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RITE OF VIGIL FEEE TEANSLATION. 



341 



Song 3. 

 (Osage version, p. 607; literal translation, p. 625.) 

 M M. J 1 80 Transcribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



g^T^l l ^ilj I lii 



-I V- 



m^ 



T rn" 



Time beats ' ' ' f I 



He ka wa-xtha da wi-ni da, 



He ka wa-xtha da 



^i 



^ 



' r r r- r 



The e i" da wi-ni da a dii, 



d d- d d 



r r r 



wi-ni da a, 



^ 





'•• • — 



r r 



wi-ni da, 



Heka wa-xtha da 



r r 



wi-ni da. 



The foiu'th song refers to the various symbolic articles and cere- 

 monial forms given by the Elk to the people to be used when the 

 earth has adorned herself with verdure. 



Some of the words of this song are so disguised that a free transla- 

 tion can not be made. 



