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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



[bull. 61 



No. 38, "Before the Gathering of the Clouds" (Catalogue No. 493) 

 Sung by Lone Man 

 Voice J— 100 

 Drum not recorded 



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Ka -ca- mna - ya - ya- ar) kiq-yar) 



ye wa - ye ki - 6a - mna 



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ya - ya- aij kiq-yaq ye wa - ye - lo u 



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waq ki - Ca - mnawa-ye-lo he yo ma-lipi-ya o-gli-na- 



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ziq ta i - to 



ka - bya ya yo ki - ca- mna wa - ye - lo mi 



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ta-sur)-ke u-pi - za-ta ca kiq-yaii-yaq iq 



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a-yaq-ke - lo he 



ki6a''mnayaq in erratic 



kiqyag' flight 



ye wa'yelo I have sent 



upi'zata oya^te ^ wag a Swallow nation 



kica^mna the erratic (flight) 



wa^yelo I have caused 



mahpi'ya ogli^nazig ta 



ito'kabya before the gathering of the clouds 



kica'mna the erratic (flight) 



wa^yelo I have caused 



mita'sugke my horse 



upi'zata (as) a swallow 



6a it was 



kiqyag'yag flying 



ig'ayag^kelo running 



Analysis. — This song as a whole is decidedly rhythmic, yet it does 

 not contain a rhythmic unit. The melody tones are those of the 



1 The word oya'<e, when referring to the Sioux, is translated "tribe"; when used with reference to birds 

 or animals, it is translated "nation." The following uses of this term are cited: Thunderbird nation, 

 No. 43; Wolf nation, Nos. 52,67; Swallow nation. Blackbird nation. No. 54; Deer nation, Eagle nation, 

 No. 55; Sacred-stone nation, Nos. 59, 68; Horse nation, Nos. 61, 111, 112. 



