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CHIPPEWA MUSIC 



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singing as though they were alive; they sang that they were afraid of nothing except 

 being blown down by the wind. \\ hen the boy awoke he made up this song, in which 

 he repeats what he heard the trees say. The true meaning of the words is that there is 

 no more chance of his being defeated on the warpath than there is that a tree will be 

 blown down by the wind . 



Analysis. — The rhythm of this song is energetic, vivifying, and 

 full of action. The rhythmic unit is short and easily recognized, con- 

 sisting of a measure in triple time followed by a measure in double 

 time. The song was sung five times, the renditions being identical 

 in every respect. The rhythms of voice and drum are greatly at 

 variance, but each is steadily maintaineil. The harmonic structure 

 is evident and consists of a major triad in the upper and in the lower 

 octave with the sixth as a connecting tone. 



No. 113. Song of the Thunders (Catalogue no. 207) 



Sung by Ga^gandac^ 

 Voice j- 120 



Drum J- 120 



(Drum-rhythm similar to No. Ill) 



Na - uiu - go - di - imuk 



i i toe uiu - ba - ba - ca- wen 



=§i?L 



^¥=t: 



dan ni - yau a 



=F 



(* ^ ^- 



ba - ba - ma - ci 



yan gi - cig 



;ii 



3^ 



Na^ningo^dinunk' Sometimes 



Ninbaba^cawen^dan I go about pitying 



Niyau^ Myself 



Baba^maciyan'' While I am carried by the wind 



Gicigun^. . ,.,,.... Across the sky 



