Byanswahn-Byanswahn, or A Boat Song

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Title:     Byanswahn-Byanswahn, or A Boat Song
Author: Thomas W. Talley [More Titles by Talley]

 Ō-Ō Byanswahn blay Tanner tee-o-o.
    O Byanswahn jekah jubha.
    De jo Byanswahn se kah jujah dai.
    Ō Byanswahn blay dai Tanner tee-o-o.
    Translation
    Oh boat, come back to me.
    Since you carried my child away,
    I have not seen that child.
    Oh boat come back to me.

AFRICAN RHYMES

The rhymes "Tuba Blay," "Near Waldo Tee-do O mah nah mejai," "Sai Boddeoh Sumpun Komo," and "Byanswahn-Byanswahn" were kindly contributed by Mr. John H. Zeigler, Monrovia, Liberia, and Mr. C. T. Wardoh of the Bassa Tribe, Liberia. They are natives and are now in America for collegiate study and training.

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Thomas W. Talley's poem: Byanswahn-Byanswahn, Or A Boat Song

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