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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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No. 224. "Tho White Horse Kidcrs Said This" 



Sung 1>\' Siya^'ka 



Voice Ji^69 

 DutiM not recorded 



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(Catalogue No. 477) 



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waij-bla - kiij kte liciii na i-yo-li-ye ki - ya o-ma-wa-nl ye - lo 

 Sui)k-.ska A - kaij-yaij-ke ch] o he-ya a - u we - lo he yo 



e<5a^ well 



Ptesari'-norj'pawiij Two WTiite Buffalo 



wagbla^kiq kte Hc'iij I am anxious to see 



na and 



iyo''tiye kiya'' oma^wani yelo^ . I have traveled under difficulties 



Sugk^ska Akaq^yagke cii} The White Horse Riders 



heya' au' welo' said this as they are coming 



Analysis. — This is a praise song, the structure of Avhieh suggests 

 that the melody is old. It is probably a song of the White Horse 

 Eiders. With the exception of five progressions the intervals are 

 minor thirds and major sixths, the first being about 36 and the 

 latter 51 per cent of the entire number of intervals. An ascent of 

 11 tones occurs with the introduction of the words. The rhythmic 

 unit occurs twice, and near the close of the song there is a phrase 

 resembling the rhythmic unit, but having a different accent. M the 

 tones of the octave are contained in the melody. The sixth occurs 

 only twice, and in both instances is raised a semitone. 



