62 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 75 
Concerning the origin of the following song, Mr. Mart said: “I 
dreamed I was visiting far away. A woman was with me and we 
were at a great dance of all the tribes, each led by a chief. Our 
tribe was led by Nu’Sina. He was then a spirit, but when he was 
alive he was a medicine man. In my dream we were dancing in a 
great circle and Nu’Sina sang this song, and we sang it with him 
until I learned it. I was singing aloud when I awoke from my 
dream.” The words of the song are simple but suggest a connection 
with a medicine man. 
No. 4. Song of Nu/Sina (Catalogue No. 773) 
Recorded by SINGER No. 3 
Voice ake 126 
Moms ug recorded 
2 eek -@. — ff 5 tes Sy ~~ — t= 
eee eres aaaees wes saaaae. 
SHE aaa ae, —— = 
yar of o ° 2 * Sea zeae 
EE 
ity? 9009 
Se Base 
Connective 
tone 
heres? lperaiees dere ed 
WORDS (NOT TRANSCRIBED) 
owas nanitssirte is ae eS eagle 
PUtits es iB! See eeee eee ee down 
Analysis.—Two renditions of this song were recorded and are 
uniform in every respect. This is interesting, as the rhythmic unit 
is long and the measure-divisions monotonous. In numerous Ute 
songs there occurs a connective phrase, sung between renditions of 
the melody. In some instances a connective tone is sung midway 
of the ascent from the final tone of the song to that with which the 
repetition begins. In this instance the connective tone is on the 
same pitch as the lowest tone of the melody. A wide variety of 
intervals occurs in the song, a peculiarity which was noted in the 
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