150 THE OSAGE TKIBE [urn. ann. 30 



72. Wlicii tlic ])ei)i)l(' "f the Wn-zhu'-zlie, 



73. Those, of the H<)'"-ga, 



74. Aiul.tliose of the Tsi'-zhu 



75. Make of me their bodies as they travel the ])atli of life, 



76. Cluhh-oii, in an unbroken line of births, they shall live to see, as 



they travel the path of life, 



77. The four great divisions of the days, 



7S. Tliey shall enable themselves to reach and enter, as tlu^y ti'avel 



the path of life, 

 79. The days that are calm and peaceful, 

 SO. Tiiev shall enable themselves to reach and enter, as they travel 



the ])ath of life. 



81. Verily, all the gods, 



82. I, who stand here, have made to lie purified of anger and of 



violence. 



83. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



84. Children, in an unbroken line of births, they shall live to see, as 



they travel the path of life. 



At the close of the wi'-gi-e the To^'-wo" A-do^-be rises. He goes 

 out, stands in front of the door, and calls in a loud voice: 



1 . Wa-ko"-da ho"-ba tha-gthi" ga-xe ta a-ka i" da, 



2. Tsi-zhu a-ka Wa-ko"-da ho"-ba tha-gthi" tse e a-ka tlia, 



3. Zhi^-ga-zhi^-ga- u-ki-wa-wa-the xtsi ni-ka-shi-ga tse e a-ka i" da. 



He then walks to the eastern part of the village, where he proclaims, 



4. Wa-ko°-da ho''-ba tha-gthi" xtsi ta a-ka i" da, 



5. Ta-dse mi-hiu-dsi ho°-ba tha-gthi" xtsi ta a-ka i° da! 



He then turns and walks to the southern part of the village, where 

 he pauses and cries: 



6. Ta-dse a-k'a dsi Wa-ko"-da ho"-ba tha-gthi" ga-xe ta a-ka i" da! 



He then turns and walks to the western part of the village, wlu^n 

 he pauses and calls: 



7. Ta-dse ga-xpa dsi Wa-ko"-da ho"-ba tha-gthi" ga-xe ta a-ka i" da! 



Then he walks to the northern part of the village, where he stands 

 and cries: 



8. Ta-dse ba-fo" dsi Wa-ko"-da ho"-lia tha-gthi" ga-xe ta a-ka i" da! 



FllEE TRANSLATION 



J. Wa-ko"'-da will cavise the coming days to be calm and peaceful, 



2. The Tsi'-zha have called iijion \Va-k()"'-(la to niaUo the days calm and 



[leaceful, 

 :!. That little ones may come to us in unbroken succession and we become a 



l)eople. 

 4. Wa-ko"'-da will make the days beautiful. 



