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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



1 ETH. ANN. 39 



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M.M. • = 73 



Song 3. 

 (Osage version, p. 485; literaltranslation, p.609.) 



Transcribed by Alice C.Fletcher 



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w 



Time beats 



r r 



The -a <;i 



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the k'o" no" noi hi wa ta, 



r r r r r r r r r 



r r 



The-aqi theko"no"no"hiwa ta, E theko"no"no° hiwa ta, 



A 



A 



Trr T f r TTr r f r 



The-a ^i thek'oinoononhiwa ta, The-a9i thek'o°no"no°hiwa ta. 



A free translation of the first line of each stanza of the fourth 

 song will suffice to give the meaning. 



Song 4. 



(Osage version, p. 485; literal translation, p. 610.) 



, -, I Transcribed by Alice C Fletcher 



I.M.J -73 



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Time beats 



r r r r r r r 



(yi-a wa thi-ko ta we, (Ji-a thi-ko ta wi the, 



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r 



r r 



r 



r r 



r 



(yi-a wa thi-ko ta we, (Ji-a thi-ko ta wi the. 



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(Ji-awa thi-ko ta we, ^i-a thi-ko ta wi the. 



FREE TRANSLATION. 

 1. 



The feet of tlie enemy shall become cramped. 



2. 

 The legs of tlie enemy shall Ijecome cramped. 



