After Winter Comes the Summer by Buckton, Roger; Williams, Judith; Heimrath, Ralf;

Rövid leírás:

A treasury of unique folk songs in the Deitsch dialect

Hosszú leírás:

New Zealand’s German-Bohemian settlers have played, sung and danced to the music, songs and rhymes documented in this treasury of folk music for over 150 years.

Sung in their unique dialect and played with traditional instruments, this music is a link between New Zealand and Bohemia, now part of Czechoslovakia. To create this important book, the authors rebuilt the songs through interviews with descendants of the first settlers, research into European folk songs and transcriptions of recordings. They can be played on most instruments and are a thoroughly readable and singable resource for young and old.

After Winter Comes the Summer also offers insights into the lives of the people of Pūhoi, and later Ōhaupō, both in their native country and in a new and unfamiliar land. It is a case study of a small colonial New Zealand village, its development and growth, its music and culture, and its relationships and links back to Bohemia.

‘They endured much hardship, but they also seemed to know how to party’ — Mark Amery, RNZ

Tartalomjegyzék:

A message from the German Ambassador 7

Foreword: Dame Claudia Orange 8

PART ONE: Pūhoi’s songs and rhymes

1. The sources 13

2. Aotearoa New Zealand’s songs in Deitsch 19

3. Index of the music and rhymes 26

4. Songs about the seasons and animals 28

5. Songs about feelings and relationships 40

6. Singing with their children 62

7. Fun and satire 70

8. Drinking songs 78

9. Music for dancing 88

PART TWO: Pūhoi’s cultural heritage

10. The origins of the music 101

11. The importance of singing and dancing 110

12. The dialect of Pūhoi’s settlers 118

13. Culture bearers: Our informants and their families 124

Appendix: Song origins and text variations 145

Notes 161

Bibliography 162

Explanatory notes 166

Acknowledgements 168

About the editors 169

Index 172