performance still conveying traditional words and chanting tunes. Here follows a few lines of Elvira Tesida’s song: Oh, helping spirits, Oh, spirits of my ancestors, where are you? I am begging you to come here, I am begging you to help me. Oh, helping spirits, where are you? Give me strength To fight the evil spirits. Yes, that is it! Oh, helping spirits, help me! Lady of Fire, are you here? Have you come To inquire about my life? Oh Lady of Fire, have you come To tell about the changes that are waiting for us. What changes are waiting for us? Oh, Lady of Fire, tell us! Yes, that is it! Oh, Spirits of Water, are you here? Tell us about fishing! Spirits of Water, When should we go fishing this year? Spirits of Water, tell us! Yes, that is it! Helping spirits! Where are you? Emissaries of magnificent?? Hebjam permja?? Tell us: will our reindeers be healthy? Oh, magnificent?? Hebjam permja??! Protect us from evil spirits! Help us protect our herds from evil spirits! Yes, that is it! (Lar 1998:47-48).
As it can be seen that even for a recently recorded performance is still preserved some old patterns, motifs of traditional shamanic chants – namely the invocation of shaman’s ancestors.
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