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CHORALSERIES

Sesere eeye
Traditional Song and Dance
from the Torres Strait Islands
as tâught bY Matthew DoYIe

l ANTHoNv sr glvoNn vIC. 3204 AUSTRALÍA

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 Mlrsic of the Torres Strrrir
fslands
lltc Torrc's strait Islands are
situatecl beÍrvcen the northern
Ncrv Çuings' Therc arc most tip of Austraria (cape york peninsulai
more than one hundred and papua
populatcd' 1'lre irrdigcno** ,r"pi""il.J"À in.rrrc Tones sft;ir, abour
n'strati'"* a fifth of which arc
llutt mainland a'org.irtct' Ito*l;rte',;ni*r'o ri""-,ffi;'r;"r.". srrnit ârc aiÀ"r-irt currurar arrcr ge'etic
rinr., *i,i *,*
üil papuans"r^ origin
trade rclationships tuitlr the
r^p""t'io"*s strait IslandersÇve dcvetopeo to'il;;;.
Despíte ongoing curhrrarand
trrei, irun spcciar Iif.cstyrc arrrr .-*
Âlrhough trnçlirit:nnl .l.rrrcs
curr,*
Strait lslnnrl
lf1,:: or*u,1",,i;ili,:Ift:;ffill,r,#,r"r::,,J,Í,IJ:t1[;[X_:,,i..?HT;1i1,:H::
past 130","J;,.,;il;-
;"r'ar-s into a. uniqtre ti"gi;t;-i;.4
*Iri.ni",,i",r*iri."a ,$,,ng (a.s tr,. il",,r,,, fif;:;L
or, ir) crursisrs «:í". ricrr
H'jl'#:;;:lijl;**:iixllJ'j'":j':*tfÍi:1Í[iii**" oreverydav ,ifr
- nshing, ,.",,h",., ii",*0, *,"

À{ost'lbrrcs strait ísla^,

so.n*i: are shoÍ, and are
sung b'v SrouÍ)s rather.Lltan traaitio'aily repcaterl rhrcc
i"ãi'ia,*lrl'"ra i-p.r;;il#ilization or ro,r ünrcs. songs arc rrorma*y
rnd girls sing rvit' a $rong ;, i"r,"r*rr-ü rhe sryre. Torrcs strait
nasal quality, u'híte rt -
pcrtirrmcrs of Isrand .song-.rr,n,J;;;;;'Í^;;,, ,i"i'i,,il"oi, ,,n* with a mnrc nrcrow women
u.igr,t *,,"rg"ii" **"u in sour*r. w,e.srcnr
most songs.
Mclod-v playi.g instrumcnts
are not generally trscd -r'orres
infomtal musíc rttaking' although in srrait Isrand music. A guitar
traditionally uscd to i
nolÁt song unJl*." is sornetjmes used in
"r'=*onial occasions. percussion instruments
are

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The rrarup' praycd rvith

trre trancr, gives the
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basic purse for the sc
providcs a consranr semiouaver
3t:y:'ormally'
H,;n::l""T,iiii.r..:ntu"rl.-on',;;i::TüI:JJ'àl
srarr ..'ltl i"IiÍing rnostly on the strong bcats of r.
íqivreo^rr.
oreacr, c,orcr*iqquarrer,"";
;;;; ;;:::llítJffiHi::?_';r,lTTJlJr:*fi;XÍ::iffik _"

ii}ffiI",1':Í:';l,:lll.:l1T:;:ti;il:1iltr'j:*T::.0-"-,1:T"Í in ,ines, or..sit-do,vn,,dances

which are
;i:rx,,l;:",,',ã,:1,11.:,1:.r::;;;';"#;';:Hlilt'-'*ffi Í"'ll
Lffifil"I::il:[::,.*ifr::i;,:"::;l_"ffiTI;[.i;:]:liJ",:;"J;:il_,1::,1:n*::::*l!I4'*
strch as spc.,'s. fish trans
anct gois (il";;t*fi.,rill the rcxt nr.il,* ro,,gl;i;;ilí;õ,
il':',".15_ffTj}J:l*,
A valuahle rcferellce for Íltosc
wantirtg hrrthcr ir:rorrrrntior:
slrait Islan«ls" hv lirartk about rsrrr,d song is .cJrijrhcn,s
a' iotrt ió'r'á'ii.ni, r'rtri"*ii"rr'iiro songs of the Torrcs
,s** o qdes.rol' 6) Irrank york,s
f"1:T,r"',::I:;ili';."1,:[?íffif f'Jo Three
v"[". -iã ri,,o are arso pubrished in
H*j;ffiffi"i ro,. sar

eeyc
crl-l'c is fiurrr N{oa Island'
and is about the
wittd' and the effccts of
rvâs tatrght Ío thc the win<t brorvir:g o, trre nrountains.
sydrrcy chitd'en's ch.ir uyau,,àii.* This
Índlge*ous music perfornrcr and lcachcr
Mattrrew

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ü::Jil;:X*,::,;:::j1.tr1c armi ail;," ror rhe r""t. p.,,,l,,j""jjllÍ:llj.T-.:with a*ion, i,Ji.*,.+ i,
*:,#:ÍtH:f IJ:.Tr,fl tilt'J:[*:'JJí*?*",,',;;;l';'J'
l'fr
thc lumutl H[.,]-#il#fl
' -y'|r,rvv'r :ffi
oeeÍI Known
"4yç ,#iil:ffi
to use empry rnetal petroleulr
storage drums in placc
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r}€Sei'e eeYe
Traditionalsong frorn rhe Torres Strait Íslands
Cl:rp. tumcil to (ltnk lcfi cltxrrv('l;rp, klnrctl lrl
' Âctiolrs
th'.r lcll sidü itnd lttrrk lcll thu right .sir.lr:
hands/arms

fcct

lvlclorll,
Soprano
Se-sc-rcce-yc sc-se-reee-yc narin ar_ in â ro-paÍ-tc Se-sc-reee- ye se-se-reec-yc
Llanlronl, I

lútrzo
Se-se-reee-ye, se-se-reee-ye narinar_ in a ro- par-te Se-se-reee-ye, se-se-reee-ve
llarmorry 2
Cootralr
Sc-se-rcec-.vc, se-sc-rece-yc narirrar_in a Ío-par-te Sc-se-rcee-ye, se-se-rcee-ye

Crook right clborv Crook lcfr clborv

and look right
Crook right clborl Clirp low righr high
hands & and look lcft aod look right - low lcÍt
aÍTns

hct

lvlcl«ly

âr_ ro-pai - te. Ro - par - te maÍ-ow- si anr-ma te se-se-reee-ye.

Jar-..r. I

n:rl ilt ur._ in llo - par - tc mar-ow - si arn-rna

a ro-par - tc. te sc - se- re ee- ye.
Iürm.2

t I crot:k lcli clk^v crook righr clhrrrv lfÍ,flild.:l "*nt

ha.rrds &
atnl§ ,rr -2-iJr'-1!1- -lf--lr 1
f-t*--+_Êry:tÊ+_
i- -*+r-r-J:*:l-+d$l=i-
fcct
.,,- â
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llo-par-te mâr - ow- si anr - rna te re ee- ye_-___

Ito - par- te mar - ow - si ânl - ma tc se- se-rc ee- yc_-

llann. 2

Ro - par- Íe n)ar - olv- si arn - ma te