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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



No. 37. Gift Song 

 Sung by Odjib'we 



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 Recorded without drum 



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ga''gayac'gonsikag' at Gull Lake 



manoga'yana^wenimigo^min. . let them speak lightly of us 



Analysis. — This song was transcribed from the first of three ren- 

 ditions. The melody consists of four parts. The rhythmic unit was 

 accurately repeated except for a slight change in the note-values of 

 the last measure. The other renditions were only partial and were 

 similar to the latter half of the transcription. When different words 

 were used the note-values differed accordingly, but the trend of the 

 melody remained the same. The song is harmonic in structure and 

 contains only the tones of the major triad and sixth. 



In response to this song the warriors rose and danced, singing of 

 what they had done on the warpath. These songs were composed 

 on the way home (see No. 35). The following is an example of this 

 class of songs. 



Odjib'we stated that this song was composed by his brother and 

 sung in the victory dance. His brother had been on a war party 

 with his father and Hole-in-the-day and had cut off a Sioux woman's 

 head, bringing home the scalp. 



