420 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [Bin. asn. 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 146; literal translation, p. 556.) 



1. 



Ni-ka-xo-l)e Ijo-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be, 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 I-ba a-thi" a-do", 

 I-ba a-thi" a-do° ni-ka-xo-be, 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



Ni-lca-xo-be ko-wi-tha lia, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ifo-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 Mo^-hi" a-thi" a-do", 

 Mo^-hi" a-thi" a-do" ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



3. 



Ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha-ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 We-tsi" a-thi" a-do", 

 We-tsi° a-thi" a-do" ni-ka-xo-be 

 ICo-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



4. 



Ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 Mi"-dse a-thi" a-do", 

 Mi°-d.se a-thi" a-do" ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



Ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 Mo" a-thi" a-do". 

 Mo" a-thi" a-do" ni-ka-xo-l)e 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



Ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha lia, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-lie ko-wi-tlia ha, 

 Do-ka a-thi" a-do", 

 Do-ka a-thi" a-do" ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



Ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha ha, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha, 

 Ga-mo° a-thi" a-do", 

 Ga-mo" a-thi" a-do" ni-ka-xo-be 

 Ko-wi-tha lia, ni-ka-xo-be ko-wi-tha ha. 



