. Chiefs and cities of Central Africa, across Lake Chad by way of British, French, and German territories. Natural history -- Africa; Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, West -- Description and travel. DOWN THE LOGONE RIVER 119 run, as we were expected to do. Water-hog, boar, gazelle, bush-cow, and lion abounded, and uncertainty as to what we should find added greatly to the excitement of the hunt. It needed real resolution to quit their haunts and re-embark once more in pursuit of our journey. The headman of the polers had brought his wife with him, and she used to chant recita
. Chiefs and cities of Central Africa, across Lake Chad by way of British, French, and German territories. Natural history -- Africa; Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, West -- Description and travel. DOWN THE LOGONE RIVER 119 run, as we were expected to do. Water-hog, boar, gazelle, bush-cow, and lion abounded, and uncertainty as to what we should find added greatly to the excitement of the hunt. It needed real resolution to quit their haunts and re-embark once more in pursuit of our journey. The headman of the polers had brought his wife with him, and she used to chant recitatives almost by the hour together, supported at brief intervals by a chorus from the polers. They were not songs, nor was there much air, yet, though the effect was repetition, each phrase varied in some tiny particu- lar. I listened and puzzled over these ditties, but they went fast, and there was no chance of hearing the exact thing repeated, only something very like it; but rough though it is, I jotted down a few notes, which at least give the general impression. Perhaps the most striking part about them is their very limited compass. Solo, refrain In ya velle bongor ta va ta to i ta va ta taa. ah ah ah eh. solo refrain solo refrain^ ay a di ta di-ta. ah, eh ay a di ta di ta ah, ah, ah, eh. Solo. Staccato and very quick. Chorus sloiver, Ta ra wa jetu jala ye - i choriis ayali gia chorus ^T^ 'J^\'l •^- iitj: chorus. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Macleod, Olive. Edinburgh, London : W. Blackwood and sons
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