LAFLESCHB] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TEANSLATIOX. 585 



Song 2. 

 (Free translation, p. 210; Osage version, p. 456.) 



1. 



E-tho°-be, to appear in the open; o"-ga-the tse, to go forth; he tho°- 

 ka-e, no° ho°, we are bidden. (Lines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 in all the 

 four stanzas.) 



Mo^-no^-ti-de, Rumbling-feet; o"-ga-the tse, to go forth; he tho°-ka-e 

 no° ho", we are bidden. (Line 4 in the first stanza.) 



Hiu-gthe-to°-ga, Mighty-thighs; o°-ga-the tse, to go forth; he tho°- 

 ka-e no" ho°, we are bidden. (Line 4 in the second stanza.) 



3. 



^i°-dse-xa-tha, Tail-curved-back; o"-ga-the tse, to go forth; he tho"- 

 ka-e no" ho", we are bidden. (Line 4 in the second stanza.) 



He-thi-sdu-zha, Curved-horns; o^-ga-the tse, to go forth; he tho°- 

 ka-e no" ho", we are bidden. (Line 4 in the fourth stanza.) 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 211; Osage version, p, 457.) 



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Wi-tsi-go, my grandfather; a-gi, coming liither; bi" da, they are; 



wi-tsi-go, my grandfather; a-gi, coming hither; bi" da, they are. 



(Lines 1,2, and 4 in all the five stanzas.) 

 Aha, lo; do-ga, males; no", the; a-gi, coming hither; bi" da, they are. 



(Line 3 in the first stanza.) 



2. 



A ha, lo; mi-ga, females: no", the; a-gi, coming hither: bi" da, they 

 are. (Line 3 in the second stanza.) 



A ha, lo; zlii"-ga, little ones; no", the; a-gi, coming hither; bi" da, 

 they are. (Line 3 in the third stanza.) 



4. 



A ha, lo; ki-9,o"-e, a scattering few; no", the; a-gi, coming hither; 

 bi" da, they are. (Line 3 in the fourth stanza.) 



