588 THE OSAGE TKIBE. [eth. axn. 39 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 217; Osage version, p. 460.) 



1. 



Ni-ka, men; fto bi ni, gathered they are; wa-tho" te, to sing; ha the, 



ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the first stanza.) 

 Ni-ka, man; ni do°, if thou art; e the he, go thou tliere; ha tho. 



(Lines 2 and 4 in all the seven stanzas.) 



Ni-ka, man; ni do", if thou art; ha-we, now; ha tho. (Line 3 in all 



the seven stanzas.) 



2. 



Ho^-ga, the sacred eagle; to" bi ni, they who own; wa-tho" te, to sing; 

 ha tho, ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the second stanza.) 



Wa-xtha, the standard; to" bi ni, they who own; wa-tho" te, to sing; 

 ha tho, ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the third stanza.) 



4. 



Mo"-sho", the feathers; to" bi ni, they who own; wa-tho" te, to sing; 

 ha tho, ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the fourth stanza.) 



5. 



Ta-ha, the deer skin; to" bi ni, they who own; wa-tho" te, to sing; ha 

 tho, ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the fifth stanza.) 



6. 



Pe-dse, the fires; to" bi ni, they who own; wa-tho" te, to sing; ha tho, 

 ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the sixth stanza.) 



No°-xthe, charcoal; to" bi ni, they who own; wa-tho" te, to sing; ha 

 tho, ha tho. (Lines 1 and 5 in the seventh stanza.) 



Tsi Gi'-KA-XE Wa-tho". 



House the making of songr. 



Song 1. 



(Free tran.slatlon. i). 218; Osage version, p. 461.) 



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Wi-e, me, for me; tsi, house; wi", a; ga-xa, make; thi°-e e, ye. 



(Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 in both the two stanzas.) 

 Ga-xa, make; thi"-e e, ye; tsi, house; wi-ta no", that is mine; ga-xa, 



make; thi"-e, ye. (Line 3 in the first stanza.) 



