Lyrics
(Comanche folk song, Native American)
Eka muda, eka muda
He haiya, eka muda,
He haiya, eka muda
Translation unknown
Game
Formation: Students sit or kneel in two lines (teams) facing each other. Each team has 4 sticks (signifying points). Team A assigns one person as the “Hider,” and Team B assigns one person as the “Guesser.” The Hider holds two sticks (signifying bones). One stick has a mark around the middle of the stick.
Team A sings the song energetically while the Hider moves the sticks around in the air and swaps the sticks between hands. Team A sings (and adds motions / plays instruments), trying to distract the Guesser from watching the Hider too closely. At the end of the song, the Hider hides both sticks behind the back, and the Guesser tries to guess which of the Hider’s hands holds the marked stick. If the Guesser is correct, Team A gives Team B a stick (point), and Team B becomes the hiding team. If the Guesser does not guess correctly, Team B gives Team A a stick (point), and Team A continues assigns a new Hider. The game is won when one team collects all 8 sticks.
See also
- Culture: Native American
- Harmony: one chord
- Meter: mixed
- Rhythm:Â Â Â /Â
- Scale: tritonic
- Tones: dms
- Source: Share the Music, MacMillan McGraw-Hill, Grade 5, 1997
- different version of the game
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody