laplesche] kite of vigil osage language. 509 



Sho'-8HO-ka Wa-tho". 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 34S; literal translation, p. 626.) 



1. 



Ta ha ha tha no°-ge he, 

 Ta ha ha tha no" ge he the, 

 fa a ha tha no" ge he, 

 Ta ha a ha tha no" ge he 

 Ta ha a ha tha no" ge he. 



Song 2. 



( Free translation, p. 348; literal translation, p. 626.) 



1. 



Ta wa-tha-ke ke he no" ha, 

 Ki°-da hi" da ha he ni i" da, 

 Ta-ha wa-tha-ke ke he no" ha, 

 Kio-da hi" da ha he ni i" da, 

 Ta wa-tha-ke ke he no" ha, 

 Ki°-da hi° da ha he ni i° da, 

 Ta-ha wa-tha-ke ke he no" ha, 

 Kiii-da hi" da ha he ni i" da. 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 349; literal translation, p. 626.) 



1. 



Ta wa-tse-xi he he tha ha. 

 He ha-ni-da, he ni da, 

 Ta-ha wa-tse-xi he he tha ha. 

 He ha-ni-da, he ni da, 

 Ta-ha wa-tse-xi he he tha ha, 

 He ha-ni-da, he ni da. 



Pa-^i' Stse-dse Wa-tho". 

 Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 350; literal translation, p. 626.) 



1. 



Ko°-5a ha ko-i-tha-a, a-tha, a-tha, 

 A-tha ha, tha ha, ko-i-tha-a 

 Ko^-ga ha ko-i-tha-a, a-tha, 

 A-tha ha, tha ha, ko-i-tha-a, 

 Kc-ga ha ko-i-tha tha, 

 Tha ha Ico-i-tha-a, 

 Ko°-5a ha ko-i-tha-a, a-tha, 

 A-tha-ha, tha ha ko-i-tha-a. 



