572 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [bth. ANN. 39 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 173; Osage version, p. 440.) 

 1. 



The, this, man; thi°-kshe, the sitting; i-ta, the owner of; wi-kshi-the, 

 I make you to be. (Lines 1, 2, 3, 5 (with vocables), 7, 8, 9, and 

 10 in both the two stanzas.) 



Wa-ho-slii-ge, valorous; do", a; i-ta, the owner of; wi-kshi-the, I 

 make you to be. (Line 6 in the first stanza.) 



I-e, words; do°, good; a-tlii" e-de, who has; i-ta, the owner of; wi- 

 kshi-the, I make you to be. (Line 6 in the second stanza.) 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 17-J; Osage version, p. 440.) 

 1. 



Dsi, thither; tsi-tha, go thou; thi°, leading him (repeat). (Lines 1, 



3, 4, 5, and 7 in both the two stanzas.) 

 I-e, words; do", good; a-thi°, he who has; she-the, yonder; a-thi°, 



bringing; a-gi, this way; bi, he; no°, is. (Lines 2 and 6 in the first 



stanza.) 



2. 



I-e, speak; tse, to; she-thu, yonder; a-thi°, bringing; a-gi, this way; 



bi, he; no", is. 

 I-e, words; gth()"-the, the great, who is to speak; she-thu, yonder; 



a-thi", bringing; a-gi, this way; bi, he; no°, is. (Lines 2 and 6 id 



the second stanza.) 



Song 4. 



(Free translation, p. 176; Osage version, p. 441.) 



Mo"-thi°-ka, the mystic clay; u-thi-sho°, marching arovmd; a-gtha- 



bthi° e he, I carry my. (Lines 1 and 2 in all the stanzas from 1 to 



6, inclusive.) 

 I-ba, the mystic pipe; thi" a-do", carrying; u-tlii-sho", march around, 



in a circle; bthe hi" do, I go ; a he he, vocables. (Line 3 in the first 



stanza.) 



2. 



Mo°-hi", the mystic knife; a-thi" a-do", carrying; u-tlii-sho°, march 

 around, in a circle; bthe hi" do, I go; a he he, vocables. (Line 3 in 

 the second stanza.) 



