LAFLESCHE] RITK OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 617 



2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 



2. Hi° da ha we, he having legs. 3. Zhu i° da ha we, he having a 

 body. 4. A i° da ha we, he having arms. 5. Pa i° da ha we, he 

 having a head. 6. 1° da ha we, he having a mouth. 



Song 4 



(Free translation, p. 306; Osage version, p. 495.) 



1. 



Tsi-go, my grandfather; Wa-ko°-da, gods; ta ha we ha, toward them, 

 with reverence; thi-o-ka-we, spread; tse i° do, let him be. 



Song 5. 

 (Free translation, p. 307; Osage version, p. 496.) 



1. 



E no°, lo; wa-no^-xe he, a spirit; wa-ko°-da, mysterious; wa-ha, skin; 



pu, cut; wi-shi, I ask you to. (Lines 1 and 2.) 

 gi, on my feet; bthe, I go forth; do°, when; wa-ko°-da, mysterious; 



wa-ha, skin; 9U, cut; wi-shi, I ask you to. (Line 3.) 

 Sho-bthe, I come to you; do° he, when; wa-ko°-da, mysterious; 



wa-ha, skin; fu, cut; wi-shi, I ask you to. (Line 4.) 



2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 



2. Hi, on my legs. 3. Zhu, with my body. 4. A, with my arms. 

 5. Pa, with my head. 6. I, with my mouth. 



Song 6. 

 (Free translation, p. 308; Osage version, p. 496.) 



1. 



Tsi-go, my grandfather; mo°-ge, breast; ?u, cut; ta ha we ha, that it 

 may be; tlii-o-ka-we, unfold; tse i" da, let him be. 



2, 3, 4, and 5. 



2. Hi, legs. 3. A, arms. 4. Pa, his head. 5. L his mouth. 



Songs 7, 8, 9, and 10. 

 (Free translation, p. 309; Osage version, p. 496.) 



The words of these songs are fragmentary and archaic and their 

 meaning is obscured, therefore they can not be intelligibly translated. 



Nl'-DSI Wa-tho^'. 



At the water songs. 



Song 1. 

 (Free translation, p. 312; Osage version, p. 498.) 



The use of archaic terms and corrupted words in songs 1, 2, 3, 4, 

 and 5 of this group make it difficult to give an intelligible translation. 



