DENSMoRB] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 167 
No. 98. “The Sioux Come ” 
(Catalogue No. 882) 
Recorded by Crow’s HEART 
VOICE. a - 12 
Drum not. recorded 
@ i- a-huka i-wi-a i-duts he e i-ka 
WORDS (HIDATSA) 
10 CF T9) 410 4g 3 Peeeeeee ne er ane 5 a a the Teton Sioux 
PNK CLT TS tee oe So See 1S come (a word expressing contempt) 
SNE UY es ee 8 ee Te and many of them, 
CA (1 ESS Eade ere ee be Be 2 a they weep 
5 ITU St ee TS ee eee continually, 
gH sen a ea es ee a behold them 
Analysis —This interesting melody comprises two parts, each con- 
taining four measures. The opening measures of the second part 
were strongly accented. The melody les partly above and partly 
below the keynote and progresses chiefly by whole tones. It contains 
the complete octave except the seventh and is melodic in structure. 
This song refers to the custom of “counting coup” by striking an 
enemy. The final word signifies “to beat or whip with a stick,” 
not simply to strike the enemy. 
