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BUREAU OF AMEEICAN ETHN-QLOGY 



[BULL. 61 



No. 97. "In the North" (Catalogue No. 660) 



Sung by Mahpi^ya-to (Blue Cloud) 



Voice J- 132 * 



Drum J = 92 



Drum-rhythm similar to No. 6 



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ma - ni - pi wa -su i - bo - a - bdu - ya ma - ni - pi 



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wazi^yata ki^ya in the north 



tate^ ". the wind 



uya' blows 



ma''nipi they are walking 



wasu^ the hail 



ibo^duya beats 



ma^nipi they are walking 



Analysis. — The words of this song are in the Santee dialect, as 

 this song, like the two next preceding, was recorded at Sisseton. 

 This melody begins and ends on the same tone. (See song No. 82.) 

 Although this song is minor in tonality, it contains only two minor 

 thirds, nine of the intervals (31 per cent) being major thirds. Three 

 renditions were recorded, the transcription being from the second ren- 

 dition. The last two measures containing words were sung slightly 

 slower, but without enough change of time to be indicated by a metro- 

 nome mark. The repetitions of this song were less accurate than in a 

 large majority of instances, seemingly because of the personality of 

 the singer. The rhythm was more exactly repeated than the melody, 

 though the changes in the latter were unimportant. For instance, in 

 the first measure containing words the progression B flat-F was 

 sometimes substituted for F-B flat, and in the last measure of the 

 words the tone B flat was sometimes sung instead of D. It will be 



