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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



[BULL. 5" 



No. 15. Pledge Song 



Sung by Odjib^we 



(Catalogue No. 360) 



m 



Voice J — 108 



Drum J=r 108 



( See drum-rhythm below ) 



-•- -•- -•- -•- -•- 



?z4: 



^^nii^^iEi^ 



E ya nin-da- ca- ml-gog e ya nin- da- ca- mi-gog e ya 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



9^ 



:^ 



nin - da - ca - ml - gog 



-# - -p. -#- ■ »- 



2/a 



nin - da - ca - mi - gog 



.^ -,- 



Et=^=E 



n 



izzzit 



feE 



gi - tci - dag 



^^ 



nin - da - ca - ml - gog 



1 I 



ya 



:£ 



-m V r|- 



^EE^"--=f13EL=F3BEB=a 



5: 



ip^pzzpzzjizzpi: 



fct 



nin- da - ca- mT-gog 

 Drum-rhythm 



2/a 



nin-da -ca-mi-gog 



ya 



=]=:1=j=4: 



etc. 



WORDS 



nin'dacamigog' they feed me 



ogi^tcidag^ the braves 



nin^dacamigog^ feed me 



Analysis. — The second and third measures of this song constitute 

 the rhythmic unit. Five renditions of the song were recorded. The 

 opening measure was uniformly given, but ui two mstances the last 

 measure was omitted, the corresponding quarter notes an octave 

 higher taking its place. 



The written music appears to consist of seven two-measure phrases 

 with an uitroductory measure, but the Indian's rendition tlivides the 

 song into two parts, the first containing eiglit and the second seven 

 measures, a strong accent being given the first note of the nmth 

 measure. 



At the conclusion of the dog feast all the warriors danced, guns in 

 hand, and sang the following song, which contains no words .^ All the 

 final preparations had been made and they were ready to start on 

 their journey. 



