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BUREAU OF AMERICAN" ETHNOLOGY [bcll. ei 



(Catalogue No. G89) 



No. 146. "He Is Returning" 



Sung by Earth-Medicine Woman- 



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kaij o- wa - ki- ya-ka yuij-kaij ke wa-nawaij-zi - kU; na ku-we 



zu -wa-kaij hi ye 



a he 



oi^yokipi pleasant times 



wa6ig^ I wish 



na and 



Pezu^ta-wakag Holy Medicine 



owa^kiyaka I told 



yuD^kag ho hence 



wana' now 



wai)zi''kte he has killed one 



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kuwe'' is returning 



Pezu'wakag (contraction of 

 above name) 



Anahjsis. — This song progresses largely by whole tones, about half 

 the mtervals being major seconds. Six minor seconds also occur, 

 forming more than 13 per cent of the intervals. The general 

 character of the melody is similar to that sung by Silent Woman 

 (song No. 149). Like that song, it is minor in tonality, but the 

 latter song has a compass of 13 tones, while tliis has a range of only 

 9 tones. See plot of this melody on page 419. 



The grief of those whose relatives were killed on the warpath was 

 intense. Many of the women cut gashes in the flesh of the entire 

 body and limbs, and cropped the hair close to their heads. Many 



