. Bulletin. Ethnology. dxnsmore] PAPAGO MUSIC 213 The singer said, ''' An old grandmother used to sing this song when she was taking care of the ; No. 163. "The Squirrel and the Mesquite Beans" (Catalogue No. 1052) Recorded by Jose Ascencio Voice Jz=60 (/^=r 120) (1) (1) 1 1 PPlfe f<)i P' \ I _f I LJ -f^-p-^ (1) g$a~^~^ -^r-*—^ P f~^ ^ -'^aj- ^^. TRANSLATION Now the beans begin to appear on the mesquite trees. Ground squirrel does not want to wait until the beans are ripe, so he climbs the trees, gets the beans, and scatters them green under the tree. Analysis.—The chara
. Bulletin. Ethnology. dxnsmore] PAPAGO MUSIC 213 The singer said, ''' An old grandmother used to sing this song when she was taking care of the ; No. 163. "The Squirrel and the Mesquite Beans" (Catalogue No. 1052) Recorded by Jose Ascencio Voice Jz=60 (/^=r 120) (1) (1) 1 1 PPlfe f<)i P' \ I _f I LJ -f^-p-^ (1) g$a~^~^ -^r-*—^ P f~^ ^ -'^aj- ^^. TRANSLATION Now the beans begin to appear on the mesquite trees. Ground squirrel does not want to wait until the beans are ripe, so he climbs the trees, gets the beans, and scatters them green under the tree. Analysis.—The characteristic of this song is a succession of ascending and descending intervals of about the same size, giving an effect of motion and agility. The same peculiarity has been noted in songs concerning animals recorded in other tribes.*^ The song has a compass of seven tones and the tone material is that of the fourth five-toned scale. " See Bur. Amer. Ethn, Bulls. 53, p. 100; 61, p. 54; 75, p. 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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