590 THE OSAGE TEIBE. [eih. ann.39 



Zho^ Wi'-gi-e. 



Wood ritual. 



(Free translation, p. 223; Osago version, p. 462.) 



1. A, ho! ni-ka, men; wa-pa-e, my valiant. 



2. Zho°, wood; pa-ho^-gthe, the first; gthi. brouglit home; he tha 



bi kshe, and they laid dowTi. 



3. Wa-thi^-e-pka, without a pm-pose; gthi, brought home; he tha, 



and laid down; ba, they; zhi a, not. 9, 14, 20. 



4. Mi, sun; hi-e, setting; ge, of; ta, toward; ni-ka-shi-ga, peoples; 



bi a, there are. 15, 21. 



5. Gthi, brought home; he tha, and laid down; bi a, they have. 



6. Wa-gtlii, the act of bringing home; he the, and laying down; 



mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; 

 shki, and. 11, 17, 23. 



7. Wa-gthi, the act of bringing home; he the, and laying down: 



gi-wa-ts'e-ga, with ease; ki-the, cause to be; mo°-thi", as they 

 travel the path of life; ta bi a, they shall. 12. 



8. Zho", wood; we-tho^-ba, the second piece; gthi, brought home; 



he tha bi kshe, and they laid down. 

 10. Mi, sun; hi-e, setting; ge, of; ta, toward; ni-ka-slii-ga, peoples; 



e-ki-tho°-ba, corresponding in number, two; xtsi, verily: gthi, 



brought home; he tha, and laid down; bi a, they have. 

 13. Zho°, wood; we-tha-bthi°, the third piece; gthi, brought home; 



he tha bi kshe, and they laid down. 

 16. E-ki-tha-bthi°, corresponding in nmnber, tlu-ee; xtsi, verily; 



gthi, brought home; he tha, they laid down; bi a, they said; 



bi a, they have. 



18. Wa-gthi, the act of bringing home; he the, and laying down; 



gi-wa-ts'e-ga, with ease; xtsi, verily; wi-gi-tha bi, I for you; 

 a-thi° he, in my jom^ney ; ta tse, shall ; a bi a, they have said. 24. 



19. Zho", wood; we-do-ba, the fom-th piece; gthi, brought home; he 



tha bi kshe, and they laid do^vn. 

 22. E-ki-do-ba, corresponding in number, four; xtsi, verily; gthi, 

 brought home; he tha, and they laid down; bi, they; a bi a, 

 they have said. 



Zho'* Thi'-mo'' Wa-tho'^. 



Wood drill song. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 224: Osage version, p. 463.) 



1. 



Tse-the, kindle the fire; tse the, let it be; tlii-ho", twirl; thi-mo" tha, 

 twirl ye (the drill). (Lines 1 and 2 in all the five stanzas.) 



Zho°, wood; thi-mo° tha ha, twirl ye; thi-ho^-ho", twirl and twirl; 

 i-no°-tha, holding them in their place. (Line 3 in the first stanza.) 



