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The 'Cannacha's' Death Song over His Chieftain
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"Shades of my father, the hour is approaching."
Alternative title:
A Death-Song of Tanna
Issue Details:
First known date:
1860...
1860
The 'Cannacha's' Death Song over His Chieftain
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Appeared in the Australian Home Companion in March 1860 with Kendall's lengthy note on the people of the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), and an explanation of the native words used in the poem.
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Author's note (Empire): 'Supposed to be sung by a native, over his dying chieftain.'
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Appeared in the Empire in July 1860 titled 'A Death-Song of Tanna'.
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Works about this Work
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Sense and Nonsense
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 91-112)
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Sense and Nonsense
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 91-112)
Last amended 19 Nov 2011 09:10:55