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When De'kum had finished the song, her mother, Djingwa'kumigo'- 

 kwe C' rumbling-earth woman"), arose, and, taking the scalp, danced 

 while singing the following song, which she composed in honor of 

 Odjib'we. 



No. 40. Song of Rejoicing (Catalogue No. 365) 



Sung by Oiuib^wk 

 VoiCB J= 168 

 Drum J=:104 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



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dji-min - wen- da-man nin-gwi - zis 



gi - sai - ye gi - pi - da - ma - wi - yan niii - gwi - zis e. 



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ml - s(i - na dji - min-wen - da-man nin-gwi -zis a ye 



mi^sMa^ it shall be 



djiminwgn'daman' that I rejoice 



ningwi^zis O, my son 



gisai^ye your elder brother 



gipi'damawiyan^ you have brought back 



ningwi^zis O, my son 



mi'silna'' it shall be 



djiminwenMaman^ that I rejoice 



niiigwFzis O, my son 



Analysis. — The rhythmic unit of this song, which occurs 3 time^, 

 is particularly interesting and inspiring. The song is divided into 

 four parts, the words changing in the third section. (See Nos. 1, 8, 

 12, 13, 30, 39, 81, 105.) The melody is major in tonality and moves 

 freely along the fourth five-toned scale. In songs based on the fourth 

 five-toned scale the second and sixth frequently occur only as passing 

 tones. The sixth is accented in one measure and the song is therefore 

 classified as "melodic with harmonic framework" instead of purely 



