. Bulletin. Ethnology. densmork] CHIPPEWA MUSIC 127 singing as though they were alive; they sang that they were afraid of nothing except being blown down by the wind. \\ hen the boy awoke he made up this song, in which he repeats what he heard the trees say. The true meaning of the words is that there is no more chance of his being defeated on the warpath than there is that a tree will be blown down by the wind. Analysis.—The rhythm of this song is energetic, vivifying, and full of action. The rhythmic unit is short and easily recognized, con- sisting of a measure in triple time followed by a
. Bulletin. Ethnology. densmork] CHIPPEWA MUSIC 127 singing as though they were alive; they sang that they were afraid of nothing except being blown down by the wind. \\ hen the boy awoke he made up this song, in which he repeats what he heard the trees say. The true meaning of the words is that there is no more chance of his being defeated on the warpath than there is that a tree will be blown down by the wind. Analysis.—The rhythm of this song is energetic, vivifying, and full of action. The rhythmic unit is short and easily recognized, con- sisting of a measure in triple time followed by a measure in double time. The song was sung five times, the renditions being identical in every respect. The rhythms of voice and drum are greatly at variance, but each is steadily maintaineil. The harmonic structure is evident and consists of a major triad in the upper and in the lower octave with the sixth as a connecting tone. No. 113. Song of the Thunders (Catalogue no. 207) Sung by Ga^gandac^ Voice j-120 Drum J- 120 (Drum-rhythm similar to No. Ill). Na - uiu - go - di - imuk i i toe uiu - ba - ba - ca- wen =§i?L ^¥=t: dan ni-yau a =F (* ^ ^- ba - ba - ma - ci yan gi - cig ;ii 3^ Na^ningo^dinunk' Sometimes Ninbaba^cawen^dan I go about pitying Niyau^ Myself Baba^maciyan'' While I am carried by the wind Gicigun^..,.,,.... Across the sky. 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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