. Bulletin. Ethnology. densmoek] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 143 WORDS (HIDATSA. NOT TRANSCRIBED) no O matse' hiruk' to be a man Analysis.—The significance of the words of this song was not ex- plained. It is noted, however, that the term " man" is frequently synonymous with " ; The melody contains only half and quarter notes, but the rapid tempo and variety in measure lengths give the song a rhythmic character. This is a Mandan song and was said to "go back to the time when the Mandan were separate from the ; Horse Society Songs No. 75. Horse Society
. Bulletin. Ethnology. densmoek] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 143 WORDS (HIDATSA. NOT TRANSCRIBED) no O matse' hiruk' to be a man Analysis.—The significance of the words of this song was not ex- plained. It is noted, however, that the term " man" is frequently synonymous with " ; The melody contains only half and quarter notes, but the rapid tempo and variety in measure lengths give the song a rhythmic character. This is a Mandan song and was said to "go back to the time when the Mandan were separate from the ; Horse Society Songs No. 75. Horse Society Song (a) (Catalogue No. 833) Recorded by Ben Benson Voice J = io4 DRUBf J - 104 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 37 7 r. Mi- ni- ta- di - ki F^ ^L^ 4hj nij JTj^n^j jjjii wa - nu - ma - ki a ni lios mi - hes - kas ^ I J. 'i i ^i^ words (MANDAN) mini'tadiki. wanu'maki- ni'Kos mi'heskas-. (Free translation) } The Hidatsa are not men but are like women Analysis.—The rhythmic form of this song is not so regular nor so interesting as that of the Buffalo Society songs Nos. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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