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No. G7. "A Wolf Nation Called Me 'Father' " (Catalogue No. 541) 



Sung by Two Shields 

 Voice J = 92 

 Drum J =1.38 

 Drum-rhytlim similar to No. 10 



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Til- wa he - ma - ki ye - lo 



tu- wa he - ma - ki ye - 



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lo SU13 - ka o - ya - te wai] a - te e - ma - ki ye - 



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lo tu-wa he - ma - ki ye - lo ^uij-ka o - ya - te waij 



lo in\)- ka - ya - te waij a - te 



ma - ki ye - lo 



tuVa.'. some one 



hema^ki yelo^ told me 



^ug'ka oya^te wag (that) a Wolf nation (see p. 162, footnote) 



ate' ema'ki yelo' called me "father" 



Analysis. — It is not unusual to note a song in a major key begin- 

 ning with the submediant chord, which is minor. In this instance, 

 however, a song in a minor key begins with the submediant triad, 

 which is major. The eighth measure introduces the descending 

 minor third A-F sharp, which forms the framework of the melody to 

 the sixteenth measure. This is followed by a return to the subme- 

 diant triad, the song closing with the descending minor third A-F 

 sharp. If these tones (F sharp-A-C sharp-E) were used consecu- 

 tively, it might be said that the melody is based on the minor triad 

 with minor seventh added, but this chord relation is not suggested by 

 the framework of the melody. This song is melodic in structure and 

 lacks the sixth and second tones of the complete octave. The 



