COUNCIL AND CHIEF SONGS 



Council Songs 



Tlu> following aro known as "council songs"; these were sung 

 wlion l.ho chiefs met in the council tent to decide matters of trihal 

 importance. This tent was placcnl inside the camp circle and was 

 decorated in various ways. Plate 72 shows the council tent at the 

 gathering at Bull Head, S. Dak., July 4, 1912. 



The first song of tliis group was sung hy Many Wounds (Wopo'- 

 tapi), who preceded the singing hy an announcement of the song, 

 which was recorded hy the phonograph and translated as foUows: 

 "Trihe, listen to me. I will sing a song of tlie dead chiefs. ^Vhat 

 are you saying ? The chiefs have come to an end, and I sing their 

 songs. I wish I could do as they have done, hut I will try to sing 

 their song.' ' 



No. 184. "I Sing of the Dead Chiefs" (Catalogue No. 669) 



Voice J: 



Sung by Many Wounds 



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Drlm not recorded 

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Ko - la ta 



tar) - 6ai3 kiij 



ku 5^a - lea pe - lo i - 



he - na - pi - la ye - lo lie 



mi - ye ka - ke^ e - Cuij u - wa - ta - he we yo he 



WORDS 



kola^ friend 



ta'ku yaka'' pelo' what you are saying (is true) 



itai)'<'aQ kir) the chiefs 



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