530 THE OSAGE TEIBE. [kth. ann. 39 



21. I-ts'a, causes of death; thi°-ge, having none; mo°-thi°, as they 



travel the path of Hfe; ta, shall; hi a, they: zhi°-ga, the little 

 ones. 



22. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said. 30, 36. 



23. Da-do", what; a-ko"-ta, as a wi-istband; kshi-the, put upon him; 



nio"-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; ba, they; 

 do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 



24. Da-gthe, captive; a-ko°-ta. wristband; e shno° bi no°, that which 



is spoken of as; a, they said. 



25. A-ko"-ta, as a wristband ; kslii-the, put upon him; a-ka, they. 29. 



26. Da-gthe, ca]^tive; a-ko°-ta, \vi-istban(l; wi°, a; e-fka, in truth. 



27. E-wa-ka, mean; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



28. Wa-no°-xe, spirit; e-de, a; a, they said. 



31. Da-do°, what; pi-tha to", as a girdle; kshi-the, put upon him; 



ta, shall; ba, they; do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 



32. Da-gthe, captive; e-de, a; a, they said. 



33. Pi-tha to", as a girdle; kshi-the, put upon liim; bi, they; a, they 



said. 



34. Da-gthe, captive; e-de, a; e-pka, in truth; e-wa-ka, mean; ba, 



they; zhi, not; a, they said. 



35. Wa-no"-xe, spirit; e-de, a; pi-tha to", as a girdle; ksi-tha, put 



upon him; bi, they; a, they said. 

 37: Da-do", what; ho°-be to", as moccasins; kshi-the, put upon him; 

 ta, shall; ba, they; do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 



38. Da-gthe, captive; wi", a; a, they said. 



39. Ho°-be to", as moccasins; kshi-tha, put upon him; bi, they; a, 



they said. 42. 



40. Da-gthe, captive; wi", a; e-pka, in truth; e-wa-ka, mean; ba, 



they; zhi, not; a, they said. 



41. Wa-no"-xe, spirit; a, they said. 



No'^-zm'' Wa-tho''. 



Rising song. 



(Free translation, p. 76; Osage version, p. 389.) 



1. 



Ha, O; •Sho-ka, ceremonial messenger; a-no°-zhi" tse the, let us now 



arise. (Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5.) 

 A-no"-zhi" tse the, let us now arise. (Line 3.) 



Ha, O; Sho-ka, ceremonial messenger; a-mo°-thi" tse the, let us now 



go forth. (Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5.) 

 A-mo"-thi° tse the, let us now go forth. (Line 3.) 



