LAFLESCHF] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 591 



Tse-the, kindle the fire; tse tlie, let it be; thi-ho"-ho'', -twirl and 

 twirl; i-no"-tlia, holding them in their place. (Lines 4 and 5 in 

 the first stanza.) 



2. 



Zho", wood; thi-mo'' tha ha, twirl ye; thi-ho", twirl; thi-gi-da, till the 

 drill squeaks musically. (Line 3 in the second stanza.) 



Tse-the, kindle the fire; tse the, let it be; thi-ho", twirl; thi-gi-da, 

 till the drill squeaks musically. (Lines 4 and 5 in the second stanza.) 



Zho°, wood; thi-mo" tha ha, twirl ye; thi-ho°, twirl; xthi"-zha tha, 

 till the sparks come. (Line 3 in the third stanza.) 



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

 till sparks come. (Lines 4 and 5 in the third stanza.) 



Zho", wood; thi-mo" tha ha, twirl ye; thi-ho", twirl; sho-dse tha, the 



smoke comes. (Line 3 in the fourth stanza.) 

 Tse-the, kindle the fire; tse the, let it be; tlri-ho", twu-1; sho-dse tha, 



the smoke comes. (Lines 4 and 5 in the fourth stanza.) 



Zho", wood; thi-mo" tha ha, twirl ye; tlii-ho", twirl; i>o-e tha, the 



flame arises. (Line 3 in the fifth stanza.) 

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



the flame arises. (Lines 4 and 5 in the fifth stanza.) 



TsE-THE Wa-tho''. 



Kindling the fire songs. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 226: Osage version, p. 464.) 



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The he, look you; da-we-the, I make the fire; da-we-the tse he, I 

 make the fire. (Lines 1 and 5 in all the three stanzas.) 



The he, look you; da-we-the tse he, I make the fire. (Lines 2 and 4 

 in all the three stanzas.) 



Po-e, flame arises; da-we-the, I make the fire; da-we-the tse he, I 

 make the fire. (Line 3 in the first stanza.) 



Mo"-gthe, it stands upright; da-we-the, I make the fij-e; da-we-the 

 tse he, I make the fire. (Line 3 in the second stanza.) 



