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THE OSAGE TRIBE 



[ETH. ANN. 3C 



Wa-ts'e'-the Wa-tho" (Song of Death) 



(Osage version, p. 436) 



M.M. J =138 



TraoBoribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



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A ho-o ho-o A ho-o ho-o, O ho da-gea-wa-thea-thi" he 



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no°, \\i-e-wa - mo°a-thi" he no", A ho-o ho-o, 



ho da-fe a-wa-the a-thi" he no", 



Wi-e-wa-mo" a-thi" he no°, 



A ho-o ho-o, A-ho-o ho-o, 



O ho da-fe a-wa-the a-thi" he no°, 



Wi-e-wa-mo° a-thi" he no", 



A ho-o ho-o, A ho-o ho-o. 



FREE TRANSLATION 

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0-ho, It is I who fall upon them unawares, 



It is I who attack them thus, 



A-ho ho, A-ho ho, 



0-ho, it is I who fall upon them unawares. 



It is I who attack them thus, 



A-ho ho, A-ho ho. 



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A - ho-o ho-o. 



0-ho, it is I who serves them thus, 



I who brought these deeds to pass, 



A-he the he, A-he the he. 



It is I who cause them to lie blackening on the earth, 



I who brought these deeds to pass, 



A-he the he, A-he the he. 



It is I who cause them to lie yellowing on the earth, etc. 



4 

 It is I who takes from them their remaining days, etc. 



The Xo'-ka takes his seat at the east end of the lodge; the candi- 

 date sits at his right and the A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka at his left. The 

 A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka sings the Ki-fto' Wa-tho" Zhi°-ga, The Little Song 



