bK.vs.Mour:] 



TEtOX SIOUX MUSIC 



409 



F of plate 70 was said to represent animals killed by Swift Dog on 

 the hunt. Depicting war exploits is resumed in G, concerning which 

 Swift Dog said: 



It was almost ^vinte^ when we went to the Crow country. It was very cold, but the 

 river had not yet frozen. We made a corral near the river; then we jumped into the 

 water and swam across to the side where the Crows were camped. The splash of the 

 water was like that of great falls when we swam across. We drove all the Crow horses 

 into the river and made them swim over. Then we put them into the corral until we 

 were readv to start for home. 



Voice J — 58 

 Drum not recorded 



No. 174. "I Come After Your Horses' 



Sung by Swift Dog 



(Catalogue No. 587) 



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m 



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Kai}-gi to - ka ni - 



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a^ 



#^ 



ta 



suq - ke hi -yo wa 



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we - lo blu-ha - kta ca hi 



?^m 



3=p: 



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yo 



wa - u we 



lo 



Kangi^ to'ka Crow enemies 



nita^suqke your horses 



hiyo'' waii'' welo^ I come after 



bluha^kta I want to own them 



ca so 



hiyo' waii' welo' I come after them 



Analysis. — In this melody will be noted what is often referred to 

 as "tho influence of the rhythmic unit on parts of the song in which 

 it does not occur in entirety." Thus in the measure following the 

 third occurrence of the rhythmic unit we have one quarter note 

 followed by a group of four sixteenth notes, a reversal of count 

 divisions appearing in the unit. Tlie time quickens with the intro- 

 duction of the words, a pecuharity often foimd in Sioux war 

 songs, but not noted among the Cliippewa. The song is major in 

 tonahty and progresses largely by whole tones, the major second 

 constituting 46 per cent of the entire number of intervals. With the 



