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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[ETH. ANN. 39 



Song 1. 



(Osage version, p. 464; literal translation, p. 591.) 



Transcribed hy Alice C.Fletcher 



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The he da -we -the tse he, Po - e da - we - the, 



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da -we -the tse he, 



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The he da.- we- the tse he, 



The he da - we - the, da - we - the tse he. 



FREE TRANSLATION. 

 1. 



Look you, I make the fire, I make the fire, 

 I make the fire, the flame begins to rise. 



2. 



Look you, I make the fire, I make the fire. 

 I make the fire, the flame stands upright. 



3. 



Look you, I make the fire, I make the fire, 

 I make the fire, I drop upon it the sticks. 



Songs of the Ceremonial Feast. 



The songs next in onler are called Wa-ba'-no" Ba-ge Wa-tho", 

 freely translated, Carving the Roast. These songs refer to a cere- 

 monial feast at which the warriors of the two great tribal divisions are 

 brought together in order that the traditions of the tribal unity may 

 not be forgotten. This ceremonial feast was always held on the 

 evening of the first day's journey of the war party. A detailed 

 description given by Xu-tha'-wa-to"-i" will appear in the Wa-sha'-be 

 A-thi° rite. Wa-xthi'-zhi could not recall these songs and they were 

 therefore omitted. 



