O tadamaanay a lisin no ’Amis ko kiloma’an hananay, Oya miliyasay to niyaro’ a tala potalay maomah a wawa, pahanhan a matayal a minokay micafay toni tadamaanay a saopo. Toni tolo romi’ad a demark i, o sakatosa a romiad ko tadasidemakay, pacelem a mapahoso ko ladiw no yincumin, patodong ho ko kakitaan a miocol to finawlan to kasopo i sefian. pacafayen no fofo kami a pacaedong to riko’, hemek sa tayra i sefi, manengneng to ko cecay tosaay tingloh ko ka’akawang a pikacawan i raay, hay hay hay, caay ka raraw, ono yincumicu: min aca koraan a sanek. Tahira sefi, nengneng han, siriko’ to nalitengan ho a caedong ko fa’inayan, fafahiyan, malitengay ato wawawawa, matedi a malikat ko cengel, tadamakapa: hay to.
O mitahidangay to cimacimaan a kero ko sa’ ayaway a demak, malakitikiting to kamay maemin mapolong, cecay ko midiheciway, mitool a romadiw ko romaroma, patatodong to oo’ a misaarawrawrawraw a mekero, o niyah o mafokilay a romadiw ato kero i, kinapina ko perok, matool to ko pongpong no radiw, tadakalipahakan to a mihacafay to taoan a matawa a mahemek.
豐年祭是阿美族重要的祭典,離鄉的遊子都會放下工作參與盛會。為期三天的活動,第二天才是重頭戲。一大早擴音器播放原住民的歌曲,頭目會催促大家到會場集合。外婆幫我們換上了服裝後,我們便興奮地前往會場,會場上的男女老幼都穿著傳統服裝,顏色光鮮亮麗,真是漂亮極了。
開場是迎賓舞,大家手牽手,由一人領唱其餘的人跟唱,配合著腳步圍成一圈又一圈,不會唱跳的我幾個節拍後就跟上了節奏,和大家一起,其樂融融。