110 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [bth. ANN. 39 



Song 2. 



(Osage version, p. 402; literal translation, p. 539.) 

 vr « J -4.0 Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



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Non.be o" -xo-dse u-wa-ni - ke non ta - koP daha, 



No'i-beo'i- xo-dse u-wa-ni - ke non ta - ko i" da ha, 



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E tho wa- da - da 



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e tho wa na, 



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E tho wa-da - da 



e tho wa na the, 



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No"-he o" - xo-dse n-wa-ni - ke no" to-ko i" da ha. 



FREE TRANSLATION. 

 1. 



Sacred i.s the act by which my hands are browned, 

 It is the act by which I offer my prayer. 



2. 



Sacred is the act by which my hands are blackened, 

 It is the act by which I offer my prayer. 



3. 



Sacred is the act by which my face is browned, 

 It is the act by which I offer my prayer. 



Sacred is the act by which my face is blackened, 

 It is the act by which I offer my prayer. 



5. 



Sacred is the light of day that falls upon my face. 

 The day on which my prayers are finished. 



