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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 53 



No. 115. "Here I Come Again" (Catalogue No. -138) 



Suug by Mec^kawiga^bau 



Voice J — 84 

 Drum J = 84 

 (Drum-rhythm similar to No. IP) 



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-•- -•- -#- -I*-' -•- -^- 



I-o-t — h— h— f ' * * — r >i I " •—•—!*-'—•— I 



Ca - 1- gwd mi - na- wa 



ni - ga- bi-dwe- we-dftm o - gi - tci-da - dog 



a he 



ca-i-gwfi mi -na-wa ni-ga-bi - dwe - we 



dfim 



o - gi - tci - da - dog 



1 - gwu rai - na - 



egEi: 



liiTJt 



lie 



=^==F 



:F=F 



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caigwu^ here 



minawa^ I come again 



ni%abidwe^wediim howling as I come 



ogl'tcida^dog ^ you warriors 



Analysis. — Those who take part in the begging dance represent 

 themselves as dogs, using the term {ogl'tdida'dog) which dogs are sup- 

 posed to use toward their masters. 



The first two measures of this song comprise the rhythmic unit. 

 These are followed by a triple measure containing the note-values of 

 the rhythmic unit but showing a change of accent. (Compare Nos. 

 90, 94, 96, 103, 108, 109, 123.) The ninth measure contains a 

 peculiar rhythm which does not vary in the six renditions of the 

 song; the first tone of the triplet is accented, and the note-values are 

 steadily maintained. The song contains all the tones of the octave 

 and is purely melodic in structure. 



1 Ogi'tcida (from Sioux aki'cita, warrior) is a word wliicli has come into common use among thie Chip- 

 pewa. The ending dog in the case of a iioun is a vocative, having a different significance than when used 

 with a verb (see No. 84). For other instances of words from Indian languages Incorporated, with some 

 modification, Into Chippewa, see pp. 76, 186, 190. 



