The man who played the birimbau or mouth harp
El hombre que tocaba el birimbao o arpa de boca
Object Details
| Subject Language | Wounmeu |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119523 |
| Title [Indigenous] | Woun hʌʌi heegar tubsir siirjerr |
| Language of Indigenous Title | noa |
| Title | The man who played the birimbau or mouth harp |
| Language Community | Dösigpien Colombia |
| Country(ies) | Colombia |
| Place Created | El río Sigrisúa, Departamento de Chocó, Colombia |
| Date Created | 1964 |
| Description [Indigenous] | Nem k’ãyãan masimua jur sĩ hãba sĩ dee sĩerr gaaita dʌrba diichjeejim haajem. Mag dʌrba simua jua peerpʌrau burrwia nemmeeurrk’anau k’öpʌ̈ijim haajem. Magbaawai chi hak’arauta hʌʌi heegar tubsir sir mamua hich dau hap’ʌʌ habarm jaaubaawai k’augjierram haajem. |
| Language of Indigenous Description | noa |
| Description | This man used to court a woman but he had to cross the river climbing over the branches of two trees that intertwined over the water. One time, he fell into the water and was swallowed by a huge fish. Only the spirit of the man reached his lover's room and played the mouth harp and communicated what had happened. That was how everyone found out the tragedy of the young man. Note: A similar story is told in resource NOA003R103I001. Recorded between 1964 & 1968 |
| Genres | Narrative |
| Source Note | TBS1, Cuento 7 |
| References | |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Kennedy, Elizabeth (Researcher) Chamarra, Elía (Speaker) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 2 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
|---|---|---|
| NOA003R250I001.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 4 |
| NOA003R250I001.wav | 4 |
