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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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No. 60. "The Sacred Stones Come to See You" (Catalogue No. 675) 



Sung by Chased-by-Bears 

 Voice J =60 

 Drum j=168 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19 



I --•-•-•-! 



tH^Z 





-p — # — 0-^-^ 



:F=cm: 



3Kt=i 



4^ h^h 



0^^t- 



:a 



He wai3-ni - yaijk a - u we 



l^iM 



-^ •- 



-• •- 



SI^E^^^^ 



lf=WZ 



h± 



^::^rfi ^^L 



t 



E=I:2^=F 



W=W^T-- W—p ^ 



s^ 



at^tziti^ 



3t=# 



9t;^= L^^^=P =S 



Si 



E: 



^e — ^ 



-F 



tuq-kai] 



P— 





kii] si - to - mni - yaij waij - ui - yaijk a - u we 





3^ 



:p=p: 



^z 



±r 



-jrr3L 



■^5»- 



;i] 



he wagni^yagk to see you 



aii^ we they come 



tuqkag' kiq sito^mniyag all the sacred stones 



waqni'yagk to see you 



aii^ we they come 



Analysis. — This melody consists of 32 measures, which group 

 themselves in 4 periods of 8 measures each. The first and third of 

 these periods are based on the triad of F minor, and the second and 

 fourth periods on the minor third C-E flat. The song is transcribed 

 and analyzed in the key of C minor, though the fifth of that key 

 does not occur. The rhythm of the first and second halves of the 

 song is alike except for slight changes in the part containing the 

 words. The rhythmic unit is short and occurs frequently. Two ren- 

 ditions, on separate cylinders, show no material points of difference. 



In parting with the sacred stone and in singing its song, Chased-by- 

 Bears seemed actuated by a sincere desire that his grandchildren 



