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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



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left shoulder. After these ceremonial acts the four men move 

 forward. A free translation of one line of the song will suffice to 

 give its meaning. 



Song of Approach to the House. 



Song 1. 

 (Osage version, p. 481; literal translation, p. 605.) 



Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



Time beats 



r r 



Ga-go" ha ino°-bthi"-e, Ga-go" ha ino"-bthi"-e 



r r 



the he the, 



r ' - r ' r r 



Ga-go" ha inol.bthi".e the he the. 



->'iFr rrcj I f r r O-fi 



T r , r 



Ga-go" ha mo" - bthi"-e, Ga-go" 



ha mo" - bthi"-e 



^ 



f^-^r r r 



r r 



the be the, 



r 



r 



r 



Ga-go" ha mo"-bthi".e the he, 



TREE TRANSLATION. 



Thus do I go upon my journey, etc. 

 Wl'-GI-E. 



(Osage version, p. 481; literaltranslation, p. 605.) 



1. Ho! Toward what shall they (the little ones) direct their foot- 



steps, it has been said, in this house. 



2. It is toward a little valley they shall direct their footsteps. 



3. Verily, it is not a little valley that is spoken of, 



4. It is toward the bend of a river they shall direct their footsteps. 



5. Verily, it is not the bend of a river that is spoken of, 



6. It is toward a little House that they shall direct their footsteps. 



7. Toward a House you shall ever be traveling with your little 



wa-xo'-be. 



(Song repeated.) 



