600 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [eih. Ann. 39 



TSI'-ZHU WA-SHTA-GE VERSION OF THE NO'^'-ZHI^-ZHO^ 



RITE. 



By Sho'^''-ge-mo''-i''. 



NO^-NI A-THA-SHO-DSE Wl'-GI-E. 



Tobacco smoke upon ritual. 



( Free translation, p. 245; Osage version, p. 473.) 



1. Ha, ho; da-clo°, what; wa-zhi", courage; gi-the, make to be for 



themselves; ta, shall; ba, they; do", interrogative particle; a, 

 they said; a bi° da, it has been said; tsi ga, in this house. (The 

 refrain, a bi" da, tsi ga, is repeated at the end of every line and 

 so this translation will suffice for all.) 17, 33, 49. 



2. I°-gtho"-gthe-zhe, mottled lynx; zhi'^-ga, little; kshe, lies out- 



stretched; no°, that; a, they said. 



3. Wa-zhi", courage; to^-ga, great; do"^, because it is; wa-zlii", cour- 



age; gi-tha, make of it for themselves; hi, they; a, they said. 

 19, 35, 51. 



4. Wa-zhi", courage; gi-tha, make of it for themselves; bi, they; 



do", when; shki, and; a, they said. 20. 



5. Wa-zhi", courage; u-ta-thi°, their fame for to spread abroad; bi, 



they; ki-the, cause to be; nW-thi", as they travel the path of 

 life; t a, shall; i, they; tsi° da, shall. 21, 37, 53. 



6. No"-be-lii, hands; wi-ta, mine. 22, 38, 54. 



7. No°-be-hi, hands; tha, they make of them; bi, they; do°, when; 



shki, and; a, they said. 23, 39, 59. 



8. No°-be, hands; e-dsi, there, at the attack upon the foe; wa-thi°- 



ga, absent from; zhi, never be; ki-the, cause themselves to be; 

 mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; i, they; tsi° 

 da, shall. 24, 40, 56. 



9. Ho"-ba, day; i-ta-xe, at the beginning of; tho°, at the; dsi, then; 



a, they said. 25, 41. 



10. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, the bend of ; wi", a; e-dsi, there; xtsi, verily; 



a, they said. 26, 43. 



11. Wa-ko"-tha, attack; tsi-the, rushed forth; to°, from where he 



stood; a, they said. 27, 42. 



12. Ta, deer; tse-he-xo-dse, gray horns, immature; kshe, that lies 



outstretched; a, they said. 



13. Bi-shu-ka, bent, doubled up; xtsi, verily; a-thi" hi the, threw or 



pressed to the ground; kshe, where it lay. 29, 45. 



14. Wa-tse, triumph, exultation; niu, cry; ga-xe, make; to", where 



he stood; a, they said. 30, 46, 62. 



15. Wa-tse, triumph; niu, cry; bi, they; do", when; ga xto", verily 



in this manner they shall cry; mo"-thi°, as they travel the path 

 of life; ta, shall; i, they; tsi" da, shall. 31, 47, 63. 



