TattiKartoK Gûdiptingnik

English Title

Love lies in lowly huts

German Title

Liebe wohnt in niedren Hütten, Liebe wohnet im Pallast

Composer

Leonhard von Call (1767-1815)

Instrumentation

SAB // String quartet // Organ

Tempo/Metre/Key/Duration

Andante; 3/4; F; 96mm

Liturgy

Married People’s Day (Nain and Hopdale), Easter Monday, 2:30 pm (Hebron)

Composition Date

ca. 1800-15

Text

TattiKartoK Gûdiptingnik tâmna pilloridlarpok
Inôtsiarta tamapta Gûde aiparivlugo
Okpervigivlugullo sukosijuitluta.
AipâKarovit inungnik inuk NagasaraipoK taimaimalo KilangmitoK Gûde KinidlarlauroK
Kuviasudlarlutit tagva arvirtarpotit.
AipâKarovit Gûdemik kimataujungnaipotit inukajuitomilo inôtutsangilatit.

Collections

Nain

S:4/S:3/T or B:2 // Vn1:2/Vn2:1/Va:1/Vc:1 // O:1
1 hand (does not appear to be a European hand). All parts marked No. 79. Parts on soft vellum, commercially ruled, 12 staves per side. Organ part is on 16-staff folio trademarked “Sünova Nr. 6 – 16 zeilig” Soprano I has name Jonathan Egl. On back; also keyboard version of melody 600 in pencil.

Makkovik

S:10/S:4/T or B:6 // Vc:1 // O:2
4 hands. Original parts on old vellum, landscape orientation are the oldest materials for this composition in Labrador. Original parts headed “Terzett von Leonhardt de Call.” One soprano part has “Jonathan Egle” written on the back side. One S2 part has a four-voiced keyboard style choral in B♭. The cello part is of recent origin and indicated for tenor/bass or cello. There do not appear to be original string parts. One soprano, two bass and organ scores in hand of Levi Nachosak. All parts very worn from use.

Hopedale

S:4/S:4/T-B:4 // Vn1:4/Vn2:1/Va:1/Vc:1 // O:2
3 hands. All parts on pre-ruled paper. One soprano part has a treble part for Nalegak pige KaroK (B♭;3/2;24mm) in pencil on reverse side. Both tenor parts have the same sequence of pitches as the bass parts, incorrectly notated in C clef. The parts are heavily used and much repaired.

Contemporary Transcription

Created: 24 December 2010, revised 2 February 2011
Editor Tom Gordon

Audio

Performer: Nain Moravian Choir
Location: Moravian Church, Nain, Labrador
Date: September 1971
Recorder: OKâlaKatiget Society Broadcaster

Other Locations

Unitätsarchiv, Herrnhut, DE: K10:5