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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 45 



No. 16. FmST Song (Catalogue no. 122) 



Voice J - 144 

 Drum J =144 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 1 ) 



Dji-ca- wa - he - ni - mi -hi - gog ho ho ho ho ho 



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ni-M-ka-haue he he 



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we-Ae-nl-mi-Ai-gog ho ho 



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ni - hi -ka-h§,n e Ae he 



e -na.- rue -he- h\-v7^g hi go 



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e - na - r«e - he-ni - bi-wug e Ae 



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ni-kan e ^e /ic 



di - bi-sko - Ao-ka-mi - is: 



he he e he he 



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ni-M-ka-hane he he 



ga-ca - we-ni-mi-w<i-<ig e ^e ^e 



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Djicawa^nimigog I am blessed 



Nikan^ug My Mlde^ brethren 



Di^bicoka^mlg By the four Mide^ spirits 



Ena^biwug^ Who live in the four layers 



Ga'cawe^nimiwug^ Of the earth 



Analysis. — This song abounds in the inter- 

 polated syllables which characterize the Mide' 

 songs. The measure lengths are irregular and 

 their succession appears erratic. However, two 

 records of the song were made, an interval of 

 about a week elapsing between the making of 

 earth; from there they sing, them ; on Comparison it is found that the rec- 



This is a sixth degree song i -ix-i- , ,,i. 



and so the people who sing o^'^^^s ai'c identical lu cvciy rcspcct, except that 



it live in the fourth layer in the mcasurc marked X the second rendition 



shows the syllables lio ho on the second count. 



This change is very slight, but as it is the only one which occurs, it is 



Song picture no. 16. The 

 singer gave the following ex- 

 planation of this drawing: 

 "The circle is the earth. 

 These three people live in 

 the fourth laver under the 



