LAFLBSCHEj TRIBAL, KITES FREE TRANSLATION 143 



Wi-tsi-go a, i-no°-ga. 

 Wi-tsi-go, Wi-tsi-go, 

 Tse-do-zhi°-ga hiu-gthe 

 Doha no''-no''-ga, Wi-tsi-go. 



Wi-tsi-go a, i-no''-ga, 

 Wi-tsi-go, Wi-tsi-go, 

 Tse-no^-xtsi-no" hiu-gthe 

 Do-ba no°-no°-ga, Wi-tsi-go. 



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Wi-tsi-go a, i-no°-ga. 

 Wit-si-go, Wi-tsi-go, 

 Tse-do ts' a-ge hiu-gthe 

 Do-ba no^-no^-ga, Wi-tsi-go. 



FREE TRANSLATION 



( Iraudfather, come hither, 

 (Irandfather, O, Grandfather, 

 Little yellow-haired buffalo, with four 

 Legs, come running, O, Grandfather. 



Little dark-haired buffalo, with four 

 Legs, come running, O, (irandfather. 



Young gray-hnrned buffalo, with four 

 Legs, come running, O, (irandfatlier. 



Young male' buffalo, with four 

 Legs, come running, O, Grandfather. 



Young female buffalo, with four 

 Legs, come running, O, Grandfather. 



Aged male buffalo, with four 



Legs, come running, O, (irandfather. 



As in the songs and wi'-gi-es of other tribal rites, the preceding 

 two songs hold a deeper meaning than the mere words convey. The 

 kinship term "' Wi-tsi'-go" (grandfather) frequently mentioned in the 

 songs is not used in its ordinary sense, but as an expression of vener- 

 ation when contemplating the mystery of life, which is the actual 



