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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[BTH. ANN. 39 



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.M.J 



84 



Song 1. 



( Osage version, p. 486; literal translation, p. 610.) 



Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



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Tsi-go wa-^i" ■ 



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Tsi-go wa-9i" 



da ko^-to" g'a-xa, 



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da ko^-to" ga-xa, 



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Mi wa-9i° 



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he the the, Tsi-go wa-qi" 



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Tsi-go wa-ci" - da ko".to" the the he the he. 



The words of the second song are uninteUigible. They were evi- 

 dently given by the ancient No°'-ho°-zhi°-ga in a manner to obsciu-e 

 their meaning from the iminitiated. Such treatment of the words of 

 the songs is frequent among both the Osage and the Omaha. 

 Wa'-wa° songs of the Omaha are examples. It is probable that in 

 this way the meaning of some of the songs of these tribes has become 

 lost. 



Song 2. 

 (Osage version, p. 486; literal translation, p. 610.) 

 MM J - sa Transcribed by Alice C.Fletcher 



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Hi-a wi tha tha ka-wa ha no" no" thi ki-kon-fa, 



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E the kon-qa ha da ha, Hi-a wi tha tha ka-wa ha 



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"nontsehethe, Hi-awitha tha kawa ha no^no^thiki-kolqa. 



