Mythology & Folklore
Byanswahn-Byanswahn, or, A Boat Song
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
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.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Byanswahn-Byanswahn, or, A Boat Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/340/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Byanswahn-Byanswahn, or, A Boat Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/340/.
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