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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Thege, 
  these; 
  howane, 
  I 
  have 
  sought; 
  a£hege, 
  

   behold 
  these; 
  nika, 
  part 
  of 
  nil-atltrga, 
  people; 
  ~hia, 
  cry 
  of 
  magic 
  

   animals; 
  vocables 
  and 
  magic 
  cries. 
  

  

  The 
  song 
  means: 
  Behold 
  the 
  possessions 
  I 
  have 
  sought 
  and 
  gained 
  

   by 
  the 
  magic 
  given 
  by 
  the 
  mysterious 
  stranger; 
  behold 
  the 
  people 
  I 
  

   have 
  gathered 
  about 
  me 
  by 
  his 
  help. 
  Reference 
  is 
  made 
  to 
  the 
  magic 
  

   help 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  initiated 
  in 
  the 
  society. 
  

  

  J 
  = 
  144 
  

  

  Initial 
  Song 
  op 
  the 
  Lodge 
  ok 
  the 
  "Daughter" 
  

  

  Transcribed 
  by 
  Edwin 
  S. 
  Tracy 
  

  

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  di 
  tha 
  - 
  tie 
  - 
  do" 
  - 
  o° 
  Ho" 
  tho" 
  tha 
  the 
  

  

  ha 
  

  

  --S 
  

  

  *fef±±s 
  

  

  f 
  •• 
  « 
  p 
  

  

  ^^ri-^H-i— 
  j*— 
  f- 
  

  

  J 
  v 
  | 
  

  

  75 
  

  

  > 
  — 
  — 
  V— 
  

  

  =t 
  — 
  i 
  ~M— 
  

  

  -1 
  t— 
  ' 
  ' 
  \-0 
  " 
  6> 
  

  

  

  di 
  tha 
  ti-e 
  do 
  n 
  -o 
  n 
  Hi 
  - 
  \vi 
  - 
  the 
  

  

  -H— 
  

  

  P 
  " 
  * 
  P 
  — 
  P— 
  

  

  r 
  

  

  -p 
  — 
  p'- 
  p 
  

  

  f^ 
  ^q 
  

  

  =* 
  

  

  ~t~ 
  vi 
  

  

  C)) 
  k- 
  

  

  H=3 
  \^==i^ 
  

  

  -& 
  

  

  =t 
  tJC=tJ 
  

  

  * 
  ••— 
  >— 
  

  

  ^ 
  

  

  -J-— 
  i— 
  | 
  

  

  wa 
  - 
  te 
  - 
  <li 
  tha 
  - 
  tie 
  - 
  du° 
  o° 
  Ho" 
  tho" 
  tha 
  the 
  ha 
  

  

  m 
  

  

  3 
  

  

  I 
  

  

  U 
  

  

  te 
  - 
  di 
  tha 
  - 
  ti-e 
  do" 
  - 
  o" 
  Ho" 
  tho" 
  

  

  Awatedi 
  that! 
  e 
  do" 
  o 
  n 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  tho»thathe 
  ha 
  

   Awatedi 
  thati 
  e 
  do" 
  o" 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  tho 
  n 
  thathe 
  ha 
  

   Awatedi 
  thati 
  e 
  do" 
  o 
  n 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  tho"thathe 
  ha 
  

   Awatedi 
  thati 
  e 
  do" 
  o 
  n 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  tho 
  n 
  thathe 
  ha 
  

   Wieha 
  shetidi 
  thati 
  e 
  do 
  11 
  

   Hiwithe 
  ha 
  

   Awatedi 
  thati 
  e 
  do" 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  tho 
  n 
  thathe 
  ha 
  

   Awatedi 
  thati 
  e 
  do 
  n 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  tho 
  n 
  thathe 
  a 
  

  

  tha 
  the 
  ha 
  

  

  