DENSMORE] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 93 
No. 36. Daneing Song of the Skunk (Catalogue No. 820) 
Recorded by ScaTTERED CoRN 
VOICE d = 63 
Drum not recorded 
We-su -te - he-do - he-do we -su -te - lie-do + he-do 
na- ta-he-do - he - do na- ta- le-do- he-do 
a - me-si-ko - hka a - me- si-ko - hka 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
we’sutelie’dohe’do .......- my tail rattles 
mi/nakohe’dohe’do.......- my ears rattle 
na/tahe’dohe’do....... ---- each end rattles 
SAMS ROMAN ooo aod nh Se my whole body rattles 
mista hue Puss a. 5. = my face is striped 
minahe kahe Uo sa my back is striped 
Analysis —The accented tones of this song present an unusual 
monotony. The first four measures begin with an accented G, the 
next five with D, and the last two with E. The descent of an octave 
in the third measure from the last extends the compass of the song to 
13 tones. The low tone is short and was simply touched by the voice, 
as it was below the singer’s natural range. Forty-nine progressions 
occur in the song, 28 of which are minor thirds. The song is melodic 
in structure and contains the tones of the major triad and sixth. 
2118°—23——8 
