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Analysis. — This is the first song recorded by Odjib'we. Four ren- 

 ditions were secured and found to be uniform. The first two were 

 without the drum; these were followed by a pause, during which it was 

 explained to the singer that the drum was desired; he then resumed 

 his singhig with the accompaniment of that instmment. On com- 

 parison it is found that the pitch and metric unit of the two parts 

 of the record are identical. This ability to resume his song in the 

 same tempo is the more interesting when we note the discrepancy 

 between the metric units of voice and drum. 



The rhythmic unit occurs six times and is interrupted only by the 

 change of words. (See Nos. 1, 8, 12, 30, 39, 40, 81, 105.) In this 

 part of the song there is no decided accent and the enunciation of 

 the words resembles rapid speech. The excitement of the song centers 

 in these words, given on a high tone, descending in the next phrase to 

 the flatted sixth, the accidental most frequently found in Chippewa 

 songs. The flatted seventh also occurs, which strengthens the phrase. 

 The song is grim in its suggestion, yet it is major in tonality and 

 cheerful in its rhythm. 



The following song was sung at the dances preceding a war expedi- 

 tion. It contains the name of a man who once stayed at home, and 

 was intended to shame all who, without proper excuse, failed to join 

 the warriors. 



No. 14. "The Man who Stayed at Home" (Catalogue No. 388) 

 Sung by Odjib'we 



Voice Jr_ 152 



Recorded without drum 



^§iS 



s; 



'feE 





^-=-^ 





p±^=±\: 



Mi-nodj Jin-gwa-be mi no i - ni 



;§S 



ati 



-^-F- 



nin gi-ne - ni-mude 



I 



iSEtB: 



s> — ^i&- 



^[A 



:*Ti±^ 



wliu go - cti o-don-da - me-ni-man 



mi'nodj although 



Jingwa'be Jingwa'be (man's name; meaning, "man 



of the spruce tree'') 



ini'niii ' a man 



ine''nimud' considers himself 



wi'wun his wife 



gocu' certainly 



odon'dame'niman' takes all his attention 



1 The initial g of the fourtli word in the music is carried over from the n, the final letter of the pre- 

 ceding word— an example of elision by Chippewa singers. 



