aya

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Updated: June 20, 2025

One person recites the story, and the listeners break in, every now and then, with a laughing chorus that is nothing more than a repetition of the meaningless words, 'amna aya', which are sung over and over to any extent. The women generally enjoy it the most, and sing the loudest, especially when a man is concerned.

I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes - Cast Away in the Cold: An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner