. Bulletin. Ethnology. DENSMORK] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 407 No. 173. "I Struck the Enemy" (Catalogue No. 586) Sung by Swift Dog Voice J^ 60 Drim not recorded f^j^^^^4fei^ E -haq-na he-ca - moq. la kes a - wa pe - lo -#-^ :^ St ^ m hona-ya-fioq - pi hu - wo 4: e itatTt eharj^na a long time ago he^camoq kte cug I would have done this nom'lala kes only twice again awa^pelo I struck (the enemy) ho now naya'hogpi huwo^ do you hear it? Anahjsis.—This song was recorded twice, the diipHcation being accidental. Both records were transcribed and are given herewith. The first was by Swift Dog, the s
. Bulletin. Ethnology. DENSMORK] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 407 No. 173. "I Struck the Enemy" (Catalogue No. 586) Sung by Swift Dog Voice J^ 60 Drim not recorded f^j^^^^4fei^ E -haq-na he-ca - moq. la kes a - wa pe - lo -#-^ :^ St ^ m hona-ya-fioq - pi hu - wo 4: e itatTt eharj^na a long time ago he^camoq kte cug I would have done this nom'lala kes only twice again awa^pelo I struck (the enemy) ho now naya'hogpi huwo^ do you hear it? Anahjsis.—This song was recorded twice, the diipHcation being accidental. Both records were transcribed and are given herewith. The first was by Swift Dog, the second by Kills-at-Night (Harjhe'pikte) and his wife Wita'hu (Woman's Neck^i, women being accustomed to join in these songs. The melody tones in both instances are the major triad and sixth, but it will be seen that the note values differ slightly with the difference in the words, and that in the second rendition the words arc so placed as to repeat the rhythmic phrase of the previous nieasures. This seems to indicate a feeling for a rhythmic unit. The first rendition is by an old singer, the second by a comparatively young man, who usually "sits at the drum" at tribal gatherings of the present time. His wife is considered one of the best among the younger singers. The first rendition is the more complete, as it gives a considerable part of the song before the introduction of the words. In both renditions about 28 per cent of the intervals are minor thirds. The song has a range of 12 tones and is melodic in 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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