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THE OSAGE TRIBE 



[bth. axn. 36 



THE WORDS OF THE DEER SONGS 



SONO 1 

 (Osage version, p. 386) 



Transcribed by Abco C. Fletcher 



M.M. Jr= 152 



Tune beats f f f f T [ ^ ' [ ' 



Wi - tsi" - do no" she-tho to" no", Wi - tsi" - do no" slio-tho to" no". 



lai^^li^^l^F^ 



Dsi no"-no" - ge he. 



r r ^. ^ ' ' 



dsi no"-no" e, Dsi no"-no" - ge he, W'i-tsi" • 



r r r r r r r s-^ r 



do no" she-tho to" no", \Vi-tsi"-do no" she-tho to" no", Dsi no" no"-ge he, 



r, r r/ 



dsi no"-no" e, Dsi no"-no" ge he, 



r r ^ r 



Wi-tsi"- do no" she-tho to" no". 



Wi-tsi''-do no" she-tho to" no°, 



Wi-tsi °-do no" she-tho to" no", 



Dsi no°-no"-ge he, dsi no"-no° e, 



Dsi no"-no"-ge he, 



Wi-tsi "-do no" she-tho to" no". 



Wi-tsi "-do no" she-tho to" no", 



Dsi no"-no"-ge he, dsi no"-no" e, 



Dsi no"-no"-ge he, 



Wi-tsi"-do no" she-tho to" no". 



Yonder stands my elder brother waiting, 

 Yonder stands my elder brother waiting, 

 Run thither upon thy feet, run thither, 

 Run thither upon thy feet, etc. 



Yonder stands my elder brother waiting, 

 Yonder stands my elder brother waiting, 

 Run thither with thy horns, run thither, 

 Run thither with thy horns, etc. 



