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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[BTH. ANN, 39 



SONO 10. 



(Osage version, p. 497; literal translation, p. 617.) 

 M. M. • = 93 Transcribed by Alice C.Fletcher 



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Songs of the Water. 



The next in order is the group of songs called Ni'-dsi Wa-tho" 

 Songs of the Water. By some No°'-ho"-zhi''-ga this group is spoken 

 of as the Ni-thi'-tse Wa-tho°, Songs of Crossing a Kiver, for the reason 

 that when the men of a war party must cross a large river they sing 

 these songs as an appeal tn the Supernatural for aid that they may 

 reach the other side in safety. 



During the initiatory ceremony, while this group is being sung, the 

 Sho'-ka brings water for the No^'-ho^-zhi^-ga to use when washing 

 from their faces the symbol of No^'-zhi^-zho", Vigil, because before 

 going to the House of Mystery they had put moistened earth upon 

 their foreheads as the sign of vigil. 



The words of Songs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this group can not be trans- 

 lated for the reason that the meaning is obscured by the use of 

 archaic terms and corrupted words. The only word, frequently used 

 in these songs, that is intelligible is, ki'-no°, which means the sym- 

 bolic painting of the face or body by the No"'-ho"-zhi°-ga when 

 atteniling ceremonies of the tribal rites. 



