P1592 SATB WANISKA For SATB Voices A Caella Traditional Cree Arranged by Brian Tate Pavane Publishing www.pavanepublishing.com Exclusively Distributed by Hal Leonard
2 iska S.A.T.B., a caella WEYA way-yah HEY hey YAHA yah-hah HAIYO high-yo WANISKA - wah-nees-ka PITAPAN - ee-ta-ahn OMA - o-ma Pronunciation Guide ASAY - ah-say PISISAK -ee-see-sahk INIKA - ee-neh-ka MOWAK - mo-wahk. I ee MIYONAKWAN - mʼyo-nah-kwahn KITASKINAN - kee-tahs-kee-nahn Translation WANISKA PITAPAN OMA - wake u, the dawn is here ASAY PISISAK INIKA MOWAK - already the birds are singing I MIYONAKWAN KITASKINAN - it looks good in our land. Traditional Cree Arranged by Brian Tate 1 With enchantment q. = 72 Singers create birdsong, gentle morning breezes, creek sounds. Sound effects dro away as sections enter. 6 8 2 Sorano A Slightly breathy, as though from a distance. Sung lightly with a bit of a bounce. 3 4 5 6 7 We ya hey we ya hey ya ha, we ya hey hey 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B Alto hey hey ya hey ya ha, we ya hey ya ha, we ya ha hai yo. 15 16 17 18 19 20 We ya hey we ya hey ya ha, we ya Tenor/Bass stagger breathing Performances notes are available as a free download at www.pavanepublishing.com/freedownloads P1592
3 21 22 23 24 25 hey hey hey hey ya hey ya ha, we ya hey ya ha, Sorano 26 27 28 29 30 (otional reeat) Alto we ya ha hai yo. Tenor/Bass we ya ha hai yo. (carry through if reeating) C (sorano art sung as written) 31 S. 32 33 34 35 36 37 [Wake u, the dawn is here.] is ka i ta an A. (each singer sings their art ad lib, not in sync) Zoom* T. (each singer sings their art ad lib, not in sync) Zoom* B. (each singer sings their art ad lib, not in sync) Zoom* * close to the "m" right away
4 [Already the birds are singing,] 38 39 40 41 42 43 o ma. A say i si sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo [it looks good in our land] 44 45 46 47 48 49 na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya ha, hai yo. (Alto art now sung as written) (Tenor art now sung as written) is (Bass art now sung as written) D 50 51 52 53 54 55 all arts now sung as written ka i ta an o ma. A say i si sak i ni ka
5 56 57 58 59 60 61 mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya ha, hai 62 63 E 64 65 66 67 is yo. is ka, is. is ka, is ka, 68 69 70 71 72 73 ka i ta an o ma. A say i si sak i ni ka (like an echo) is ka i ta an o ma. A say i si ka, is ka, is ka, is is ka, is ka, is ka,
6 74 75 76 77 78 79 mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya ha, hai sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya ka, is ka, is ka, is is ka, is ka, is ka, hi F 80 81 82 83 84 85 yo! is ka i ta an o ma. A say i si ha, is ka i ta an o ma. A say i si ka. is ka, is ka, yo! is ka, is ka, is 86 87 88 89 90 91 sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya is ka, is ka, is ka, ka, is ka, is ka, is
92 G 93 94 95 96 97 7 ha, hai yo! is ka i ta an o ma. A ha, hai yo! is ka i ta an o ma. A is ka. is ka, is ka, hai yo! is ka, is ka, 98 99 100 101 102 103 say i si sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki say i si sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki ka, is ka, is ka, is is ka, is ka, is ka, 104 105 106 H a teo stagger breathing; seamless, no accents 107 108 109 nan, we ya ha, hai yo! stagger breathing; seamless, no accents nan, we ya ha, hai yo! ka, is ka! is ka, hai yo!
8 S.A. 110 111 112 113 114 115 T.B. unis. is ka i ta an o ma. A say i si 116 117 118 119 120 121 div. unis. sak i ni ka mo wak, I miyo na kwan, ki tas ki nan, we ya 122 I 123 124 125 126 127 (receding into the distance) ha, hai yo! we ya ha, hai yo! we ya a few singers rerise birdsong, wind and creek sounds 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 ha, hai yo! www.pavanepublishing.com 00232831 WANISKA SATB P1592 $2.15 8 88680 67926 2 Exclusively Distributed By Hal Leonard cororation 7777 W. Bluemound Rd. P.O. Box 13819 Milwaukee, WI 53213