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This song should be taught only after careful attention is paid to understanding the culture behind it. Patty Timbimboo-Madsen, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation History and Culture Specialist. (See the lesson plan she helped to create.) This song is usually sung when someone appreciates nature, especially fish or water. (source)
Lyrics - Shoshoni
(Folk song of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Native American)
Pengwi bai anoga,
Pengwi bai anoga,
Pengwi bai anoga ehna
(repeat)
Buhip bai anoga
Buhip bai anoga
Buhip bai anoga ehna
(repeat)
English Translation - Fish upon the waves
Fish upon the waves,
Fish upon the waves,
Fish upon the waves, syllables
(repeat)
Green (or grass) upon the waves,
Green (or grass) upon the waves,
Green (or grass) upon the waves, syllables
(repeat)
See also
- Country / Culture: US / Native American
- Subject: fish / ocean
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Melody: low do / repeated tones
- Meter: mixed
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: drmsl
- Recording
- Lesson – BYU
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
