lafle.sche] rite of vigil literal translation. 549 



Wa-k't" Wa-tho". 



Carrying song. 



Song 6. 



(Free translation, p. 136: Osage version, p. 413.) 

 1. 



Ta-xtsi e, thou deer; ta-xtsi e, thou deer; wa-dsu-ta zhi°-ga, O little 



animal. (Line 1 in all of the nine stanzas.) 

 I-wi-the, I founil thee; tho°-dse, when; ta-xtsi e, thou deer; ta-xtsi e, 



thou deer. (Lines 2 and 5 in all of the nine stanzas.) 

 Ta-xtsi e, thou deer; wa-dsu-ta zhi"-ga, O little animal. (Line 3 in 



all of the nine stanzas.) 



Pi-fi fa-be hi, black oak tree; dsi, close to a: to", standing. (Line 4 



in the first stanza.) 



2. 



Zhu-dse hi, red oak tree; dsi, close to a; to", standing. (Line 4 in 

 the second stanza.) 



3. 



Zho", trees; u-ga-ki-ba, close together; he-dsi, there, between them; 

 to", standing. (Line 4 in the third stanza.) 



4. 



Pi-fisha-be hi, dark acorn tree; dsi, close to a; to°, standing. (Line 4 

 in the fourth stanza.) 



5. 



Pi-fi xo-dse lii, gray acorn tree; dsi, close to a; to", standing. (Line 4 

 in the fifth stanza.) 



6. 



Ba-xpe hi, stunted oaks; dsi, amidst; to", standing. (Line 4 in the 

 sixth stanza.) 



7. 



Xa-dse, grasses; ba-tse, bunches; he-dsi, amidst; to", standing. 

 (Line 4 in the seventh stanza.) 



8. 



Wa-tsi-shka, brook; zlii"-ga, little; dsi, close to a; to", standing. 

 (Line 4 in the eighth stanza.) 



9. 



Pa-he, liill; pa-fi, the smnmit of; he-dsi, at the; to", standing. 

 (Line 4 in the ninth stanza.) 



