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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



(K-rn. ANN. 39 



10. 

 Footprints I have made; smoke arises from my house. 



11. 

 Footprints I have made; there is joy in my house. 



12. 



Footprints I have made; the day (life) has come. 



The second song of this group relates to the completion of the cere- 

 monial planting of the corn. A free translation of only one line of 

 each stanza will suffice to give the meaning, as all the other lines are 

 repetitions. 



Song 2. 



(Osage version, p. 449; literal translation, p. 680.) 

 MM J- 104 Transcribed by Alice CFlelfhcr 



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Qi-gthewi-ta wa-k'onno", ^i-gthe wi - ta wa-k' o" no", 



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FREE TRANSLATION. 



1. 



My footprints ! they are sacred and mysterious. 



2. 

 My footprints ! they lie in even lines. 



3. 

 My footprints ! they are broken. 



4. 

 My footprints ! therein stand leafy stalks. 



5. 

 My footprints! the leaves wave in the wind. 



