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The two following songs are said to have been used by Sitting Bull 

 in treating the sick and were sung by his nephew Tatar) 'kawaqzi'la 

 (One Buffalo), hterally One Buffalo BuU. (PI. 57.) A brief account 

 of the life of Sitting Bull followed by two of his songs is given on 

 page 458 and an incident in his early life is related in connection 

 with a demonstration of the sacred stones on page 218. 



No. 91. Sitting Bull's Medicine Song (a) (Catalogue No. 654) 



Sung by One Buffalo 

 Voice J =63 

 Drum not recorded 



(2) 



(1) 



WORDS (not transcribed) 



Wakag^tagka Wakag^tagka 



ta^ku wa^yelo to liim I am related 



Wakag^taijka waste' Wakag'taqka (is) good 



ta'ku wa'yelo to him I am related 



wagkag'taQhag from above 



oya'te wag a tribe 



kola' wa'yelo is my friend 



wagkag'taqhar) from above 



heba'ka wag an elk 



kola' wa'yelo is my friend 



wagkag'taghag from above 



wida'^a wag a man 



kola' wa'yelo is my friend 



Analysis. — This melody is simple in form and without striking 

 characteristics. It contains all the tones of the octave except the 

 seventh, and is major m tonality and melodic in structure. The first 

 interval is an ascending progression of a major sixth, which is the only 

 interval in the song larger than a minor third. 



See plot of this melody on page 283. 



