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The cryptic words sung are "A ha wa-^i" da ha we ka we;" but 

 the true words as acknowledged by Wa'-thu-xa-ge are put with the 

 music and may be interpreted as follows: First Une, A ha, an excla- 

 mation; a tsi" da, I have come; ha, vocable; the ka, here, in this 

 place; we, vocable. Second line: E the, vocables; ^i, feet; ta ha, in 

 the direction of; we the, vocables. 



Song 3 



Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



M.M. 



: 92 



Time beats 



Ka 



ci" 



r 



da 



ha 



ka 



r 



we, 



r r r 



E the gi ta ha we the, 



Ka - xe wa -ci" da ha we ka we, 



E the gi ta ha we the, Ka - xa wa ci° 



Ka-xe wa gi" da ha we ka we, 



E the gi ta ha we the, 



Ka-xe wa-fi° da ha we ka we, 



E the i;i ta ha we the, 



^a-xa wa gi" da ha we ka we. 



FREE TRANSLATION 



P f P 



I 



da ha we ka we. 



A ha! I have come, here to this place, 



To my feet I have come ! 



A ha! I have come, here to this place, 



To my teet I have come ! 



A ha! I have come, here to this place! 



The first, third, and fifth lines of each stanza are the same and are 

 not repeated in the following translation. The second and fourth 

 lines of the stanzas are also alike; therefore only the second line is 



given. 



2 

 To my legs I have come. 



3 

 To my body I have come. 



4 

 To my arms I have come. 



5 

 To my head I have come. 



6 

 To my mouth I have come. 



