580 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [bih. ann. 39 



7. 

 A-fi-gthe no°, footprints I have made; xa-pe no°, I pluck the ears. 



8. 



A-fi-gthe no", footprints I have made; bi-xtho" no", I break down 

 the stalks. 



9. 



A-fi-gthe no", footprints I have made; xo-da iio", the gray blossoms 

 cover the field. 



10. 



A-fi-gthe no", footprints I have made; sho-da no", smoke arises from 



my house. 



11. 



A-fi-gthe no", footprints I have made; zha-wa no", there is joy in my 

 house. 



12. 



A-fi-gthe no", footprints I have made; ho"-ba no", day (life) has 

 come. 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 198; Osago version, p. 449.) 



1. 



• 



pi-gthe, footprints; wi-ta, my; wa-k'o" no" ho", they are sacred. 

 (The six lines of which each stanza of this song is composed are all 

 alike excepting the first, fifth, and sixth, to each of which is added a 

 vocable.) 



2. 



fi-gthe, footprints; wi-ta, my; gthe-<;e no" ho", lie in even lines. 



3. 

 fi-gthe, footprints; wi-ta, my; ba-bthi no" ho", they are broken. 



4. 



(j^i-gthe, footprints; wi-ta, my; bo-xa no" ho", in them stand the leafy 

 stalks. 



5. 



(^i-gthe, footprints; wi-ta, my; ga-mi no" ho", the leaves wave in the 

 wind. 



G. 



^i-gthe, footprints; wi-ta, my; ga-dsi" no" ho", the ears cross each 

 other in confusion. 



