Transcriber’s Footnotes:
[A.] The long gap followed by “gē´” is not explained in the text. It may refer to the structure of the song.
[B.] Gi´-gi-min´-ĕ-go´-min mi-dē´-wi-wĭn mi-dē´ man´-i-dō´ ’n-gi-gĭn´-o-a-mâk
The apostrophe in ’n-gi-gĭn´-o-a-mâk occurs nowhere else in the text; it may be phonetic (elision of i?) or an error.
[Note on MIDI Files]
Depending on your browser, the MIDI files accompanying each piece of music may play when clicked, or may need to be downloaded and played in a separate application.
The “music” directory containing the MIDI samples also includes the musical notation in Lilypond (.ly) format. If you have the Lilypond application (free) installed, these files can be used to generate free-standing pdf files. These are simplified versions of the songs, omitting lyrics and dynamic marks. The meter is as printed, except that most songs marked 6/8 were changed to 3/4.
Please note that these sound files are meant only to give a rough approximation of each melody. All musical selections were originally vocal, some with drum accompaniment. The three MIDI “instruments” were selected to offer the user a choice of sounds, and are not intended to be authentic.