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than an established key. The six renditions of the song recorded 

 are identicaL In every instance the close was as transcribed, and 

 the return to the first measure was without a pause. The first two 

 measures are in an ordinary rhythm, and around them, m the repe- 

 titions of the song, there circles a succession of measures so irregular 

 in rhythm as to fascinate and hold the attention. One can readily 

 imagine that to such rhythms the excitable Indians might have danced 

 all night. 



No. 47. Ca^wflno^ga Song (b) (Catalogue No. 355) 



Sung by Odjib^we 



Voice J =168 



Drum Jrr 108 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



(1) 



f*- 



-1r_jr_ 



t^Sl 



-"F:- 



::::nr 





^ L^-L' ^-J-^ 



Ca-wtin - o ga-yan i hi ca- w(in- o ga- yan i hi ca-wfin 



1 J. 



§ii^i^g^^ £bzS jL=^g=^||j^ 



o ga- yan i hi ca- wfm -o ga - yan i 



hi 



m 



m 



-0 m -r»-» --»-r»-^-#-»— r-F— F— » '0 ,0 ' •-•-|-| 



caVuno^ south 



ga'yan dancing 



Analysis. — The four renditions of this curious song show no varia- 

 tion. The general effect of the song is jerky, yet the rhythm has an 

 element of indefinite continuity; it is a rhythm which fascinates and 

 could be kept up for a long time. The principal rhythmic unit occurs 

 four times at the opening of the song, and is followed by a shorter 

 rhythmic imit, which likewise occurs four times and contains the 

 same syncopations as the first. These syncopations were uniformly 

 given and are the principal characteristic of the song. (See No. 88 

 of present work and Nos. 123, 147, 152, in Bulletin 45.) 



War Songs Concerning Women 



The incident concerning the first of this group of songs was narrated 

 to the writer by Mr. John W. Carl (see pp. 83, 303) . Mr. Carl, who is a 



