192 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull, ci 



{Second rendition) 



tatag^ka a buffalo 



^a it was 



ho'ye a voice 



wa'yolo I sent forth 



nugwe' be it so 



upi'iata oya'te a Swallow nation 



<5a it was 



itoye'ya toward them 



mawa'niye I walk 



Analysis. — The tones comprised in this song are those of the second 

 five-toned scale, A being the keynote. The chord of A minor forms 

 the framework of all the melody except the closing measures, which 

 consists of the minor third E-G. Throughout the melody the minor 

 third is prominent, comprising 41 per cent of the entire number of 

 intervals. Two rhythmic units are found in the song. The time of 

 the sustained tones was uniform in all the renditions. In this, as in 

 a majority of such instances, the long-sustained tones contain an 

 uneven number of counts. 



In explanation of the words of the following song Siya'ka said: 



The reference to the deer and the scarlet object is because venison is red and is the 

 bait used to catch the eagle. The reference to blue is because when trying to catch 

 an eagle we look at the sky so steadily that everything appears blue. 



