Abstract
There are two structurally different types of songs in Kammu culture. One type is characterized by the fact that each song has its individual melody. This melody consists of a short musical phrase, which is repeated for each new line of words. These lines are often built up of five or seven syllables, and one of the last syllables in each line rhymes with one of the first of the following line. Many children's songs are of this type, as well as the songs of certain ceremonies. The other main type of song consists of orally transmitted poems which are sung to a limited number of melodic formulas. Certain words and certain melodic formulas belong to certain situations. This type includes songs which are sung on festive occasions. It is my aim to describe this kind of song and to present a first step towards a method of analysis of its verbal and musical contents.1
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