DENSMoRE] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC rod 
Analysis—More than half the progressions in this song are whole 
tones. A major third occurs only once, though the song is based 
upon the fourth five-toned scale, which is major in tonality. In 
rhythmic structure the song contains two periods of about equal 
length, each beginning with the same rhythm and each having a 
descending trend. The keynote is midway the compass of the song, 
which begins on the dominant above and ends on the dominant below 
the keynote. 
The following song was recorded in 1912 by Little Crow and his 
wife, Otter Woman. In each rendition he began the song and she 
joined after two or three measures, her voice being an octave above 
his. Two similar renditions by a Sioux and his wife are transcribed 
in full (Bull. 61, Bur. Amer. Ethn., pp. 478,480). Little Crow died 
in 1913, and when the writer returned in 1915 his wife recorded the 
songs of sadness, Nos. 14 and 15 of this series. The words of this 
song express the feelings of those who were obliged to listen to the 
evening serenades of the young men. 
No. 63. “I Cannot Sleep” (Catalogue No. 905) 
Recorded by LirrLeE Crow AND WIFE 
VOICE a - 84 
Drum not recorded 
TAY 0 Wee gays ee SE eee Fe ae Wet ea O 
Ne len wyalicay S628 fur 2 a to sleep 
ED cde UK sa ey Songs be earth to lie 
Miadiets rise 2st) oe Se gees I think if 
MUA Witais ee be Ss Ae eT but I can not sleep 
(Free translation: ‘TI think if I only could lie down and sleep, but I 
cannot sleep.” ) 
Analysis——This song is on the second five-toned scale, which ap- 
pears only five times in the present series (see p. 19). In rhythmic 
structure the song comprises three periods, the first and second con- 
taining two measures each and the third containing three measures. 
The change to triple time in the fourth measure adds to the interest 
of the melody. The principal interval of progression is a whole tone. 
