LAFLESCHE] TEIBAL EITES — OSAGE LANGUAGE 395 



1176. A'-ki-tha-zha-ta bi tha-ki-tlie tha-thi°-she ta tse a', Wa-zha- 



zhe', e-gi-a bi a, a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1177. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



11 78. '1°' zhu-dse thi°-kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1179. Zho'-i-ga the xtsi a-ni-ka-slii-ga a-thi" he a', Wa-zha-zlie', e 



to° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1180. Zho'-i-ga tha the tha thi°-she do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1181. Wa'-ko°-da e-shki do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1182. A'-ta-kshi° bi tha-ki-the tha-thi^-she ta tse a', Wa-zha-zhe', e 



gi-a bi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1183. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1184. 'P' zhu-dse thi'^-kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1185. Zho'-i-ga tha the tha thi°-she do° shki a', a bi° ila, tsi ga, 



1186. Wa'-ko°-da e-shki do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1187. Be' hi o°-gtha mo°-zhi i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1188. Wa'-koMa e-shki do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1189. Be' hi a-gtlia ba zlii tha-ki-the tha-thi°-she ta tse a', Wa-zha- 



zhe', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1190. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1191. 'P' zhu-dse thi°-kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1192. Zho'-i-ga tha-the tha-thi°-she do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1193. Wa'-ko°-da e-shki do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1194. Hi' o°-ki-tha-sho° bi a-thi" he i" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1195. 'P' zhu-dse thi°-kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1196. Zho'-i-ga tha-the tha-thi°-she do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1197. Wa'-ko°-da e-shki do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



1198. Hi' a-ki-tha-sho° bi tha-ki-the tha-thi^-she ta tse a', Wa-zha- 



zhe', e-gi-a bi a', a bi° da, tsi ga. 



tsi gl'-ka-xe wa-tiio'* (songs of setting up the house of 



mystery) 



Song 1 

 (Free translation and music, p. 19S) 

 1 

 Wi-e tsi vn" ga-xa thi^-e, 

 Wi-e tsi wi" ga-xa tlii°-e he the, 

 Ga-xa thi°-e e, 

 Tsi wi-ta no" ga-xa thi°-e, 

 Wi-e tsi vn" ga-xa thi^-e e, 

 Wi-e tsi wi" ga-xa thi^-e. 



Wi-e tsi wi" ga-xa thi^-e, 

 Wi-e tsi wi° ga-xa thi^-e he the, 

 Ga-xa thi''-e e, 

 Wa-ko^-da tsi ga-xa thi^-e, 

 Wi-e tsi wi° ga-xa thi°-e e, 

 Wi-e tsi vd" ga-xa thi^-e. 



