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RITE OF VIGIL FREE TRANSLATION. 



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Men who have the deerskin, to sing the mystic songs, 

 They alone, they alone, Ha-we, thejj alone, etc. 



Men who have the sacred eagle, to sing the mystic songs. 

 They alone, they alone, Ha-we, they alone, etc. 



Song 2 lias but one stanza, which refers to the prompt response of 

 the men as inchviduals, who are called, not only to sing the mystic 

 songs, but also to offer their services as warrioi-s to march forth to 

 defend the honor and dignity of the tribe. 



Song 2. 

 (Osage version, p. 604; literal translation, p. 622.) 



Transcribed by Alice C. Fli-tciier 



Ni-ka qto te no° dsi the tse, Ko-tha he no", ko-tha he, 



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Ko-tha he non, ko-tha- he he. 



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Ni-ka ijto beno"dsithe tse. 



FREE TRANSLATION. 

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Men are moving to assemble, there let me go. 

 Men are moving to assemble, there let me go. 

 All are my friends. All are my friends. 

 All are my friei^os. All are my friends. 

 Men are moving to assemble, there let me go. 



Song 3 has four stanzas. The first refers to the part to be taken by 

 the men of the gentes having the office of making the standards to be 

 carried by the commanders of the war party; the second stanza 

 speaks of the part to be taken by those of the gens whose office it is to 

 furnish the deerskins that are to be attached to the standards; the 

 third stanza refers to the part taken by those of the gens whose office 

 it is to furnish the feathers of the mottled eagle which are to decorate 

 the standards; the fourth stanza is addressed to all who are to take 



