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THE OSAGE TRIBE 

 SONG 



[ETH. ANN. 30 



TrRnachbed by Alice C. Fletcher. 



Time beats 



Tsi wi" e - dsi 



tse do" dsi the 



he 



Tsi 



m 



' . ' ^ r ' r r — r r 



wi" e-dsi tse do" dsi the he no" a,Tsi wi" e-dsi tse do" dsi the he no" ha, Dsi 



r ^ r r > r r ^ r r * 



the he no" ha a, Qa be to" ga e-dsi a-ka do" dsi the he no" a, Tsi 



wi" c-d.si a-ka do" dsi t lie he no" a, Tsi wi" e-dsi a-ka do" dsi the he no". 



1. Tsi wi" e-dsi tse do" dsi the he no" a, 



2. Tsi wi" e-dsi tse do" dsi the he no" a, 



3. Tsi wi" e-dsi tse do" dsi the he no" ha, 



4. Dsi the he no" ha a, 



5. C'a-be to"-ga e-dsi a-ka do" dsi the he no" a. 



6. Tsi wi" e-dsi a-ka do" dsi the he no" a. 



7. Tsi wi" e-dsi a-ka do" dsi the he no". 



FREE TRANSLATION 



To a house that stands yonder I go forth, etc. (lines 1-4, G, 7). 



To the house where dwell the great black ones (bears") I go forth (line 5). 



At the close of the song the Xo'-ka says: 



Wi-tsi'-go wa-ra'-be u-fa-ka thi"-ge e do" 



Wa-shko" no°-pe-wa-the e thi" a bi a, wi-90"-ga. 



Wa-zha'-zhe, Tsi-zhu e-tho"-ba e, 



No°-be'-hi the mo"-thi" bi do" shki, 



U-no" a' bi i-the ki-the mo"-thi" ta bi a, wi-fo"-ga e'. 



FREE TRANSLATION 



My grandfather is the Black Bear that is without a blemish, 



A person of amazing power, O, younger brothers! 



When the Wa-zha'-zhe and the Tsi'-zhu 



Make use of his strong hands. 



They shall have the means by which to reach old age. 



At the close of this recitation the Xo'-ka touches the ground with 

 the palm of his right hand, and then the three men, walking side by 



