DENSMOKEl CHIPPEWA MUSIC 111 



the variations in rhythm being accurately reproduced. This is the 

 more interesting as the tonality in the first part of the song is so 

 exceedingly irregular. 



No. 94. "There are Spirits" (Catalogue no. i) 



Sung by Geo we^djiwe^binun^ ("trial-thrower ") 



WORDS 



Nigigwa^niwiii At Otter Tail 



Ea' There 



• Manido^ Are spirits Song picture no. 94. The two figures 



Wenenikiin' Who is thi.s, my Micle' represent MIde' manido', or spirits. 



brother Plates nos. l and 2 show similar fig- 



,T. -J /, • / rn, T ' . . . , • 11 res on a MIde' drum. The animal 



Niwawida^bima^ .... That I am sitting with? ,,as said to be a "lion," also a " large 



In his dream the singer is sitting with "^^^'iih horns.'- a similar figure was 



'^ ^^^'^'^f^ vviuji drawn on the MIde' drum used dur- 



the manido' at Otter Tail. ing the ceremony for Nigan'Iblnes'. 



(Sec p. 54.) 



No. 95. "TiiEY Think Me Unworthy" (Catalogue no. 2) 



Sung by Gegwe^djiwe'binun' 



Song pictukp; no. av The ob- 

 long r e p r e s e n t s the Mlde'- 

 wlgan; the two larger figures 

 are manido' and the smaller 

 ones members of the Mlde'- 

 wlwln. 



WORDS 



Nin^danawe'nimigog . . . They think me unworthy 



Nikan^iig My Mide^ brethren 



Nucke^ekundeg' But look and see 



Niwi'giwam^ The length of my wigwam 



No. 96. "The Water Birds will Alight" (Catalogue no. 3) 



Sung by (iEowe'djiwe^binun'' 



WORDS 



Keget' Surely 



inda'bunisin''dangug^ Upon the whole length of my form 



Bines^iwug^ Irp, , ,• , -n ,• ,. 



'=' . the water birds will alight 



iikwa yaweyair J 



Song picture no. 9G. The MIde'wIm'ni is represented 

 in his own form and also in the fonii of a fish, upon 

 which the water birds alight. Ability to attract water 

 animals is greatly desired by members of the Mlde'- 

 wiwln. 



