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Show 6 2 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ BULL. 75 Concerning the origin of the following song, Mr. Mart said: " I dreamed I was visiting far away. A woman was with me and we were at a great dance of all the tribes, each led by a chief. Our tribe was led by Nu'Sina. He was then a spirit, but when he was alive he was a medicine man. In my dream we were dancing in a great circle and Nu'Sina sang this song, and we sang it with him until I learned it. I was singing aloud when I awoke from my dream.'' The words of the song are simple but suggest a connection with a medicine man. No. 4. Song of Nu'Slna ( Catalogue No. 773) Recorded by SINGER NO. 3 VOICE J_ rl26 Morache not recorded m n n\ n- nwfTrr r i u u ^ m * Q- unu mt r u fWuTfcrurTUT^ g m CJ LT r ILT L; r ' i f I T ncr u= fcf m LT LT r lo" 1" 3 ^ Lr LT r n y l Connective ' tone £ gE WORDS ( NOT TRANSCRIBED) kwa'nants eagle pututs down Analysis.- Two renditions of this song were recorded and are uniform in every respect. This is interesting, as the rhythmic unit is long and the measure- divisions monotonous. In numerous Ute songs there occurs a connective phrase, sung between renditions of the melody. In some instances a connective tone is sung midway of the ascent from the final tone of the song to that with which the repetition begins. In this instance the connective tone is on the same pitch as the lowest tone of the melody. A wide variety of intervals occurs in the song, a peculiarity which was noted in the |