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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  mind 
  that 
  from 
  the 
  beginning, 
  down 
  through 
  the 
  ages, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  

   present 
  time, 
  that 
  which 
  preserves 
  the 
  race, 
  even 
  as 
  does 
  the 
  child, 
  

   is 
  peace. 
  Such 
  was 
  the 
  explanation 
  of 
  the 
  old 
  men 
  concerning 
  this 
  

   word 
  so 
  frequently 
  used 
  in 
  these 
  songs. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  close 
  of 
  the 
  song 
  the 
  pipes 
  were 
  laid 
  to 
  rest 
  with 
  ceremonial 
  

   song 
  and 
  movements, 
  as 
  already 
  described. 
  Then 
  the 
  feast 
  was 
  

   served. 
  Not 
  far 
  from 
  midnight 
  the 
  company 
  dispersed. 
  The 
  Wa'wa 
  11 
  

   party 
  remained 
  in 
  the 
  lodge 
  with 
  the 
  pipes 
  and 
  slept 
  there. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  first 
  sign 
  of 
  the 
  dawn 
  the 
  pipes 
  were 
  raised 
  ceremonially 
  

   and 
  after 
  they 
  were 
  up 
  the 
  bearers 
  sang 
  the 
  following 
  song 
  as 
  they 
  

   stood 
  in 
  their 
  places, 
  facing 
  the 
  east, 
  and 
  swayed 
  the 
  pipes 
  to 
  the 
  

   rhythm 
  of 
  the 
  music: 
  

  

  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  

  

  * 
  

  

  1= 
  

  

  It 
  

  

  Um 
  

  

  ba 
  

  

  ya 
  

  

  tho 
  

  

  Ku 
  - 
  the 
  go° 
  u 
  - 
  ho" 
  

  

  :t=5= 
  

  

  =P 
  

  

  4— 
  •- 
  

  

  -*— 
  *- 
  

  

  ba 
  ya 
  

  

  tho 
  

  

  Ku 
  the 
  go° 
  u-ho° 
  ga 
  Um 
  - 
  ba 
  ya 
  

  

  tho 
  

  

  Kuthe 
  go" 
  u-ho" 
  ga 
  um 
  - 
  ba 
  ya 
  tho 
  Ku 
  the 
  go" 
  ii-ho" 
  ga 
  

  

  Umba 
  ya 
  tho 
  

   Kuthe 
  go 
  n 
  uho 
  n/ 
  ga 
  

   Umba 
  ya 
  tho 
  

   Kuthe 
  go" 
  uho 
  n 
  'ga 
  

   Umba 
  ya 
  tho 
  

   Kuthe 
  go" 
  uho 
  0/ 
  ga 
  

   Umba 
  ya 
  tho 
  

   Kuthe 
  go" 
  uho 
  n/ 
  ga 
  

  

  Translation: 
  Umba, 
  day 
  or 
  dawn; 
  ya, 
  coming: 
  tJio, 
  oratorical 
  end 
  

   of 
  sentence; 
  Jcuthe 
  go", 
  to 
  move 
  quickly, 
  to 
  make 
  haste; 
  uho 
  n 
  , 
  to 
  

   cook, 
  to 
  prepare 
  food; 
  ga, 
  sign 
  of 
  command. 
  "Day 
  is 
  coming! 
  Arise, 
  

   hasten 
  to 
  prepare 
  the 
  food!" 
  This 
  song 
  was 
  repeated 
  the 
  second 
  

   and 
  third 
  mornings 
  of 
  the 
  ceremony. 
  

  

  No 
  special 
  ritual 
  was 
  observed 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  day. 
  As 
  gifts 
  are 
  

   generally 
  made 
  at 
  this 
  time, 
  the 
  songs 
  used 
  implied 
  gratitude 
  both 
  

   for 
  the 
  gifts 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  promised 
  success 
  of 
  the 
  ceremony. 
  The 
  

   six 
  songs 
  that 
  follow 
  were 
  sung 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  day. 
  

  

  Most 
  of 
  the 
  wa'wa 
  11 
  songs 
  have 
  but 
  few 
  words; 
  they 
  are 
  supplied 
  

   with 
  vocables 
  only. 
  It 
  was 
  explained 
  that 
  these 
  vocables 
  are 
  

   syllables 
  representing 
  words 
  formerly 
  used. 
  As 
  it 
  was 
  the 
  custom 
  

   among 
  the 
  Omaha 
  to 
  secure 
  good 
  singers 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  pipe 
  bearers 
  and 
  

   leaders 
  in 
  the 
  music, 
  which 
  was 
  a 
  special 
  feature 
  of 
  the 
  ceremony, 
  

   the 
  songs 
  were 
  not 
  in 
  the 
  keeping 
  of 
  a 
  priest 
  ; 
  it 
  was 
  explained 
  that 
  

  

  