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and then gave the ejaculations wa hi hi hi hi, wa hi hi hi hi, after 

 which he began at the beginning and sang the entire song again; this 

 being contrasted with the custom of repeating the hist portion of the 

 song an indefinite number of times without a pause. Three complete 

 renditions were recorded by the phonograph. The slow voice-rhythm 

 and rapid drum are found in this as in other songs of mental stress. 

 The pulse of the measure-lengths is uniform thi'oughout tlie song, 

 though some measures are in 2-4 and some in 3-4 time. 



No. 87. Song of Starvation (Cataloguo no. 199) 



Voice J= 108 

 Drum J =126 



(Drum-rhythm similar to No.l) 



a 



Ya - w6 - lieu ge - ma - uia- dji - dod 



t 



V- 



yau ya- we -uen 



ge - ma - ma-dji -dod ni - yau ya - we - neu ge - ma - ma - dji -dod 



^ 





ni - yau lu - de - mu - sa - ?/o - gi - o - ji - ton 



ni - yau 



ya - we - nen 



- ma-ma- dji - dod 



yau ya- we - nen 



je-iua-nia-dji-dod ni - yau ya-we-neu ge-ma-ma-dji-dod ni - yau 



A wenen'' Who 



Gemama'djidod' Will take 



Niau^ My body? 



Fkwe A woman 



Inde^musa''ogio^jiton^ . Is making the medicine 



Narrative. — In the olden times the Indians had no 

 weapons except bows and arrows, and they often suf- 

 fered greatly for lack of food. In those days they were very jealous of each other 

 because some could get more game than others. Sometimes a man who had plenty 

 of food was later "starved out" by other Indians until he was so hungry that he 

 could eat grass. This was accomplished by means of medicine. 



Once a man who was nearly starving went to an old Mide' and asked for his help. 

 The old Mide'' said, "Well, my grandchild, I will do what you wish because I fur- 



SONG PICTURE NO. 87. 



