LAFLBSCHE] PJTE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 543 



43. I-tho^-bi-o", a second time; xtsi, verily; ga-fa-thu, sounded the 



rattle and delivered the stroke: the-tha, toward a certain 



point; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 

 45. vShi-nai, maiden; ho, voice; btho"-xe, broken; do", a; a, they said. 

 53. Ni-ka, man; wa-k'o", military honors; o-tha-ha, to whom are 



attached; do", a; a, they said. 

 61. Wa-k'o, woman; wo", for the first time; we-da-the, gave birth to 



a child; do°, a; a, they said. 



Song 1. 



(Free translatiou, ji. 118; Osage version, p. 405.) 

 1. 



K'o°, to perform a great act; bthe i° da, I go forth; he, vocable. 



(Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the song.) 

 K'o", to perform a great act; bthe i° da, I go forth; ha we he, voca- 

 bles. (Line 3 in the song.) 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 119; Osage version, p. 406.) 



1. 



Da-do°, of the things; wi-ta, that are mine; e tho, behold; k'o° no", 



the power to act; wi-ta, that is mine; do° ha, is best of all. (Lines 



1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 in all the six stanzas.) 

 fi, feet; wi-ta, mine; e tho, behold; k'o" no°, the power to act with 



them; wi-ta, that is mine; do° ha, is best of all. (Line 4 in the 



first stanza.) 



2. 



Hi, legs; wi-ta, mine; e tho, behold; k'o" no°, the power to act with 

 them; wi-ta, that is mine; do" ha, is best of all. (Line 4 in the 

 second stanza.) 



3. 



Zhu, body; wi-ta, mine; e tho, behold; k'o" no", the power to act 

 with it; wi-ta, that is mine; do" ha, is best of all. (Line 4 in the 

 third stanza.) 



4. 



A, arms; wi-ta, mine; e tho, behold; k'o" no", the power to act with 

 them; wi-ta, that is mine; do" ha, is best of all. (Line 4 in the 

 fourth stanza.) 



5. 



Pa, head; wi-ta, mine; e tho, behold; k'o" no", the power to act with 

 it; wi-ta, that is mine; do" ha, is best of all. (Line 4 in the fifth 

 stanza.) 



