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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  If 
  this 
  song 
  ever 
  had 
  words, 
  they 
  are 
  lost. 
  Having 
  arrived 
  at 
  the 
  

   door 
  of 
  the 
  lodge, 
  they 
  paused 
  and 
  sang 
  as 
  follows: 
  

  

  J^ 
  — 
  168 
  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  

  

  &==*= 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  I 
  4 
  I 
  

  

  A-ti 
  - 
  e 
  - 
  tha 
  

  

  £ 
  

  

  # 
  L# 
  

  

  

  -*-*- 
  

  

  Hu°-ga 
  

  

  Hu°- 
  ga 
  

  

  Atie 
  tha 
  weane 
  

  

  Atie 
  tha 
  weane 
  

  

  Atie 
  tha 
  weane 
  

  

  Zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  thi 
  uwine 
  the 
  Hu 
  n 
  ga 
  

  

  Atie 
  tha 
  weane 
  

  

  Atie 
  tha 
  weane 
  

  

  Zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  thi 
  uwine 
  the 
  Hu 
  n 
  ga 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Atie 
  tha, 
  atia 
  tha, 
  I 
  have 
  come; 
  tha, 
  end 
  of 
  sen- 
  

   tence; 
  weane, 
  a 
  changed 
  form 
  of 
  uwine, 
  I 
  seek 
  you; 
  zh 
  i 
  n 
  ga, 
  little 
  one, 
  

   child; 
  thi, 
  you. 
  

  

  The 
  party 
  then 
  entered 
  the 
  lodge 
  where 
  the 
  little 
  child, 
  with 
  its 
  

   parents, 
  was 
  awaiting 
  them. 
  The 
  leader 
  carried 
  clothing 
  for 
  the 
  

   child 
  and 
  the 
  skin 
  pouches 
  that 
  contained 
  the 
  red 
  and 
  black 
  paint. 
  

   First 
  the 
  child 
  was 
  clothed; 
  then 
  a 
  member 
  of 
  the 
  Wa'wa" 
  party 
  

   who 
  could 
  count 
  honors 
  won 
  in 
  defensive 
  warfare 
  was 
  designated 
  to 
  

   paint 
  the 
  child. 
  The 
  pipes 
  were 
  waved 
  to 
  the 
  following 
  song 
  as 
  this 
  

   ceremony 
  took 
  place: 
  

  

  $ 
  

  

  m 
  

  

  J^ 
  = 
  184 
  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  

  

  PJ 
  

  

  T 
  

  

  =Mfc 
  

  

  ba 
  - 
  ha 
  the 
  

  

  the 
  

  

  ba 
  - 
  ha 
  the 
  - 
  a 
  - 
  the 
  

  

  -#-=- 
  

  

  ^y 
  

  

  ba 
  - 
  ha 
  

  

  thi 
  - 
  ba 
  - 
  ha 
  

  

  Hu° 
  - 
  

  

  Abaha 
  the 
  athe, 
  abaha 
  the 
  athe 
  

   Athi 
  baha, 
  athi 
  baha 
  Hu 
  n 
  ga 
  

  

  Athaha 
  the 
  athe 
  athaha 
  the 
  athe 
  

   Athethaha 
  athethaha 
  Hu 
  n 
  ga 
  

  

  