DENSMORE— TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



SONG OF THE CROW AND THE OWL 

 Voice J -69 j SUNG BY SIYA'KA 



Drum not recorded , 



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Harj - ye - tu ma - wa 



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ni hag - ye - tu ma - wa - ni nun, - 



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we e o harj-ye - tu ma • wa-nl ta-to he - ya 



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ma - wa - ni nurj - we harj-ye-tu ma-wa-wa-ni hirj - 



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harj wa ho - ton-harj ma-wa - ni nuq - we he o 



WORDS 



(First rendition) 

 hanye'tu 

 mawa'ni nunwe' 

 tato' heya' 

 mawa'ni nunwe' 

 hanye'tu 

 mawa'ni 

 hinhan' 

 ho'tonhan 

 mawa'ni nunwe' 



(Second rendition) 

 an'pao 



mawa'ni nunwe' 

 tato' heya' 

 mawa'ni nunwe' 

 an'pao 



mawa'ni nunwe' 

 kangi' 

 ho'tonyan 

 mawa'ni nunwe' 



at night 

 may I roam 

 against the winds 

 may I roam 

 at night 

 (may) I roam 

 (when) the owl 

 (is) hooting 

 may I roam 



at dawn 

 may I roam 

 against the winds 

 may I roam 

 at dawn 

 may I roam 

 (when) the crow 

 (is) calling 

 may I roam 



1 This bracket is used by the writer to indicate a "rhythmic unit". 



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