Whitehorn: Paiwan Record Collection
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This collection contains twenty audio files from ten digitised gramophone records of traditional songs in endangered languages of Taiwan, recorded by the Ring Ring Record Factory, Li Ming Records for the Paiwan Presbytery, and the Mountain Work Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. The records were made in the Wulai Mountain Cultural Centre, North Taiwan; Tawusan, Pingtung County; Tiochiu, Pingtung County; and Santemon, Pingtung County. The collection also contains scanned images of the record covers.
Collection Details:
Collection: Whitehorn: Paiwan Record Collection
Collector: John Whitehorn
Date(s): 1964-1969
Language(s): Amis, Paiwan, Tayal
1. Record 1, Side A (FL1088)
A mixture of working songs and songs for entertainment to tribal tunes. The language is Taiyal (Atayal). The song names are: 1) Night of Bird Song; 2) Beautiful Mountain; 3) Weaving and Rice Pounding Dance; 4) Tea Picking Song
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2. Record 1, Side B (FL1088)
A mixture of working songs and songs for entertainment to tribal tunes. The language is Taiyal (Atayal). The song names are: 1) Romance of Young Girl; 2) Harvest Song and Dance; 3) Welcome Song; 4) Extreme Happiness
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3. Record 2, Side A (FL1144)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes. The language is Paiwan. The song names are: 1) My Lover; 2) A Happy Wedding; 3) To Get Along With Lover; 4) People Celebrating; 5) Hunting Hero
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4. Record 2, Side B (FL1144)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes. The language is Paiwan. The song names are: 1) How Pretty I Am; 2) Old Man's Happiness; 3) I Miss You; 4) A Lady Misunderstood
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5. Record 3, Side A (699)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Love Song of Santemon; 2) First Love; 3) Celebrate Harvest; 4) Twilight; 5) Praise; 6) Searching for a Lover
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6. Record 3, Side B (699)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Send-Off to the Army; 2) I Miss You; 3) A Farmer's Happiness; 4) Breaking Up; 5) The Joy of Youth; 6) Farewell
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7. Record 4, Side A (957)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Song of First Ancestors; 2) Cheating Husband; 3) Lady Sings Very Well; 4) Love Song of Wari-an Villages; 5) Love Song of Ta-She
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8. Record 4, Side B (957)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Song of Recovery; 2) How Great a Soldier; 3) Few Signs of Life in Mountains; 4) Young Man's Song; 5) Girl's Song
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9. Record 5, Side A (958)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Old Man Pursues Young Girl; 2) Finding Lovers in the Mountains; 3) Looking for Lover; 4) Marriage Song; 5) Flute Music to Wake Someone
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10. Record 5, Side B (958)
A mixture of songs to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) My Neighbour is my Friend; 2) Song of Woman; 3) Song of Good Moods; 4) Song of Breaking Up; 5) Painful Moaning
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11. Record 6, Side A (959)
A mixture of songs (with brief introductions) to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Song of the Paiwan; 2) Marriage Song; 3) Sending Off the Bride; 4) Song of Romance
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12. Record 6, Side B (959)
A mixture of songs (with brief introductions) to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Harvest Celebration; 2) Dance in Fire Shadows; 3) Singing Face to Face; 4) Song at Midnight
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13. Record 7, Side A (995)
A mixture of songs (with brief introductions) to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Sadness in the Dark; 2) Song of Divorce; 3) My Lover; 4) Missing Him
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14. Record 7, Side B (995)
A mixture of songs (with brief introductions) to tribal tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) I Want to Love Him; 2) Lost Him; 3) Painful Being Single; 4) Song for Food and Wine; 5) Pitiful Friend
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15. Record 8, Side A (997)
Christian songs to Western tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Joy to the World; 2) What a Friend We Have in Jesus; 3) Morning Prayer; 4) If Ever I Loved You; 3) I Listen to my Saviour
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16. Record 8, Side B (997)
Christian songs to Western tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Saviour, Lead Me; 2) Pass Me Not; 3) Lord of Life; 4) Blessed is He Who Follows the Lord; 5) God Be With You
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17. Record 9, Side A (GR 001)
Christian songs to Western tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) Are You Washed in Jesus' Blood?; 2) Guide Me, O Great Jehovah; 3) Let's Praise Jehovah; 4) Praise the Trinity; 5) Praise for Jesus' Birth
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18. Record 9, Side B (GR 001)
Christian songs to Western tunes, in the Paiwan language. The song titles are: 1) May You Forgive My Sin; 2) What a Friend We Have in Jesus; 3) Praise the Name of the Lord; 4) Jesus Saves; 5) Jesus' Blood is Very Powerful
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19. Record 10, Side A (Hymns of Praise)
Christian songs to Aboriginal melodies, sung in the Amis language. The song titles are: 1) He Rose; 2) He Died For Me. He Opened the Way. The Lord's People; 3) The Crown of Thorns; 4) Tell the Nations; 5) Following the Lord; 6) Praise the Trinity
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20. Record 10, Side B (Hymns of Praise)
Christian songs to Aboriginal melodies, sung in the Taiyal (Atayal) language (tracks 1-5) and the Taroko (Sediq) language (tracks 6 and 7). The song titles are: 1) Rejoice; 2) Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone; 3) Let Us Have a Strong Faith; 4) When Jesus' Day Comes; 5) Let's Pray Fervently; 6) I Was Lost; 7) Ten Virgins
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21. Record Covers
PDF scans of the record covers.
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