Selections from Ballads of a Cheechako


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These twelve poems are taken from Ballads of a Cheechako which was Robert W. Service's third book of Yukon poems, published in 1909. The word Cheechako, from Chinook Jargon, originated in the United States (Alaska) and Canada (Yukon) and was imported into local English during the Yukon gold rush that began in 1896. Cheechako, is a non derogatory word meaning "newcomer" or "tenderfoot." The derivation looks something like this: chee new cha come ko home. (summary by Heidi Preuss) (1 hr 12 min)

Chapitres

To the Man of the High North 1:48 Lu par Heidi Preuss
Men of the High North 3:31 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Ballad of the Northern Lights 17:19 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Ballad of The Black Fox Skin 10:28 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Ballad of Pious Pete 7:55 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill 7:05 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike 5:32 Lu par Heidi Preuss
My Friends 3:52 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Wood-Cutter 4:54 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Song of the Mouth-Organ 4:53 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Trail of Ninety-Eight 10:43 Lu par Heidi Preuss
The Ballad of Gum-Boot Ben 4:51 Lu par Heidi Preuss