154 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULD. 80 
No. 85. “She Walks Alone” (Catalogue No. 864) 
Recorded by WOUNDED F'AcE 
VOICE d - 84 
Drum not recorded 
( 
rem ne es H 
= aaa ae 
3 GE 66s ES ee: es Se Se) SS SS 
de - ki hi - ka miktos 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
sukmi’henus o0’odak_________ a certain maiden 
NUS Ga a AR ee to the garden 
(6 (22): [it Se Rak ere we pee goes, 
lhivka. = sess ee ee lonely 
Mik/ {Osis 2 ee ee ee eee al kes 
Analysis.—This song was recorded by Wounded Face on two differ- 
ent occasions, and the duplication was not observed until both phono- 
graph records had been transcribed. On comparing the two tran- 
scriptions it was found that they did not differ in the slightest respect. 
Another instance of exact duplication in pitch, tempo, and tone 
values is noted in the analysis of No. 39. Other songs containing 
syncopations are noted in the analysis of No. 1. 
In this, as in a majority of the songs that followed the return of 
a victorious war party, the first progression is upward. The song is 
major in tonality, yet seven of the ten progressions are minor thirds.. 
As there were “medicine songs” to insure the success of a war 
party, so there were songs to revive the strength of those who were 
almost exhausted in battle. The singing of such a song was un- 
doubtedly accompanied by the use of some medicinal herb. The 
following song was said to have been “handed down” and the de- 
scription of its use appears to have been forgotten. 
