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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



No. 31. If I Had Been a Man 



SunK bv Odjib'we 



111 



(Catalogue No. 349) 



Voice J = 76 

 Drdm J = 92 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



pi - dfic i - ni - nl-yan-ban 



ke - get 1 - ni - ni nin - da 



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P— f 



gi 



ta-bi - bi - na 



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gg^jg iS^rgf BEg^^ gEE 



api^duc at that time 



inini^wiyanban * if I had been a man 



keggt^ truly 



inl^ni a man 



nindagi'tabibina' 1 would have seized 



Analysis. — The first progression of an ascending octave, followed 

 by a descent along the tones of the tonic chord, characterizes this 

 melody (see analysis of No. 9). The harmonic feeling is strong 

 throughout the song, the accented C in the sixth measure being the 

 only departure from the tonic and submediant chords. There is no 

 rhythmic unit, but the rhythm of the song as a whole is complete and 

 satisfactory. 



Three renditions of the song were recorded. In each the tempo 

 was more rapid and less regular in the four measures following the 

 words, returning in the last two measures to the metric unit of the 

 beginning. This unit is slow, as in other songs of self-control. The 

 more rapid and free rhythm of the middle part is the more inter- 

 esting if considered in connection with the words and origin of the 

 song. Other songs composed by women are Nos. 39, 40, 112, 127, 

 151, 177, 178. 



When a Chippewa shot a Sioux he shouted, "I have killed a Sioux," 

 and others took up the call, adding the victor's name. Thus other 

 warriors were nerved to renewed endeavor. After the fioflit the 



1 A syllable is omitted to make the words conform to the music. 



