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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[nrH. ANN. 39 



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t.J 



M.M. J = 84 



Song 1. 

 (Osage version, p. 484; literal translation, p. 609.) 



Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



.-^'•VlMJ TT^ ^^ 



r r f r r^* ' r f 



Time beats 



r 



^i no" do" wa - V o° ha, ^i no" do" wa ha k'o" ha, 



\^>-'iff !■ \ T f r \ ^ ^ ^' w'i^ ^ tf || 



r r 7 r r r 



(yi no" do" wa - k'o" ha, Qi no" do" 



r r r 



wa ha k'o" ha, 



^•il^' V V \T If" \ ^' 7 ^' ii^r f ^^g^ 



T r f r r r 



r r r 



^i no" do" wa - k'o" ha, (yi no" do" wa ha k'o" ha. 



gJ-P^f^ 



r r r f i~f m rr 



^i iio"do" wa-k'o" ha, ^i no" do" wa hak'o"ha, ^ino"do". 



FBEE TRANSLATION. 

 1. 



Verily, by his feet he has the power of action. 



2. 

 Verily, by his logs he has the power of action. 



3. 

 Verily, by his body he has the power of action. 



4. 

 Verily, by his arms he has the power of action. 



5. 

 VerOy, by his head he has the power of action. 



6. 



Verily, by his mouth he has the power of action. 



The use of an archaic word in the first and the sixth lines of the 

 second song makes translation difficult. However, it is clear that 

 the song has reference to the power of the tribe and its perfection as 

 an organized body. 



