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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[ETH. ANN. 39 



Songs of Counting the O-do'*' by the Wa'-don-be. 



The first of this group of songs refers to the act of the Singer who 



conducts to Ills seat the Wa'-do^-be, the valiant man, who is to 



recoLUit his o-do"' (valorous deeds), seven for the Ho^'-ga tribal 



division and six for the Tsi'-zhu. The number of o-do"' to be 



counted by the Wa'-do°-be is definitely fixed by the preceding tlu-ee 



wi'-gi-es, namely, the wi'-gi-e referring to the thirteen footprints of the 



black bear; the wi'-gi-e referring to the j^oung willows cut by the 



beaver; and the wi'-gi-e referring to the thirteen sun-rays. A free 



translation is given in full of the three stanzas which the song 



contains. 



Song 1. 



(Osaee version, p. 439; literal translation, p. 571.) 



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FREE TRANSLATION. 



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A man he is bringing, 

 He is bringing, he is bringing, 

 A valorous man he is bringing, 

 He is bringing, he is bringing, 

 A man he is bringing. 



A man he is bringing, 



He is bringing, he is bringing, 



A man who will speak he is bringing, 



He is bringing, he is bringing, 



A man he is bringing. 



