A Lexicon of Wagnerian Gibberish or Non-lexical vocables in music eg: Heia Interjection 1. aha! come now! come on! (expressing delight, playful remonstrance, encouragement) 2. you don't say? Heu Interjection oh! alas! ah!, ay! (expressing dismay, grief, pain, indignation) Wagnerian: Opzanger Brünnhilde's heiarop –– Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha! Hojotoho! Heiaha! See also: Columbanus & Heia Viri (above.) PS: The Latin word for “work” is: opera.
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