148 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL 80 
No. 79. Old War Song (Catalogue No. 896) 
Recorded by BuTTEerRFLY 
VOICE d - 80 
DRUM @ = 80 
Drum-rhythm similar to No.32 
WORDS (HIDATSA, NOT TRANSCRIBED) 
ne’mata/ruoka2_ ee ee the first time (he went) 
sku hints = oe eae he brought it (an expression of sarcasm 
meaning that he returned empty-handed) 
tka paraice E en the next time 
aku waretps2ce ries Ei -he brings it 
Analysis—A wide variety of intervals is used in this song, the 
largest being a major sixth and the smallest a semitone. The melodic 
tones are those of the minor triad and the seventh, which is sharped 
in the fourth measure. On listening to the phonograph record there 
is a feeling that D instead of F was desired as the final tone, but that 
it was below the range of the singer’s voice. The intonation was 
wavering throughout all the renditions, due in large part to the 
advanced age of the singer. 
The two songs next following are those of the medicine men whose 
power was supposed to be essential to the success of a war party. It 
was not unusual for the leader of a war party to be a man who 
had dreamed a dream and believed in its help. Old Dog said that 
the following song belonged to his uncle, One Buffalo, who received 
it ina dream. He saw a wolf in his vision, and the wolf sang this 
song to him. One Buffalo lived to old age and died more than 
60 years ago. When acting as leader of a war party he said, “ This 
