Nine Indian Songs with Descriptive Notes (song book)

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1 Nne Indan Songs wth Descrptve Notes (song book) by Thurlow Leurance ( ) Ths PDF s provded by as part of a collecton of resources for the Natve Amercan flute. The full ctaton for ths dgtal copy of the orgnal source materal s provded below, as well as the specfc detals of the source of ths reference and how t was dgtzed (f known). As part of the Flutopeda effort, extensve metadata (ttle, author, ctaton, etc.) has been encoded nto ths fle. Select Fle/Propertes n any Adobe product to vew ths nformaton. You also can use text search on ths document, based ether on the OCR encodng done durng the orgnal dgtzaton or durng Flutopeda document preparaton usng the OCR faclty of Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. Based on our best efforts, we beleve that provdng ths materal from to users n the Unted States does not volate any legal rghts. However, please do not assume that t s legal to use ths materal outsde the Unted States or for any use other than your own personal research and self-enrchment. Also, we cannot offer gudance as to whether any specfc use of ths materal s allowed. If you have any questons about ths document or ssues wth ts dstrbuton, please vst for nformaton on how to contact us. Ctaton [Leurance 93a] Thurlow Leurance ( ). Nne Indan Songs wth Descrptve Notes (song book), publshed by Theodore Presser Co., Phladelpha, Pennsylvana, 93, 27 pages. for pano, voce, and Natve Amercan Flute. Archve.org ID nnendansongsw00leu. Contrbutng source: Boston Publc Lbrary Dgtzng sponsor: Boston Publc Lbrary Processed by Clnt Goss [clnt@goss.com] on Frday, Aprl, 206 at 8:44AM EDT on host Beagle

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5 THE SUNDOWN CEREMONY AND DANCE Ths ceremony s n honor of the departure of ther god of long ago. It takes place the eve before San Geronmo's Day, and begns wth a vesper servce n the chapel. Communcants take ther candles wth them nto the church, lght them at the altar, kneel, and pray, after whch they staton themselves on the hghest ponts of the pueblo to awat the comng of the dance ceremony. Just at sundown the bell s sounded, then the watng dancers, clad n whte blankets and decorated wth aspen boughs, make ther way to the church. There the drums sound a tatoo and the mournful song s started. Leavng the church they dance, a slow movement, sngng all of the pueblo. SAN GERONIMO'S DAY the tme, through the streets Brght red shawls, waved from the topmost pnacles of the pueblos, nvte the blessngs of the rsng sun, also sgnalng for the return of ther god of the harvest. Ths s kept up untl the sun s n full vew. Then, at the sound of the bell, a processon starts from the church escortng the mage of San Geronmo, whch s carred by a beautful maden to the chapel of aspen and Cottonwood. Here are the races. Runners from the two clans are started from the stand whch holds the mage, n a relay race, over a 400 yard course, to run ten mles. At the start two medcne men stand behnd the runners who are chosen to run next. Wth magc feathers they brush the runner, spttng "Good Medcne" on the runner all the tme, encouragng hm to run and save the race for hs clan, who, f wnners, wll have a voce n electng the comng governor of the pueblo. Each runner s nude, panted over n colors. Small feathers are stuck over hs person to gve hm lghtness and to act as "Good Medcne." These he beleves wll make hm run faster and gve hm good luck for hs sde. The tme s recorded n the Estufas wth other hstory. Later n the afternoon the Chffonet made ther appearance, ther pranks amusng the bystanders all the tme. Ths s the orgn of the Chffonet. Once the trbe had a long famne, and the chefs apponted certan members of the trbe to create fun to take ther mnds off ther msery. They are dressed wth just a head gear of corn shucks, ther bodes panted over wth black and whte. Fnally, the Chffonet fnd a long pole, and on the tp they see good thngs to eat a sheep, bread, cakes. Ths means to them that the famne s broken. One fellow clmbs the pole and lowers the good thngs to eat. They beleve that San Geronmo placed them there for hs people. A WEDDING CEREMONY OF THE RED WILLOW INDIANS The brde and her people are seated on one sde of the room, when the brdegroom and hs party enter wth the John Turkey Legs. Indan prest of the trbe, an exponent of ther relgon of the Sun God. The prest comes to the center and asks questons of the brde and all her people. Everyone has to gve consent, and they answer n a soft low voce, sayng the syllables: "Um'n." He then nstructs the brdegroom how to lve and how to provde for hs brde. In ths he goes nto the remotest detal how a man should treat hs wfe, how to rase the corn, how to hunt. They both come to the center of the room, kneel, and the prest exchanges ther rosares. After ths a weddng breakfast s served. weeks, the Catholc prest marres them agan. DANCES Then, n about three The sundown dance, danced on the eve of San Geronmo's Day, s of slow tempo, wthout drums, a ceremonal dance, mournng the departure of ther god. It s a three pulse to the measure rhythm. The dancers move n two lnes and carry the boughs of the aspen, movng through the streets of the two prncpal pueblos. DANCE FOR THE VICTORS Ths dance takes place after races on San Geronmo's day. the It s a joyful one, as they beleve the sant s pleased wth the race and the wnners. It s danced to the same melody as the sundown dance song, only much qucker. The dance formaton s the same. THE BUFFALO DANCE A dance celebrated at the Chrstmas tme, or the Twelfth nght, whch portrays the actons and movements of the buffalo. The drums produce a low, rumblng sound mtatng the sound of a large herd when grazng. The dancers sway to and fro, mtatng the movements of the buffalo when grazng, from one sde to the other. The chefs are dressed n the skns of the buffalo, and are statoned so that they wll be guardans aganst the bad sprts or people who kll off ther herds. THE EAGLE DANCE Two Indans emerge from an estufa, dressed n eagle feathers, ther movements representng movements of an eagle hoppng around on the ground. At tmes they rase ther arms to represent the wngs, hgh, then low, the musc of the song rsng and fallng wth ther movements. Ths dance s a severe muscular test. After the dance they return to ther nest, the estufa. THE DEER DANCE Ths s ther Thanksgvng. The dancers represent all the anmals n the mountans. The leaders represent the deer, as t s the best meat and the skns are used for manypurposes. They wear the deer horns and heads and carry long stcks

6 n ther hands to represent the forelegs of the deer. In the lne all anmals are represented, the dancers portrayng the movements of the anmal they represent. No sound of song or drum s heard at ths tme. As the dancers approach, the grls, wth ther rattles and magc wands, advance, then retreat, untl they have ensnared the anmals. Then the slaughter takes place and the song and sound of the drum s beard. WAR DANCES The war dances are smlar to those of other trbes and many are borrowed from the neghborng ones. All are devod of much melody. The rhythm s a 2-4 allegro, used to excte. The Owl or Squaw dance songs and the songs and dances for ordnary pleasure are danced any tme. They are not ceremonal n any respect. Some are very pretty and tuneful when harmonzed. The Pony Dance s a dance for exhbton purposes only, the dancers mtatng the pones n characterstc poses and movements. The Turtle Dance s a slow grotesque movement, and represents the trbe huntng for water. The Matchna Dance s to represent the comng of Cortez. The dancers are massed n close formaton, gong through ntrcate fgures. MUSIC The musc of the Red Wllow- Indans s smlar n nature to all trbes, wth the excepton of the ceremones, and many songs are used for all of them. For ther Owl and Squaw dances they have many songs. Songs of other trbes are heard here. Probably the love songs are the more tuneful. They are sung at nght by members of dfferent clans from the brdge whch spans the Taos rver and separates the two large pueblos. You hear a flute occasonally. The love songs are composed and owned by ndvduals when woong. Words of love, whch the grls say to ther lovers, are ntroduced. For the rest the ordnary vowel-syllable s used. TAKING SONG RECORDS AT PUEBLO Upon enterng a room, or abode, n the pueblo, the frst thng you note s the neatness of the arrangement the whtewashed walls, the approprate burlap on the floor, beddng rolled up next the wall. Ths serves as a loungng place. A modern cupboard and table are the only modern peces you recognze. The sngers, wth ther drums and flutes, are arranged about sx feet n front of the recordng machnes. The leader and tmer of the songs sts n front, rehearses the sngers, hummng low, before each record s made. The war chef, wth hs nterpreter, s there, nvtng hmself to fnd out what t s all about, to sancton or prohbt the recordng of songs he wants or does not want sung. After recordng a song we produce t for the sngers, also to know f t s properly recorded. Near the operator s an educated Indan boy, who acts as an nterpreter, A Crow Chef. who tells the operator the dfferent songs used n ths partcular trbe, also to keep hm posted as to how they are pleased, and what they are objectng to. The Red Wllow sngers had an dea that the records were posoned and bad medcne. After convncng them that they were not, and that we were preservng ther voces and songs so ther chldren could hear them when they were gone, t was dfferent, and they are now "good medcne." The records makng ends wth a feast and playng over all of the songs recorded. The prncpal sngers of ths trbe are: Deer- Yellow Wllows, Standng Buffalo, Beaver, War Bonnet, Hang-a Deer, Sun Deer, Buckskn Star, Mountan Arrow, Black Brd. NAVAJO INDIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SUN On the day apponted, at sunrse, cedar boughs were cut and hauled n from the mountans to construct a corral about 200 feet n dameter. In the center the fre tenders pled hgh the wood, and the fres were started. Prelmnary worshp and ceremones had been n progress for several days pror to the dance. A sacred pantng had been prepared, n whch the sun, moon, stars, and varous anmals were drawn. Prayer stcks were placed at the ends, and a patent was lad on the pantng whle the medcne man went through hs manpulatons of the art of healng. A medcne had been prepared, and when t proved to be good all Navajos present dpped ther hands n t and appled t to ther bodes. Ths ceremony s sacred to the Indans, and they beleve n the power of the medcne man. Whether the medcne man beleves n t we cannot say. 'Medcne" does not mea. drugs or lotons to an Indan. It means ceremones, prayer, applcatons or anythng to nvoke the Great Sprts. Whatever works the opposte s "bad medcne." The dancers entered and encrcled the fre, holdng ther prayer stcks close to the blaze. Soon two prncpal dancers came n. Holdng ther prayer stcks n ther mouths, they threw ther heads back and ponted the prayer stcks to the heavens, offerng prayers. Other dancers, representng male and female sprts, encrcled the fre. A basket contanng medcne was placed wth crossed feathers on top and they danced around t. Soon there entered almost nude dancers, ther bodes panted wth whte and brown earth, each carryng long braded whps of cedar bark. They lt the ends of these whps, then ran to the north, south east, and west, wth the burnng brands, whppng themselves and other Navajos. Ths was followed by a rush of Indans to gather peces of the demolshed fre whps. The dance contnued all the nght. The Navajos worshp the sun wth fre to nvoke ts blessngs. Thousands of dollars worth of blankets, jewelry, and precous stones were on dsplay for the vstors, and products of agrculture were also exhbted. The

7 Navajo reservaton s as large as the state of Pennsylvana. The Indans own great herds of pones and sheep. They weave the Navajo blankets, usng natve wool and ther own dyes. In every blanket they weave some fgures that represent an event n ther lves or some symbol of ceremony. No two blankets are alke. If, when weavng, they have trouble wth certan lnes or fgures, they wll run the lne n one color to the edge of the blanket to let the devl out. CHARACTERISTICS AND GAMES OF THE CROW INDIANS Mourners When an Indan des, he s prepared for bural before he has taken hs last breath, hs weapons and provsons are placed wth hm, as he wll need them on the journey to the "Land of Ghosts." If he possesses much wealth, there wll be many who come to mourn, and they wll be gven somethng for the act of mournng, relatves or not. The squaws wll not dance when n mournng, and you can mark them by the black handkerchef worn on the head and dark dress. Prde An Indan s proud that he s an Indan, and does not want to be anythng else, even when educated to the hghest degree. The vstors admre hs fnery, and dress, and manners and ths pleases the Indan. In the dance lodges the men are so van that they carry small mrrors, and are contnually prmpng. The mrror and cgarette go hand n hand. They wear the ordnary trousers of the whte men, but they are made out of brght red, wth beaded strpes down the outer seams, and beaded mocassns of buckskn or calf. Ther shrts are beaded wth flower desgns usually. They wear necklaces made of bone, supposed to be a knd of sheld. They carry ppe and tobacco bags whch are artstcally beaded. The har s hung n two brads, comng around n front, wth a hgh pompadour. Games Throwng the arrow s played at any tme of the year. The arrow s about three feet long. An Indan wll throw an arrow about 80 yards, and then they wll bet and all throw toward the same arrow. Ther throwng s marvellously accurate. The hand game s a gamblng game: ten stcks lad on the ground, fve on a sde. One takes an elk tooth, and holds hs two hands together, passes the tooth from one to the other, and the frst one on the opposte sde guesses whch hand the tooth s n. If he guesses rght the party retres. The game s a scentfc jugglng of the elk tooth. The game of shnny s played n the summer. Horse racng s the greatest sport and gamble. An Indan wll pay $600 for a horse to wn a So bet and race. Foot racng s another sport, and no people n the world are as fleet as the Indans. There are many on ths reservaton who can run 00 yards n ten seconds. Natve Ablty The Indan possesses ablty n the extreme. As a trader he s never beaten out of anythng, unless he s Relay Race. hungry and hs famly starvng. He lves n hs own prmtve way, wth hs own surgery, wth hs grandmother for nurse, and hstoran and matchmaker. When an Indan school grl wants to fnsh at Carlsle or some other school, she must have the agent's permsson, her parents' and grandmother's. The grandmother usually stops the proceedngs, and n a short tme the grl s wearng a blanket, wth a papoose strapped upon her back. The Indan woman s the power that moves the trbe; she s the machne. The warror s the person to be admred. On July 25, 876, there were camped about 2000 lodges of Indans that took part n the Battle cf the Lttle Horn. Each lodge averaged fve persons. About mornng, Major Reno attacked them and was made to retreat. Custer marched over the brdge towards the East, threw out hs skrmsh lne and opened fre. By three o'clock the battle was over, Custer and hs followers all slan, hs Indan scouts n flght. Durng ths tme the squaws had packed the camp and moved nto the hlls, and the Indan dead was bured as soon as the battle was over. On the mornng of the next day they were makng for ther several reservatons, Sttng Bull gong nto Canada, not to return untl after hs peace treaty a few years later. At the tme of the Battle of the Lttle Horn, the Indans were equpped wth better rfles than the Unted States solders. Chef Gaul rode wth hs warrors rght through the mddle of Custers' command, then rode n crcles about the two bodes of solders, frng all the tme. Ths kept General Custer from sendng for renforcements, and for hs ammunton packs. Hence the cause of defeat. The Indan s an adept n hs own realm, knowng and worshppng nature alone. She gave hm brth and lfe, and she wll take hm when he des. He does not fear death. The reservaton s polced wth Indans apponted by the agent. The chef of polce s an old Indan, by the name of Bg Medcne. He s the best poltcan n the trbe. The Indans are very cleanly n person, but they do not seem to care how soled ther clothes are. An Indan would rather buy a new dress than wash an old one.

8 Our gude was a Carlsle graduate, very ntellgent, lkng to talk of hs school days, and trps wth the Indan band. He plays slde trombone and mandoln, and seems to be the chef muscan on the reservaton. One would thnk that he would prefer to reman n the East. He does the opposte, comes back to hs people, and allotment, marres an Indan grl, who was educated at Haskell. She goes back to her blanket, and prmtve dress, whle he wears the whte man's clothes but wears hs har long and n brads, lkes the bg, tall crowned hat, wth a feather n t, elaborate hat band, and plenty of jewelry. He doesn't farm hs own land, but leases t. All Indans speak Englsh but the very old ones. Each trbe has a dfferent language, and the only way all can talk s wth the sgn language, whch s unversal among the trbes. They are great socalsts, lve n vllages together, dvde wth one another, and a chef s not a rch man, but a leader. The only grafter among them s the medcne man. He has the rght to clam anythng for a cure. The Indans are worshppers of the sun, and nvoke ts blessng by hangng a red cloth on the end of a long pole, pontng toward t. They do ths n all ceremones. They are good lsteners, but poor demonstrators. Some have exceptonally good voces, and lke to sng, but they prefer to have a drum or somethng to beat upon. It s strange that the dnms are used very seldom to beat the tempo of the song they sng, but to mark the dance step. They wll beat a straght 4-4 tempo, then sng the song n an entrely dfferent tempo. Parts of ther songs have words, and for the balance they wll For a lullaby an Indan woman wll sng use a "H, h, h." "We, we, we," all through the song, exceptng where she sngs a drect sentence to the papoose. Many of the songs have no words at all and represent the feelng, mtaton, etc. They dance all the Xmas week, n dfferent camps over the reservaton, n large barn lke halls bult by the government. The best characters among the Indans are the old fellows who are yet alve, and who help make the treates, and were also the real warrors. They are very knd, and you feel a real true frendshp when you shake ther hands. At the dances and festvtes, they wll lead ther warrors to the center of the lodge, the announcer wll pay them trbute, by tellng of ther bravery, and darng deeds; all vstng Indans are brought before the assemblage and ntroduced, and many tmes an old squaw wll share n some of the honors. At one dance there was an old Soux warror who was led before the assemblage, who sad he had never been there snce many moons, when he fought "Long Har" Custer under hs old chef Gaul. It s the most wonderful deed of bravery a Crow can boast of when he tells that he klled a Soux. Most of them le when they tell t, as t s sad that two Soux can whp twenty Crows. XMAS FESTIVITIES AT AN INDIAN DANCE, LODGE GRASS, MONTANA No carnval or bazaar you can magne can compare wth the scene. The squaws were seated on the ground aganst the wall of the bg lodge, clad n all the varety of colors known to that race. The younger ones n many nstances wore a loose yellow or red slk or satn dress covered over wth a gorgeous blanket, and a large slk handkerchef coverng the head. The old and young crowded together on the ground, papooses laughng and most of the tme squallng wth all ther mght. Everythng was ablaze wth color. Warrors decked and decorated wth war pant, feathers, ornaments, and beads. One who seemed to be the clown and leader n the dance was dressed to represent a rooster. In the center of the lodge the muscans sat around one huge drum supported and braced wth stakes drven around t and roped. Fve persons beat ths one drum, and no modern band drum of any sx can compare n depth of sound or n carryng qualtes. The war dance vared n dance steps, and they changed the rhythm of the beats between the dfferent ntervals of rest. The frst step was a 6-8 tempo. After one dance the drums would summon a number of the old warrors n the center, and the nterpreter would explan: Old chef "Medcne Crow" would drop hs blanket, and tell of hs war experence, he told of kllng a Soux, and at dfferent ntervals of hs story the drums would beat an applause. Then the next warror stepped forth and n the same fashon told how many horses he had stolen. The next told how many buffaloes he klled, and also about kllng a Soux. These experences of the old tme warrors seemed to be thrllng to the younger Indans, and then the old chef would mplore the young men to go and get a scalp. Whle ths s gong on the squaws and the younger ones prepare to partcpate n the "Squaw dance." When ths s announced, some old Indan woman takes a whp, and all those that don't get up to dance are whpped or made pay; the very old ones usually are n the center, and they form a bg crcle, face toward the nsde, arms around each other, then they dance to the left, movng very slowly, edgng around nch by nch, the drums beatng a three-four w r altz tempo, wth ther song accompanment. Fnally, the announcer called for the lttle boys, who danced for a prze. A vstng Cree Indan from Canada tred to make all laugh, and went through some grotesque motons. They made hm a present of a pony and saddle, leadng the anmal nto the hall. Most Indan songs start ptched hgh, and fnally end ptched low, just the opposte to our songs, wth the clmax frst. THURLOW LIEURANCE.

9 INDIAN SONGS CONTENTS Page LULLABY 9 LOVE SONG (From the Red Wllow Pueblos)... 2 THE WEAVER (The Blanket. Her Rosary)....4 MY SILVER THROATED FAWN (Soux Love Song)... 6 A CROW MAIDEN'S PRAYER SONG 8 AOOAH (Love Song from the Red Wllow Pueblos)...20 PAKOBLE (The Rose) 22 PA-PUP-OOH (Deer Flower) 24 HER BLANKET (From the Navajo) 26

10 WI-UM INDIAN LULLABY 9 THURLOW LIEURANCE Whle the Indan woman croons her lullaby, her returnng warror sgnals hs comng wth the flute, playng the love song he wooed hs sweetheart wth. It s her flute call. The syllable "W" s pronounced We. Andante "W W um, W urn! 5 f f f 3?^ _jr. NJ3 f^=f Allegretto (Flute song n the dstance) J- J y y* - J-J v J- J yfl m 0 Copyrght 93 by Theo. Presser Co. 3 Brtsh Copyrght Secured

11 «0 Andante moderato Hush! thee, my wee flow wee flow - er In thy bead - ed J. J HI 0 m 0 m bower. Some day y ou'll be, W- l y =g~3 J J J y LLI LLN. - jrt J y J y y pp ral. e dm. 0 m s- m ~ m A war-r - or too; Sleep, my. wee flowr, Um! rd f n f j- > Hush! H thee,_ my wee f lnw'r W ' *»: - 5 L l f ^ -J Um r J y n y p ^ s J- j j j r r r J T J y» [[: ft v

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13 2 LOVE SONG From the Red Wllow Pueblos The melody s one of the Red Wllow ceremonal songs and the text s from an Omaha Legend. The young Indan, when he feels the sprng of love dawn, mounts the hll overlookng the valley where the camp s located, and calls upon hs flute to hs love. The love songs are played upon the Indan flute, whch s made of two peces of cedar, glued together wth the ptch from the pne tree, wound around wth snew. It s blown nto from the end. A partton about four nches from the end, causes the ar to crculate through a resonance chamber, then agan nto the remanng length of the flute. Some have four tones and others sx. They blow so as to cause the tone to ascend to hgher regsters. Edna Dean Proctor THURLOW LIEURANCE Andante E Fade the stars of From my tent I morn - ng, wan - der West wnds gen-tly Seek -. ng on - ly P S > A U rn y B 4 Y f f 3 r f a f ^ J ] J> I blow; thee; Soft the pne trees mur-mur, As the day from dark-ness Soft the wa - ters comes for stream and flow, tree. ^ J) J> Lft thne eyes. my Lft thne eyes, my mad - mad - en, en, To the hll - top ngh, To the hll - top ngh, 0 HF r Copyrght 93 by Theo. Presser Co.- Brtsh Copyrght Secured

14 I 3 Nght and day wll JLo! the dawn s # van - sh Whle the pale stars de. break - ng Ros - y beams the sky. Lft thne eyes, my mad - en, m -frzz E22 <7\ Hear thy lov - ers cry- L MM * ft f : ft thne ey es, my mad - e Hear thy lov - ers J'' = n j cry. 9 mf.^ ^ P ' < ' p- \ ^ ^ J -I I p w 5 «r h h h «r Lft thne eyes, my mad - en, Hear thy lov - ers crytll 8'

15 4 THE WEAVER The Blanket- Her Rosary The poem s after the "Rosary" only Indan n nature. The melody s a Crow tobacco dance melody. The plantng of the tobacco n the sprng s a relgous ceremony. The melody was sung by "Felx Bear." ' In the Cloud? Wm Felter Maestoso mod? Crow melody by "Settng Eagle" (Text from the 3 f "Sttng Eagle" "Thos. Gardener" and recorded by the author n January 92 on the Crow Reservaton, near the Custer Battlefeld. Navajo THURLOW LIEUKANCE m m Allegretto ^ a tempo V- 7=t hold the ds-taff hold the ds-taff Mr p P" P P p cj n my hand, And sng the whle I n my hand, And weave when stars are weave, brght, Of And =3 ral, e dm. 5 wood - y glades and so my blan - ket run-nng brooks, Tll hold-eth all, The I would fan be - leve, se - crets of the nght, Copyrght 93 by Theo. PresserCo.-2 Brtsh Copyrght Secured

16 # 5 0 Allegretto ral. 33 Of wood - y glades and run -nng brooks, Tll I would fan be - leve. And so my blan - ket hold - eth all, The se - crets of the nght. * "? S m graza «tempo p g I H r p That they are n the blan - ket wove, As It know - eth all the nght - brds' calls, The m ft I f=f=f g ^ P part of web and moon - lghts far - y woof, gold. And And that of the love's dyes ten I stan t wth, der whs - per - ngs, Are It rall.e dm. m 5 p hope could and a love tale and un truth, fold. Are hope and love and It could a tale un 5 truth, fold. D.S. e dm. VP P v

17 6 KARL JONES MY SILVER THROATED FAWN SIOUX LOVE SONG THURLOW LIEURANCE Melody sung by Frank Double -the - Horse. The Soux Indans have musc of perfect ntervals and ther the most melodous of all. Moderato love songs are The red sun floods the. east, My sl-ver throat - ed. fawn, My love to p do Ice m ~3~ SEE* song to thee borne Up -on wngs of the dawn. The wld brds trll - ng, *J r p j. J2- j r llt A car - ol to thee r love, And wld love dreams are bult, Love's own g _ CoBvreht 93 by Theo. Presser Co. 2 Brtsh Copyrght Secured

18 7 pas-son n - ter - wov'n S I* r r j r rr j. r r The dew-drop leaves t's f low'r To seek the warmth a bove; So thou should'st leave thy 8 -odolce /7S «r r r fl» r r r bowr And come down to thy love. The wld rose smles so. pure From out the flowr- ng_ BE PL EE P 0- * > nf m = 'T T r r r 5 f lea, My. sl-ver throat- ed fawn, Turn thy beam-ng eyes to me. 3: r «

19 # A CROW MAIDEN'S PRAYER SONG Red Brd pray6 for the God to send her a sweetheart who wll brng her many elk teeth for her brdal dress. The melody of ths song s one of the Tobacco Plantng ceremonal songs of the Crow Indans. Moderate* THURLOW LIEURANCE t PpU f * r y g 'F F F F pl p p p p r setz e - a - wall- Lke a cloud he comes. A God brng - ng_ * m 3= r t 7 h 3 s J> «#» F F a y y -.. Copyrght 93 by Theo. Presser Co. 2 Brtsh Copyrg-ht Secured

20 -. j tk Elk teeth rare for Red Brd far, A brde to be.. = = ^5 S =^ » 0 tk 7 7 JJ IFF 7 mm? I p p p p p"r p "Setz - e - a - wa setz - e - a - wa'l_ Wth the elk teeth she a =4?» 4 > kynt -f f * r. /S. 7 j j Jk j> dorns her deer - skn dress, so rare, so far. for tk 0 0 m 5 tk 7 ± 7 7-2> P j > j> Red Brd far. A brde to be. )7\mm S7\

21 20 Love Song from the A00AH Red Wllow Pueblos Tha melody s from the Soux,- a melody so beautful that one can scarce beleve t to be Indan. It s known among many trbes, and s played on the Indan flute. '"Aooah" s a pretty lttle Red Wllow Indan grl. She can be found at the Pueblo near Taos, New Mexco. Andante n THURLOW. LIEURANCE p Plantve * m -9- ' k - IB zzz: A - oo -ah, lke fawn, far - est of the mads, Red_ Wl-low Copyrght 98 by Theo.Presser Co.-3 Brtsh Copyrght Secured

22 ' 2 fr 3 > # ^ boughs, Smles lke sun shne from blue sum-mer skes. m 3 I'm long- ng for A - oo - ah, lke fawn, cheeks lke the sun - set, J) r j j p p Eyes of gold, "My Lea7,"l_ Wth my. flute, j I call to 7 -<s>- IP j Ca k4 - ng or * "Leaf" s the translaton of the name "AooahV j. j> j> j> A oo - a h my gold - en j I k n HV- PP = J j 7 «leaf_ - -l- ' B >!

23 22 To M. L. P. KARL JONES PAKOBLE THE ROSE THURLOW LIEURANCE An Arctdes text, from the book by Chas. Eugene Banks, enttled "The Chld of the Sun!' The melody s a flute song, played by John Turkey Legs, a Cheyenne. Recorded on the Cheyenne Reservaton n Aprl 92. Allegretto t7\ /On Cheyenne flute song. * 2 5 ft a Andantno Copyrght 93 by Theo. Presser Co. 2, Brtsh Copyrght Secured

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25 2 24 PA- PUP- OOH DEER - FLOWER Translated means "Deer- Flower!' The melody s a flute song of the Red Wllow Pueblo Indans The text s a farewell. Pu-pup-ooh, must not marry away from her own trbe. The song of the lover was confded to the author, and recorded wth the promse hs dentty Andante moderato should never be made publc. Pu-pup-ooh, (Deer- Flower) s one of the beautful daughters of the present chef of the Red Wllow Pueblo Indans, whose name s "Whet-ta-cah" meanng "Bow Hawk" THURLOW LIEURANCE "Pa pup - ooh" my Deer - 5 S7\ f Flower!. Copyrght 93 by Theo.Presser Co.- Brtsh Copyrght Secured

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27 0. 26 HER BLANKET From the Navajo The text s translated from the Indan?' expressons. hlanket. It s the only hstory and the only manner n The Indan woman weaves the events of her lfe n fg- whch the Navajo can wrte hs or her lfe's hstory, ures. Her sorrow and her hopes are pctured n the Lento Flute call, hy' Deer of the Yellow Wllow." THURLOW LIEURANCE 5 E My pravers for naught. My fate I weave 5-»=5 wth shut-te old Here to re - man, For e'er and e'er. ^5 53E rall.pp * L '* T I^T Copyrght 93 by Theo. Presser Co.-~ Brtsh Copyrght Secured

28 I 27 My lfe s wrtten. scar -let and black. Here to re - m*x slowly -4*- f * n ^ # EE S=2 man, For e'er and e'er, My love has flown rs * r FT to P P 7 J) -f) I J.h^ My tears are old The land of ghosts, Calls for my soul. 3* 5 " s 5" rall.pp. cj - - [I p 4 f. 4> pjjp J-

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