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6. 



I, mouth: wi-ta, mino; e tho, behold; k'o° no", the power to act with 

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

 stanza.) 



Mi Wa-tho". 



Sun songs. 



Song 1. 

 (Free translation, p. 120; Osage version, p. 407.) 

 1. 



Wa-dsi, whither: lii-tho°-be, shall he appear; he tha. vocables. 

 (Lines 1, 2, 5, and 6 in all the stanzas.) 



The tho, here, at this place: hi-tho"-be, he shall appear; he tha, 

 vocables. (Line 3 in all the eight stanzas.) 



I-ba, pipe, unto the pipe; hi-tho"-be, he shall appear; he tha, voca- 

 bles. (Line 4 in the first stanza.) 



2. 



Mo°-hi", knife, unto the knife; hi-tho"-be, he shall appear; he tha, 

 vocables. (Line 4 in the second stanza.) 



We-tsi", war club, unto the war club: lii-tho°-be, he shall appear; he 

 tha, vocables. (Line 4 in the tliird stanza.) 



Mi"-dse, bow, unto the bow; hi-tho"-be, he shall appear; he tha, 

 vocables. (Line 4 in the fourth stanza.) 



5. 



Mo°, arrow, unto the arrow; hi-tho°-be, he shall appear: he tha; 

 vocables. (Line 4 in the fifth stanza.) 



6. 



Do-ka, scalp, imto the scalp; hi-tho"-be. he shall appear; he tha, 

 vocables. (Line 4 in the sixth stanza.) 



7. 



Ga-mo°, spoils; lu-tho^-be, he shall appear; he tha, vocables. (Line 

 4 in the seventh stanza.) 



Ho°-ba, day, unto the day; hi-tho"-be, he shall appear; he tha, voca- 

 bles. (Line 4 in the eighth stanza.) 



