614 THE OSAGE TKIBE. [eth. anx. 39 



8. 



. . . wa-k'o° no", the sacred acts are performed. (Lines 1 to 6.) 



9. 

 . . . xa-pe no°, I pluck the ripened ears. (Lines 1 to 6.) 



10. 

 . . . xtha, the blossoms; zho" no", fall in showers. (Lines 1 to 6.) 



11. 



ga-dsi" no°, the ears cross each other in profusion. (Lines 

 1 to 6.) 



12. 



. . . bi-xtho", I bend the tall stalks to reach the ears. (Lines 

 1 to 6.) 



13. 



zha-wa no", there is joy in my home. (Lines 1 to 6.) 

 Sho^'-ge Wa-tho'*. 



Wolf songs. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 291; Osage version, p. 491.) 



1. 



fi-a, their feet; wa-thi-ko-ge he, may they be cramped. (Lines 1, 2, 



4, and 5.) 

 Ni wa-ta ha, obscure in meaning, probably, pray ye; thi-ko-ge he 



(that their feet may be cramped). (Line 3 in all the stanzas.) 



2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 



2. Hi-a, their legs. 3. Zho, their bodies. 4. A, their arms. 5. Pa, 

 their heads. 6. I-a, their mouths. 



Song 2. 

 (Free translation, p. 292: Osage version, p. 491.) 



1. 



^-a, their feet; wa-thi-ko-ge he, may they be cramped; ka-wa, that; 

 ho°-da ha we, is what we ask. 



2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 



2. Hi-a, their legs. 3. Zho, their bodies. 4. A, their arms. 5. Pa, 

 their heads. 6. I-a, their mouths. 



