Sāmaveda-Saṁhitā

aham asmi prathamajā ṛtasya pūrvaṃ devebhyo amṛtasya nāma |

yo mā dadāti sa id evam āvad aham annam annam adantam admi ||594||

Observe how verse 594 of the Sāmaveda-Saṁhitā is transformed into the Gāna text:

Āraṇyagānam

Om svargyaṁ setuṣāma puruṣagatir vā | prajāpatiḥ ṛṣiḥ | triṣṭup chandaḥ | ātmā devatā ||

hā uhā uhā u || setūm̐ stara || (triḥ) dusta || rān ||

(dve triḥ) dānenā dānam (triḥ) hā uhā uhā u ||

ahamasmi prathamajā ṛtāऽ23 syā345|| hā uhā uhā u ||

setūm̐ stara (triḥ) || dusta || rān || (dve triḥ)

akrodhena krodham (dviḥ) || akrodhena krodham ||

hā uhā uhā u || pūrvaṁ devebhyo amṛtasyanāऽ23 māऽ345 ||

hā uhā uhā u || setūm̐ stara (triḥ) || dusta || rān ||

(dve triḥ) śraddhayā śraddham (triḥ) || hā uhā uhā u ||

yomā dadāti sa ideva māऽ23vāऽ345t ||

hā uhā uhā u || setūm̐ stara (triḥ) || dusta || rān ||

(dve triḥ) satyenā nṛtam || (triḥ) hā uhā uhā u ||

ahamannamannamadantamāऽ23 dmīऽ345 || hā uhā uhā uvā ||

eṣā gatiḥ (triḥ) || etadamṛtam (triḥ) || svar gaccha (triḥ) ||

jyotir gaccha (triḥ) || setūm̐ stīrtvā caturā2345ḥ ||



Picture above is from the Stobhapada 1.9