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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



493 



finished. It seems a foolish Httlo play, yet war and ceremony were 

 not all the life of the Indian; there were still the children, to whom 

 life had not yet become serious. 



No. 216. Song of Little Girls' Play (b) 



Sung by Yellow Hair 



(Catalogue No. 681) 



Voice Jz=76 

 Drum not recorded 



Ho - Si - Si - pa ho - Si - Si - pa ho - Si - Si - pa lio - Si 



ho^iii^pa. 



WORDS (free translation) 



I catch but can not hold you 



Analysis. — This melody seems almost too short and simple for 

 analysis, yet it is marked by the steady downward trend and the 

 emphasis on the descending minor third, which characterize many of 

 the longer and more important songs. It contains the tones of the 

 minor triad and fourth, a tone material found in 12 per cent of the 

 Sioux songs. 



The following was said to be the only lullaby used among the Sioux: 



Voice J = 66 

 Drum not recorded 



No. 217. Lullaby 



Sung by Yellow Hair 



(Catalogue No. 679) 



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-jtz±L 



jtJiJL 



atnit 



-i^—at^0- 



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a wa iva 



i - ni - na i - Sti-ma - ua a 





i - ni - na i - Sti-ma- na a 



a wa loa wa um 



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ni - na i - Sti-ma-na a a wa wa wa wa i - ni-na i - ^ti-ma-na a 



ini^la be still 



isti'mana sleep 



