314 THE OSAGE TRIBE [bth. ann. 36 



II. Ho*"-GA Wa-gthi'*-ts'a-ge (The Aged Eagle) 



(Free translation, p. 8S; literal translation, p. 473) 



1. He-(lsi xtsi a, a bi° da, tsi ga, 



2. He'-dsi xtsi i-no°-zlii° do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



3. Hi°'-da a-gthe tse e'-ki-the to" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



4. U'-zho° we-pe-tho°-ba tse a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



5. Ga'-xa zhi°-ga xtsi ge dsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



6. He'-dsi xtsi gi thi" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



7. Ho^'-ga Wa-gthi"-ts'a-ge do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



8. He'-dsi xtsi gthi no"-zhi° to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



9. Ha' ! wi-tsi-go e', e gi-a bi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



10. Zhi^'-ga zho-i-ga-tha bi thi°-ge a-tha, wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a bi a', a 



bi° da, tsi ga, 



11. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



12. Zhi°'-ga zbo-i-ga o°-tha ba tho" ta mi-kshe i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



13. Zhi^'-ga zho-i-ga o°-tha bi do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



14. U'-no" a bi i-the ki-the mo°-thi'' ta bi" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



15. pi'-pa-ha ga thi°-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



16. U'-no" a-gi-the a-to° he i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



17. Zhi""-ga u-no° tha bi do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



18. U'-no° a bi i-the id-the mC-thi" ta bi° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



19. Hi'-ko° ba-?'i°-tha ga ge shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



20. U'-no" a-gi-the a-to° he i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



21. U'-no° tha bi do° shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



22. Hi'-ko°-ba-9'i°-tha a' bi i-the ki-the mo°-thi° ta hi" da', a bi° da, 



tsi ga, 



23. fse'-wa-tse u-ga-wa ga tlii"-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



24. U'-no" a-gi-the a-to" he i" da', a hi" da, tsi ga, 



25. U'-no" tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



26. 'Tse'-wa-tse-u-ga-wa a bi i-the ki-the mo"-thi° ta bi" da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



27. Mo"'-ge thi-(;.tu-the ga thi"-kshe sliki a', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



28. U-no"' a-gi-the a-to° he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



29. U'-no° tha bi do" shki a', a hi" da, tsi ga, 



30. Mo"'-ge thi-ptu-the a bi i-the ki-the mo"-thi" ta bi" da', a bi" da^ 



tsi ga, 



31. A'-zhu-ga-wa ga thi"-kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



32. U'-no" a-gi-the a-to" he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



33. U'-no" tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



34. U'-no" a bi i-the ki-tlie ino"-thi" ta bi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



35. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



36. A'-hiu ga tse shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



37. Wa'-hiu-k'a o"-gi-tha ba tho" ta a-to" he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



38. Wa'-hiu-k'a gi-the mo"-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



