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THE OSAGE TRIBE. [eth. ann. 39 



Song 1. 

 (Osage version, p. 443; literal translation, p. 575.) 



J Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



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FREE TRANSLATION. 

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O, j'e crows, I, the protector of life, have come. 

 O, ye crows, I, the jjrotector of life, have come. 

 Upon my feet, I, the i^rotector of life, have come. 

 0, J'e crows, I, the protector of life, have come. 



2. 

 Upon my leg.?, I, the protector of life, have come. 



3. 

 In my body, I, the protector of life, have come. 



4. 

 With my arms, I, the protector of life, have come. 



5. 

 With my head, I, the protector of life, have come. 



6. 



With m\' mouth, I, the protector of life, have come. 



Song 2. 



The translation of the first two lines and the third line of each 

 stanza of this song will suffice. In this, as in the preceding song, the 

 same order is observed in mentioning the parts of the body of the crow. 



