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CHIPPEWA MUSIC 



151 



Pari 2 



BaViting^ To Sault Ste. Marie 



Gi^nimaMja He has departed 



Nin^imuce' My love 



A^nima'dja Has gone on before me 



Kawin'inawa' Never again 



Nindawa^bama'si Can I see him 



Part 3 is simihir to part 1. 



Analysis. — This is an example of a common form of Chippewa songs, 

 in which the first and last parts are alike, the middle section differing 

 slightly and often being the only part in which words occur. Like 

 most of the love songs, it was sung tempo rubato. The measure- 

 lengths are clearly marked by the accents. This song in a less com- 

 plete form has been found on other reservations. 



No. 136. "Why Should I be Jealous?" (Catalogue no. 104) 



Sung by Mrs. Mee 



Voice J = 88 

 Recorded without drum 



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o - den - da - ma - ban 



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ma - dja-kwi - wi - ja - sis 



Nabi^sa Why should 



NinMoma' I, even I 



Geoden^damaban^ Be jealous 



MadjakwiVijasis^ Because of that bad boy? 



This song is not without its humorous side. It is said that in the 

 old times an Indian maid would lie face down on the prairie for hours 

 at a time singing this song, the words of which are so very independent 

 and the music so forlorn. The song was as often sung by a young 

 man, the words being appropriately changed. 



Analysis. — This is one of the few songs in which the key is fully 

 established, as is shown by the fact that it can be readily accom- 

 panied by the three principal- chords of the key of A. It is said to be 

 a very old song and to be commonly used in recent times. The latter 

 fact suggests that continuous use under semicivilized conditions may 

 have modified the form of the melody to its present regularity of 

 time and intervals. 



