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ki'witagi^jig around the sky 



ka'bidebwe'widamon^ I come to you with my sound 



Analysis. — This is a particularly graceful melody and was sung 

 with regularity of rhythm and good intonation. The downward pro- 

 gressions E-C sharp-A-F sharp form the minor triad with minor 

 seventh added, which resolves into the tonic chord by the tone E in 

 the eighth and eighteenth measures (compare Nos. 133, 147, 151, 152, 

 154, 163). At the opening of the seventh measure occurs a peculiar 

 di^dsion of the count, which is found also in Nos. 153, 157, 159, 161, 



163. 



No. 153. "The Thiinderbirds" (Catalogue No. 322) 



Sung by Awun^akum^igickun^ 



Voice J _^ 72 



Drum 



144 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



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^ ' r 



^ — c 



33 



JV -j- -J- j : '-*-«' 



i 



'f=J=f- 



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V -^ -0- 



S^ 



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Bi - ne - sT - wug ni - koc - ko 



H ^SJ^ 



=Qf— ^— f 



w^=r~ w~ F 



S 



bine'siwug the (thunder) birds 



nikoc^koigog^ startle me 



