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The fifth song is also clear as to its meaning. It is the same as that 

 of the fourth song, with the addition of the word meaning victory, 

 ki°-da, to fight; wa-tse, victory. This song refers to the return of a 

 war party in trimnph, having defeated the enemy. 



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Song 5. 

 (Osagc vprsion, p. 4S7; literal translation, p. 610.) 



Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



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Timebeats 



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Ki" - da hi" da, ki" - da hi" da ha, Hi-ako - tha 

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wa-tse the the ki" da hi" - da, Ki" - da hi" da ha, 



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During the singing of the songs of Taking up the Symbolic Rattle 

 the candidate, following the instructions of the A'-ki-ho° Xo'-ka, goes 

 to the man of the Ni'-ka Wa-ko°-da-gi gens who holds the office of 

 ceremonially painting the sacred hawk and conducts him to a place 

 in front of the Xo'-ka. The Sho'-ka then sets before the man a 

 brass kettle in which are placed the bird-hawk and a blanket. By 

 this act the Ni'-ka Wa-ko°-da-gi man understands that he is required 

 to perform a ceremonial duty, that of reconsecrating the symbolic 

 bird. The kettle is to hold the water to be used in moistening the 

 blue clay when painting the bird. The man also understands that 

 the valuable vessel and the blanket are oS'ered to him as fees for his 

 official services. When the Sho'-ka places the kettle before the man 

 of mystery he says: "Have compassion upon us;" whereupon the 

 official rises and returns to his seat, taking with him the kettle and 

 its contents. 



The candidate then goes to the Ho°'-ga side of the lodge to the 

 warrior whom he has chosen to act as Wa'-do°-be, to recount the 

 thirteen military honors that made him eligible for the office. The 

 candidate grasps the Wa'-do°-be by the arm and conducts him to a 

 seat prepared for liim at the west end of the lodge (Fig. 2). The 

 Wa'-do^-be is then given a new blanket to wear, a shield to hang 

 upon liis back, and a deer's tail headdress to fasten upon liis head. 



