LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 545 



Song 2. 

 (Free translation, p. 122; Osage version, p. 403. 



1. 



Tsi-go, my grandfather; hi-tho^-be tha, appears. (Lines 1, 2, 4, and 6 



in all the eight stanzas.) 

 I-ba, a pipe; thi" a-do°, holding in his hands; hi-tho°-be tha, he 



appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the first stanza.) 



Mo^-hi", a knife; a-thi° a-do°, holding in Ms hands; hi-tho°-be tha, 

 he appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the second stanza.) 



3. 



We-tsi°, a war club ; a-thi° a-do", holding in his hands ; hi-tho°-be tha, 

 he appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the third stanza.) 



Mi°-dse, a bow; a-thi° a-do°, holding in liis hands; hi-tho^-be tha, he 

 appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the fourth stanza.) 



Mc, an arrow; a-thi° a-do°, holding in his hands; lii-tho°-be tha, he 

 appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the fifth stanza.) 



Do-ka, a scalp; tlii° a-do", holding in his hands; hi-tho^-be tha, he 

 appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the sixth stanza.) 



Ga-mo", spoils; a-thi" a-do", holding in his hands; hi-tho°-be tha, he 

 appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the seventh stanza.) 



8. 



Ho°-ba, the day; thi" a-do", holding in his hands; hi-tho^-be tha, he 

 appears. (Lines 3, 5, and 7 in the eighth stanza.) 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 123; Osage version, p. 409.) 



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Mi, sun; i-tho°-be, appears; do", when; ha-wa-tse, I to strike; a-to° 

 he, I stand ready. (Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 in both stanzas.) 



Ga xtsi to", in that very moment ; wa-ki-tha, we fight the foe (repeat) . 

 (Lines 3 and 6 in the first stanza.) 

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