LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGI'L LITERAL TRANSLATION. 593 



I-to^-gi-o", thou horned owl; wi", a; tha-tsi-e tho, comest to me. 

 (Line 3 in the second stanza.) 



We-ts'a-gi-o°, thou snake; wi", a; tha-tsi-e tho, comest to me. (Line 

 3 in the third stanza.) 



Ki-ka'-xe I-ki-tsi^ Wa-tho". 



Make them strike each other songs. 



Song 1. 

 (Free translation, p. 231; Osage version, p. 466.) 



1. 



Tsi-go, my grandfather; a-he, from place to place ; the tse the, let him 



go forth (to strike the enemy) ; the the, he the, vocables. (Lines 



1, 2, and 4 in all the four stanzas.) 

 Wa-zhi^-fa-be, the black bird (hawk); a-he, from place to place; the 



tse the, let him go forth (to strike the enemy) ; the the, he the, 



vocables. (Line 3 in the first stanza.) 



2. 



Wa-zhi°-xo-dse, the gray bird (hawk) ; a-he, from place to place; the 

 tse the, let him go forth (to strike the enemy) ; the the, he the, 

 vocables. (Line 3 in the second stanza.) 



3. 



Gthe-do°-zhi°-ga, the little hawk; a-he, from place to place; the tse 

 the, let him go forth (to strike the enemy) ; the the, he the, vocables. 



(Line 3 in the third stanza.) 



4. 



Wa-k'o°, actor; ho°-ga, the mystic, consecrated, sacred; a-he, from 

 place to place; the tse the, let him go forth (to strike the enemy) ; 

 the the, he the, vocables. (Line 3 in the fourth stanza.) 



Gthi I-he-the Wa-tho^. 



Brought home laid down songs. 



Song. 1. 

 (Free translation, p. 233; Osage version, p. 466.) 



1. 



Wa-zlii", bird; fa-be, black; wa-tha-tse no", thou hast triumphed; 



e the he, vocables. (Lines 1 and 3 in the first stanza.) 

 Wa-tha-tse no°, thou hast triumphed; wa-tha-tse no°, thou hast 



trimnphed; e the he tho, vocables. (Twines 2 and 4 in all the four 



stanzas.) 



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