LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL OSAGE LANGUAGE. 419 



147. Wa'-ba-xtse zlu"-ga ge' e-to" xtsi wa-zhi" a-tha-gthe a', ka-ge', 



e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



148. Shi' o''-ilo"-ba thi° ha, e' tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



149. Wi'-to"-be a, wi-tsi-go c', c tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



150. Wa'-V'o"-Qi ha', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



151. U'-fi-gthe tse a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



152. No"'-pu-gthe tha-to" she wi-to"-be a', wi-tsi-go e', e tsi-the a', 



a bi" da, tsi ga, 



153. Ha' ! ka-ge a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



154. Wa'-k'o"-pi ha ge e-to" xtsi wa-zhi" a-tha-gthe a', ka-ge', e-gi-a, 



bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



155. Shi' o°-do"-ba thi" ha, e' tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



156. Ni'-ka ts'a-ge a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



157. I"'-dse wa-thi-ge-ge-be wi-to"-be a', wi-tsi-go e' a, a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



158. Ni'-ka ts'a-ge ge e'-to" xtsi wa-zhi" a-tha-gthe a', ka-ge a', 



a bi" da, tsi ga, 



159. Shi' o"-do"-ba thi" ha, e'tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



160. Ni'-ka ts'a-ge a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



161. (,'ka' ga-mo° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



162. Ta'-xpi ge u-thi-ho" ho" e-go" wi-to"-be a', wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a 



bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



163. Ni'-ka ts'a-ge a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



164. No"'-ni-o"-ba i tse u-gtha-gtha e-go" wi-to"-be a', wi-tsi-go e', 



e-gi-a, bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



165. Ho"'ba u-^a-ki-ba do-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



166. U'-tha-ni-iia-shi ga tha-to" she wi-to"-be a', wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a, 



bi a', a bi" tla, tsi ga, 



167. Ha' ! ka-ge a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



168. Ho"'-ba u-fa-ki-ba ge e-to" wa-zhi" a-tha-gthe a', ka-ge', e-gi-a, 



bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



169. Ho"'-ba tha-gthi" xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



170. U'-tha-ni-ka-shi-ga tha-to" she wi-to"-be a', wi-tsi-go e', e tsi- 



the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



171. Ho"'-ba tha-gthi" xtsi u-hi tha-ki-tlie te wa-zhi" a-tha-gthe a', 



ka-ge, e tsi-the a, a bi" da, tsi ga," 



Song 1, 



(Freetranslation, p. 145; literal translation, p. 556,) 



The wi-ta ha, the wi-ta, 

 Wa-tse-xi e tha tho wi-ni da, 

 E he the wi-ta ha, the wi-ta, 

 Wa-tse-xi e tha tho wi-ni da, 

 E he the wi-ta ha, the wi-ta, 

 Wa-tse-xi e tha tho wi-iii-da. 



(Sung four times.) 



