DEN SM ore] 



CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



99 



Analysis. — The rhythmic unit of this song is short and vigorous. 

 The melody is inspiring in character and well fitted to increase a 

 warrior's confidence in his success. The ending is peculiar but was 

 given uniformly, the five renditions of the song being identical in 

 every respect. 



The i)rincipal war medicine carried by the Chippewa was the 

 bi'jikiwilck' (''cattle herb medicine"), which was said to "make men 

 strong," and to be a powerful healing medicine (see p. 63). It was the 

 warrior's custom to chew this medicine and spray it from his lips upon 

 his body and his equipment. The following song was sung while 

 preparing the medicine. 



No. 22. Origin of the Bi^jikiwuck' (Catalogue No. 372) 



Sung by Odjib^we 

 Voice J — 100 

 Drum J— 100 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



Mo - ki - yan nin - de mo - lii - yan 



mo - k'l 



yan nin - de mo - ki - yan e mo - ki - yan e mo - ki 



^WJ 



--^bbt 



:p=^ 



^'- 



X- 



-^—n 



=F= 



t=X^ 



P=^i=:i=:J~F=i: 



^1 



dji - wa - nuii mo-ki-yau e mo-ki-yan nin-de mo - ki-yan e 



mo'kiyan'' 1 arising 



ninde'' 1 myself 



mokidji'wanun^ from the flowing spring 



Analysis. — This is the first of a large number of songs based on the 

 interval of a fourth or in which that interval is especially prominent. 

 This group includes 11 songs in Bulletin 45 and 25 songs in the present 

 volume, a total of 36, or 11 per cent of the entire collection. The 

 interval of the fourth is usually (in its first occurrence) a descending 

 interval and, except at the close of a song, is rarely if ever followed by 

 the interval of a third, completing the chord of the sixth. It occurs in 

 three ways, which form a basis for a closer observation of the group: 

 First, two continuously descending fourths form the framework of the 



