DENSMORE] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC bet 
No. 82. “ Take Me to the Sioux” (Catalogue No. 848) 
Recorded by BEAR-ON-THE-FLAT 
VOICE d - 84 
Drum not recorded 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
ONDE 9 ae Ces eae a The Hunkpapa Sioux 
wa‘ okandanon/tes == 2. te are to be feared 
Dele MCMG A heles e aes oe eet take me to them 
Analysis —This song contains six sorts of ascending and three of 
descending intervals, giving a wide variety of progressions. An in- 
telligent use of rhythm is evident throughout the song. It is inter- 
esting to compare the rhythmic unit with the remainder of the song, 
which contains many measures similar to the unit but not repeating 
it with exactness. In general character the song is forceful and posi- 
tive. It has a range of nine tones, beginning on the sixth above and 
ending on the dominant below the keynote. 
