56 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 80 
mi hae os: See I am alone 
hampe}cislayes “owt aia ie at the day 
wala’)... cif = fee ee eee to see, 
Geuhe 2.:~ ob: las eal eae ee for a long time 
Wa hake amkulktss = ets eee I will be alone, 
@'Oska 2h UME ee eee him 
wahe' ki" <0 ts 2) > ig eee ae I cannot see 
Analysis —A slight rising in pitch is noted in the four renditions 
of this song, as in No. 5. The tone material is that of the fourth five- 
toned scale. The melody progresses chiefly by whole tones, the inter- 
val of a major second constituting 53 per cent of the entire number 
of intervals. 
The preceding song, while expressing loneliness, is still the song 
of a young girl. The two songs next following are those of a widow. 
In 1912 Otter Woman (pl. 14, a) and Little Crow, her husband, re- 
corded No. 63. Little Crow died soon afterwards, and when the writer 
returned in 1915 Otter Woman recorded these two songs, saying she 
had put her own words to old melodies and sung them ever since her 
husband died. She was so overcome with emotion that the songs 
were transcribed with difficulty. The melodies are those of old-time 
garden songs. The words of No. 14 are freely translated as follows: 
“The man who was my lover is dead and gone. I wonder where he 
is gone. I am lonely every day. If I could go to him as I am I 
would go, no matter how far away.” 
No. 14. “ My Lover is Dead ” 
(Catalogue No. 875) 
Recorded by OTTER WOMAN 
VOICE J = 56 
Drum not recorded 
Analysis —The tempo of this song is particularly slow. The sub- 
dominant is prominent, a peculiarity that was noted in songs of sad- 
ness among the Chippewa. More than half the progressions are 
minor thirds, and the song has a compass of 12 tones. 
