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TETO>^ SIOUX MUSIC 



473 



hvM\ n^scucd by a friend riding double in a fight. The honor dance, 

 in which also a man dances alone, is believed to be the origin of 

 the tail dance, 



Tliis is the only recorded grass-dance song in which the words are 

 continuous : 



No. 195. "They Are Charging Them" (Catalogue No. 593) 



Sung by Kills-.\t-Night 

 Voice J = 72 

 Dru.m J = 72 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19 



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he a - wi 



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na - ki - kta yo 



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he a - wi - ca u pe - lo 



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ha- ki - kta yo 



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he a-wi-ca u pe ni-ta-ko-la lie a-wi-ca u pe he 



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ha-ki - ktayo he a-wi-ca u pe he 



ha-ki - ktayo 



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he a-wi-ca u pe ha-ki - kta yo 



WORDS 



a-\vi'ca u pelo^ (they) are charging them 



haki'kta yo look back 



nita'kola your friends 



awi^(5a u pelo' are charging them 



Analysis. — This song has the remarkable compass of 17 tones, or 2 

 tones more than 2 octaves. (See songs Nos. 55, 202.) In order to 

 observe this song the more closely it was recorded on two cylinders, 

 thus securmg six complete renditions. These were uniform except 

 that the last four measures were omitted from the fifth rendition. The 

 melody tones are those of the second five-toned scale. The song 



