254 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 53 



WORDS 



wa'paba^ as my eyes 



ina^biyan' search 



miic^kode' the prairie 



noiigo^migod jini'bin I feel the summer in the spring 



Analysis. — This song consists of nine phrases, seven of which con- 

 tain three measures each. From the beginning of the song to the 

 close of the eighth measm^e the melody contains only the tones of 

 the minor triad F sharp A-C sharp. In the ninth measure F descends 

 to E, introducing the chord of A major, which forms the basis of the 

 next two phrases. The second section of the song opens with the 

 minor triad, changing after two phrases to the major triad, with 

 which the song closes. (Compare No. 33.) The song contains two 

 rhythmic units, one being used in the minor measures and (with a 

 slight change) in what might be termed the transitional measures, 

 and the other in the measures which contain only the tones of the 

 major triad. Upward progressions are more strongly marked in the 

 second unit than in the first, whose general progression is downward. 

 It is interesting to note the two eighth notes in the last measure of 

 the rhythmic unit, second section, which take the place of the unequal 

 division of the corresponding count in the first section, the song 

 seeming to grow more steady as it draws to a close. In the ca'wtino'ga 

 songs Nos. 121 and 122 it was noted that the songs gained in excite- 

 ment as they proceeded. The melody is marked by simplicity and 

 well reflects the mood of one who discerns the first signs of spring on 

 the famihar prairie. 



