606 THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[ETH. ANN. 39 



5. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; wi°, a; e-^ka, or the like; e-wa-ka, 



mean or speak of; ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



6. Tsi, house; zhi°-ga, little; wi°, a; a-fi-thu-^a, shall direct their 



footsteps; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 13, 20, 27. 



7. Wa-xo-be, shrine; zhi^-ga, little; ha-gtha-thi°, carrying your; 



mo°-thi", walking; e-dsi, there; ba she, you, always: tse, shall. 

 14, 21, 28. 



(Song repeated.) 



9. 0-k'o-be, valley; tho°-ba, second; a-fi-thu-fa, shall direct their 

 footsteps toward; bi, the}'; a-tha, indeed. 



10. 0-k'o-be, valley; tho^-ba, second; e-^ka, or the like; e-wa-ka, 



mean or speak of; ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



11. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; tho°-ba, second; a-pi-thu-fa, direct 



their footsteps toward; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



12. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; tho"-ba, second; e-^ka, or the like; 



e-wa-ka, mean or speak of; ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



(Song repeated.) 



16. 0-k'o-be, valley; tha-btlii°, third; a-fi-thu-fa, direct their foot- 



steps toward; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



17. 0-k'o-be, valley; tha-bthi"', third; e-fka, or the like; e-wa-ka, 



mean or speak of; ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



18. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; a-fi-thu-f.a, direct their footsteps 



toward; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



19. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; tha-bthi", third; e-<?ka, or the like; 



e-wa-ka, mean or speak of; ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



23. 0-k'o-be, valley; do-ba, fourth; a-yi-thu-pe, direct their footsteps 



toward; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



24. 0-k'o-be, valley; do-ba, fourth; e-pka, or the like, e-wa-ka, mean 



or speak of; ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



25. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; do-ba, fourth; a-pi-thu-f.e, direct 



their footsteps toward; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



26. Ni, river; u-ga-xtlii, bend; do-ba, fourth; e-fka, or the like; 



e-wa-ka, mean or speak of: ba, they; zhi, do not; a, they said. 



Wa-xo'-be Thu-shke Wa-tho". 



Shrine untie songs. 



Song 1. 

 ( Free translation, p. 261 ; Osage version, p. 482. ) 



The meaning of the words of this song are obscured by the use of 

 archaic or corrupted terms. 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 261; Osage version, p. 482.) 



1. Kia ha, downward; tha, you; wi, I; tha, send; tse, shall. 

 3. Kia ha, downward; tha, you; wi, I; tha ha, send; shke he the, to 

 be untied. 



