laflesche] bite of vigil — osage language. 411 



Ka'-xe Wa-tho''. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 128; literal translation, p. 546.) 



1. 



Ni-ka tho"-ba a bthe a-da wa he, 

 Wa-tha-pa-pa ha-dsi bthe lii no", 

 Ni-ka tho"-ba bthe a-da wa he, 

 Wa-tha-pa-pa ha-dsi bthe hi no", 

 Ni-ka tlio°-ba a bthe a-da wa he, 

 Wa-tha-pa-pa ha-dsi bthe hi no". 



(Sung four times.) 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 129; literal translation, p. 647.) 



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Ni-ka tho°-ba bthe a-do° he no°, 



A he the ni-ka tho°-ba bthe a-do" he no", 



A he the bthe a-do" he no", 



A he the ni-ka tho^-ba bthe a-do" he no", 



A he the wa-tha-pa-pa btlie a-do° he no°, 



A he the ni-ka tho"-ba bthe a-do° he no", 



A he the wa-tha-pa-pa bthe a-do" he no°. 



(Sung four times.) 



Ta Wa-tho". 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 130; literal translation, p. 547.) 



1. 



Wi-tsi°-do no" she-tho to" no°, 



Wi-tsi°-do no" she-tho to" no°, 



Qi noo-nc-ge he, gi noo-no" e, 



Qi no''-no°-ge he, 



Wi-tsi°-do no" she-tho to" no", 



Wi-tsi"-do no" she-tho to" no", 



Qi no°-no"-ge he, gi no°-no" e, 



Qi no°-no"-ge he, 



Wi-tsi°-do no" she-tho to" no". 



2. 



Wi-tsi°-do no" she-tho to" no", 

 Wi-tsi"-do no" she-tho to" no", 

 He no"-no"-ge he, he no°-no" e, 

 He-no°-no"-ge he, 

 Wi-tsi°-do no" she-tho to" no", 

 Wi-tsi"-do no" she-tho to" no", 

 He no"-no"-ge he, he no "-no" e, 

 He-no"-no"-ge he, 

 Wi-tsi"-do no" she-tho to" no". 



