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Analysis. — Between the recording of this and the preceding song 

 the pause was sufficient only for the prolonged call with which an 

 Indian frequently closes a song. It is impossible to transcribe tliis 

 call, or ejaculation, wliich begins on a high tone and descends glis- 

 sando, the syllables being yu-u-u, wa! Sometimes such a close is 

 given with the syllables wa-a-a, hi! accompanied by a rapid beating 

 of the drum. 



This song contains the same drumbeat as the preceding ; the voice- 

 rhythm is more rapid than in the preceding song, and can be meas- 

 ured only by an eighth note as the metric unit. (See Nos. 100, 101 ; 

 103, 104; also No. 168.) Five renditions of the song were recorded 

 and the metric unit was steadily maintained, the only difference in 

 the renditions being that the last phrase was omitted from the first 

 tlu-ee. Comj^arison with the preceding song will show the rhytlimic 

 unit of each to consist of triple followed by double time, but in the 

 first song there is one, and in the second there are two, double meas- 

 ures. The dance seems to gather speed until it ends in a veritable 

 whirlwind, but through it all the stolid drum retains its even, mod- 

 erate beat. 



Songs Concerning the Gift of a Pony 



When the people at a dance hear the following song they know that 

 a pony is to be given away. A man dances around the drum with a 

 little stick in Ms hand with which he wliips an imaginary pony ; then 

 he presents this stick to a friend, the actual transfer of the pony 

 taking place later. 



It sometimes happens that the people are slow in volunteering to 

 part with their ponies. In that event the head drummer may start 

 tliis song and one of the assembly may present a beaded suit to a 

 man who owns a particularly desirable pony. The proper return for 

 this gift is a pony and in this manner the presentation of one may be 

 forced. All who have given away ponies join in the dance and if 

 others dance at this time they are required to part with their ponies. 



