巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,玛尼诺颜科罗莫洒杭土拉吉巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,科罗莫儿尼卓喜君诺颜杭土拉吉巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,奥斤莫儿都铁尔个阿斯盘尽拉吉巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,他日阿托思光生拉吉巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,土古二堂挺古日吉巴依儿吆!巴依儿,巴依儿,古尔邦茶玛巴牙吉吉赛吉日阿苦波罗给。翻译:欢乐啊欢乐,这是我们三川人的欢乐,欢乐啊欢乐,这是我们美丽三川的欢乐,欢乐啊欢乐,这是我们远路来的官人们聚会的欢乐,欢乐啊欢乐,这是远方的朋…     

Toast Songs Popular in Ngari

When guests came to visit Diya people in Ngari,the hosts would ask the young girl in the family to toast them with songs. Holding a wine cup, the girl would stand in front of the guests in turn, and after singing one song, would invite the guest to drink one cup of wine; each guest was serenaded with a different song, although all centered on blessing. From many different people, I have received details of the different songs that now fill my notebook. One song goes like this: In the azure a…     

Belhamo Songs Popular With Lhasans

EDITOR'SNOTE:BelhamoreferstoatypeoffoIksongottenheardinLhasabeforethe1960s.Thoughithadreligiousovertonesandwasspreadbymonks,italsohassecularandpoliticalcontent.Beforethe1960s,theGrandSummonsingCeremonywasheldintheJokhangMonasteryonanannualbasis.Forthispur-pose,thelocalgovernmentofTibetgathered20femaleserfsfromtheestatesaroundLhasatocarrywaterfortheJokhangMonastery,whichhadtoprepareteaandporridgeforabout10,000monksparticipatingintheceremony.Whileperformingtheirduty,thesewomensangsongst…