LA FLESCRB] 



NI -KI NON-K ON RITE 



191 



Song 6 

 (Osage version, p. 389) 



T'aosctibud by Alici; C- Fletrlicr 



M.M. 2- 160 



Ta 



xtsi-e ta-xtsi-e wa-dsu - ta zhi° - ga, I - \vi - the tho" 



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Si 



Ltnt 



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dse, ta 



r ; r r 



xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, 



r r r 



Ta-xtsi-e wa-dsu - ta - zhi" 



ga, pi-^i fa- be hi-dsi to", I - wi- thetho" dse, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



Ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e wa-dsu-ta zhi°-ga, 

 I-wi-the tho''-dsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, 

 Ta-xtsi-e wa-dsu-ta zhi^-ga, pi-fi ga-be hi dsi to", 

 I-wi-the tho°-dsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



Ta-xtsi-e,'* ta-xtsi-e, you little creature, 

 Where did I find you, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 

 Ta-xtsi-e, you little creature. 

 Beneath the black oak, 

 I have found you, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



Beneath the red oak, 



I have found you, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



Beneath the white oak, 



I have found you, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



Amidst the bunch grass, 



I have found you, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



n The archaic name for the deer. 



