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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



No. 133. Wolf Song 



Sung by Two Shields 



345 



(Catalogue No. 524) 



Voice ^'z=96 

 Drum J — 96 



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E - ca Suq-ka mi-ci -la yuij-kaq 



ta - ku wa-te ^ni yuq-kaq na-ziq wa-ka - piq ye 



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WORDS 



e^t'a well 



^uq'ka a wolf 



micji'la I considered myself 



yug'kag and yet 



ta^ku wa'te sni I have eaten nothing 



yuq'kaq and 



na^zig waka^pig ye I can scarcely stand 



Analysis. — The words of this song are the same as those of the 

 fhst rendition of No, 129, embodying an idea which was commonly 

 expressed in connection with the warpath — that the Hfe of a warrior 

 was hko that of a woK. On examining the phonograph records 

 it was found that the same melody had been recorded by Siya'ka, 

 different words being used. It is probable that the words used by 

 Siya'ka are also very old. Both transcriptions are given for the pur- 

 pose of comparison. It will be readily seen that the differences are 

 about the same as in other duplications ; the actual comparison, how- 

 ever, can be made only by means of structural analyses. On com- 

 parmg these, it is found that both renditions contain only the tones 

 of the second five-toned scale, have a range of 12 tones, and are 

 harmonic in structure. The rhythmic unit is the same in each, also 



