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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



339 



No. 129. "A Wolf I Considered Myself" (Catalogue No. 547) 

 Sung by Gray Hawk 



Voice J— 104 



Drum-rhythm similar to No. 8 



(1) 

 r 



-^ A- 



^i^t^ 





-J>hk 



(2) 



•(3) 



Suij - ka mi - ci - la yur) - kai] ta - ku wa - te sni yui] - kai] 



(2) (3) 



^Z^ r— • ) ' = > 



Eg^ y^^=^ g 



it 



4-^—^ 



3=^ 



a=f: 



3tjt 



-S^ 



;i;i 



na-ziij wa-ka - piij ye - lo 



(First rendition) 



^ug'ka a wolf 



mi(Ji'la I considered myself 



jaig'kag but 



ta^ku wa^te sni I have eaten notlung 



yuQ'kag therefore 



na'zig from standing 



wakapig^ yelo^ I am tired out 



(Second rendition) 



^ug'ka a wolf 



mivi'la I considered myself 



yug'kar) but 



hiqhag' the owls 



hotog'pi. . are hooting (see p. ISO, footnote) 



yuri^kag and 



bar) ko Vaki pelo' the night I fear 



Analysis. — The interval of a fourth is prominent in this melody, 

 constituting about 25 per cent of the intervals, while the major 

 second constitutes 53 per cent of the number. In many instances 

 the major second is a passing tone in a descent of a fourth. This 

 song has a compass of 13 tones and is melodic in structure. The 



