LA FLEscuEj TRIBAL KITES OSAGE LANGUAGE 437 



0-ho ga-gi-wa-mo° a-thi" he no", 

 Wi-e wa-mo" a-thi" lie no°, 

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

 Ca-be a-wa-the a-thi" he no", 

 Wi-e wa-mo" a-thi" he no°, 

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



^i-hi a-wa-the a-thi" he no", etc. 



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 Ho°-ba e-no°-she a-thi" he no", etc. 



The Little Song of the Gathering 



(Free translation and music, p. 253) 

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He-no" hi-ga-?ko"-the a-tho"-ka. 



He-no" Hi-ga-?ko°-the a-tho"-ka. 



He-no" hi-ga-5ko"-the a-tho°-ka he-e, he-e, 



Hi-ga-5ko"-the a-tho"-ka. 



He-no" hi-ga-9ko"-the a-tho"-ka he-e, he-e. 



Wl'-GI-E To^-GA 



(Free translation, p. 254; literal translation, p. 5Sl) 



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



2. Tsi'-zhu u-dse-the Pe-tlio°-ba bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



4. Wi'-90°-ga, e-ki-e a-ka', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



5. Wo°'-da hiu-dse ta o°-ga-tlia ba tho°-ta zhi i° da, e'-ki-a bi a', 



a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



7. Sho'-ka wa-ba-xi to° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



8. Wi'-90°-ga, e-gi-e a-ka', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



9. Wo°'-da hiu-dse ta o°-ga-tha ba tho° ta zhi i° da, e'-gi-a bi a', 



a bi° da, tsi ga, 



10. 0'-to°-be ga-xa thi° ha, e'-gi-a bi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



12. Sho'-ka wa-ba-xi to° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 

 1.3. Thu-e' xtsi the-e do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



14. Wa'-zhi^-ga wa-tha-xthi thi°-ge thi°-kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



15. E'-dsi xtsi a-thi" gi e do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



17. Wi'-zhi°-the, e tsi-the a', a bi^ da, tsi ga, 



