DENSMORK] 



TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



407 



No. 173. "I Struck the Enemy" (Catalogue No. 586) 

 Sung by Swift Dog 



Voice J^ 60 

 Drim not recorded 



f^j ^^^^4 fei^ 



E -haq-na he-ca - moq 



la kes a - wa 



pe - lo 



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hona-ya-fioq - pi hu - wo 



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itatTt 



eharj^na a long time ago 



he^camoq kte cug I would have done this 



nom'lala kes only twice again 



awa^pelo I struck (the enemy) 



ho now 



naya'hogpi huwo^ do you hear it? 



Anahjsis. — This song was recorded twice, the diipHcation being 

 accidental. Both records were transcribed and are given herewith. 

 The first was by Swift Dog, the second by Kills-at-Night (Harjhe'pikte) 

 and his wife Wita'hu (Woman's Neck^i, women being accustomed to 

 join in these songs. The melody tones in both instances are the 

 major triad and sixth, but it will be seen that the note values differ 

 slightly with the difference in the words, and that in the second 

 rendition the words arc so placed as to repeat the rhythmic phrase 

 of the previous nieasures. This seems to indicate a feeling for a 

 rhythmic unit. The first rendition is by an old singer, the second 

 by a comparatively young man, who usually "sits at the drum" 

 at tribal gatherings of the present time. His wife is considered one 

 of the best among the younger singers. The first rendition is the 

 more complete, as it gives a considerable part of the song before 

 the introduction of the words. In both renditions about 28 per cent 

 of the intervals are minor thirds. The song has a range of 12 tones 

 and is melodic in form. 



