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No. 164. "Eveu the Eagle Dies" (Catalogue No. 507) 



Sung by Eagle Shield 



Voice J = 88 

 Dri:m not recorded 





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A - ki - 6i - ta na - ya - pa - pi kiij war) - bli ka-ye§ 



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te ye - lo 



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aki'dita soldiers 



naya^papi you fled 



kig Avagbli' kaye^' te yelo' even the eagle dies 



Analysis. — ^The upward and downward progressions are more 

 nearly equal in this than in many songs, as it contains 25 ascending 

 and 28 descending mtervals. The principal progressions are major 

 seconds (48 per cent), and fourths (22 per cent). The mtonation 

 was somewhat wavering throughout the renditions, but tlie tones 

 transcribed as C sharp and C natural wore clearly distinguislied. 

 This was the first song recorded by Eagle Shield, and his voice grew 

 steadier when he became accustomed to singing mto the phonograpli. 

 This song is melodic in structure and contains all the tones of the 

 octave except the seventh. ShriU war cries were given durmg the 

 rest which precedes the words of the song. 



Plate 65, A, depicts an incident in a Sioux expedition against the 

 Crows which toolv place in midsummer. The Sioux were away from 

 their village only 16 days, yet they returned witli 100 Crow scalps. 

 Approaching the Crow village, the Sioux sent forward a few men, 

 who went around tlie camp and captured some horses. The Crows, 

 supposing this to be the entire Sioux force, came out of the camp 



