. Bulletin. Ethnology. 108 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 45. Manido^widjig'' Those who are spirits Ningeka^igog^ Are making me old Endana'bian^ Where I am sitting Analysis.^This song is purely melodic in cliar- '^ ' acter, following the intervals of the second five- soNG PICTURE toucd scalc. It clearly illustrates the custom of of the Mide' a man interpolating Syllables in the words of the Mide' songs. lives to be so old Thjg is Said to be a very old song. that he leans on a staff as he walks. No. 91. "To THE Spirit Land" Sung by Main^ans Voice J =138 Drum Jz=112 (Drum-r


. Bulletin. Ethnology. 108 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 45. Manido^widjig'' Those who are spirits Ningeka^igog^ Are making me old Endana'bian^ Where I am sitting Analysis.^This song is purely melodic in cliar- '^ ' acter, following the intervals of the second five- soNG PICTURE toucd scalc. It clearly illustrates the custom of of the Mide' a man interpolating Syllables in the words of the Mide' songs. lives to be so old Thjg is Said to be a very old song. that he leans on a staff as he walks. No. 91. "To THE Spirit Land" Sung by Main^ans Voice J =138 Drum Jz=112 (Drum-rhythm similar to No. 1) -•- -•- -•- -•-• :•- •--•:-•--•- m. (Catalogue no. 253) ^m !p: A-ni-ma-dja ha ha a-ni-ma-dja ha ha a -ni-ma- iii«p^^^igig ^—^—^—rT^ dja ha ha a-ni-ma-dja ha ha a-ni-ma-dja ha ha a-ni-ma Pi-B ^ftpE^'= -r- ^^ i^£ =d dja ha ha dja 0 - da - ua - wiii tp^^i^ he he hin - di - no he he ^Si^^l^lEiE^iE a - ni - ma f ^ ^_ :t--t=tzz &fei dja ha ha I - ni - ma - dja ha ha W—0 0 ^ a - ni - ma i: ^E34 :EE£ £^ dja ha ha ha a - ni - ma - dja ha ha a - ni - ma - dja WORDS Aoda^nawme' To the spirit land A^nimadja^ I am going Hn/dinose' I am walking Before singing this song the singer said, "It is hard now when a man dies, but death was more tragic among the Indians in the old ;. 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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