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Song 5. 



(Osage version, p. 605: literal translation, p. 623.) 



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FREB TRANSLATION. 



I. 



As from a single fire, as from a single fire, etc. 



2. 

 As from a single fire I take this to the gathering, etc. 



3. 

 As from a single fire I share in the honors won, etc. 



4. 

 As from a single fire I pour the charcoal into my hand, etc. 



5. 

 As from a single fire I put on my face the sacred emblem, etc. 



Song 6 has four stanzas and directs the attention of the Initiate to 

 the four symbols mentioned in the stanzas: The deerskin, two stand- 

 ards, and the Day. 



The first stanza speaks of the mystic character of the deerskin. . A 

 skin of the deer is attached to the lower part of each of the standards 

 to be carried by the chosen commanders of a war party. 



In the second stanza the standard spoken of is composed of parts 

 of two birds, both representing fire, namely, the white swan and the 

 adult golden eagle. The skin of the white swan is plucked of all coarse 

 feathers, leaving only the down, and is then cut into strips which are 

 pieced together to make one long strip. This strip is then wound 



