The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #65605   Message #1088668
Posted By: wysiwyg
08-Jan-04 - 10:03 AM
Thread Name: MIDI Volunteer Sought
Subject: RE: MIDI Volunteer Sought
OK, I'll bring this one out into the open.

Another query to the group-- hey, how about all those "titty"s in the song texts?? According to the commentary, "Titty" equates to "honored older female relative,"-- Auntie, Sister, Mother, etc. Titty and Brudder, as titles or generic names of sisters, brothers, aunties, uncles, etc.

I do not think it denotes "wet-nurse".... rather a pronunciation thing. I could be wrong but I don't think a sister would be a wet-nurse, so....

Just so you know-- yes, input it just like the scnas have it, but I ain't gonna sing it that way! Hardi and I are discussiing options! I think it depends on the verse text, what word would give the best sound/context:

Little
Pretty
Sister
Sissy
Sitty

Any more ideas? :~)

~Susan