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KITE OF VIGIL FKEE TKANSDATION. 



217 



Song 1. 



(Osage version, p. 460; literal translation, p. 588.) 

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FREE TRANSLATION. 

 1. 



Men are gathering to sing the songs, 

 If thou art a man, go thither. 



The eagle men are gathering to sing, 

 If thou art a man, go thither. 



The standard men are gathering to sing, 

 If thou art a man, go thither. 



4. 



The eagle-feather men are gathering to sing. 

 If thou art a man, go thither. 



5. 



The deerskin men are gathering to sing. 

 If thou art a man, go thither. 



