SIL Philippines

Semba

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Song
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Date Created:
1982 - 2000
Extent:
20 lines and 10 notes
Description:
The composers used the |isemba",|r a tune sung extemporaneously at informal gatherings, to express concepts of Christian faith. They decorated their composition with the names of attractive plants, two of them rhyming with other words in the piece, and doublets using synonymous names for God.
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
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Entry Number:
48632