618 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [eth. Ann. 39 



Song 6. 

 (Free translation, p. 315; Osage version, p. 499.) 

 1. 



He-tho°-be tho, lo, he appears; ha, vocable; he-tho"-be-tha, lo, he 



appears. (Line 1 in all of the four stanzas.) 

 pa'-be, the black one (the black bear) ; he-tho°-be the, he who 



appears; no°, at all times; ho", vocable; he-tho°-be, he appears. 



(Lines 3, 4, 5, and 6.) 



2. 



To'-hno", otter; he-tho°-be the, he who appears; no", at all times; 

 ho", vocable; he-tho°-be, he appears. (Lines 3, 4, 5, and 6.) 



3. 



I"'-gtho°, pmua; he-tho°-be the, he who appears; no", at all times; 

 ho°, vocable; he-tho"-be, he who appears. (Lines 3, 4, 5, and 6.) 



Zha'-be, beaver; he-tho^-be the, he who appears; no°, at all times; 

 ho", vocable; he-tho°-be, he appears. (Lines 3, 4, 5, and 6.) 



Ka'-xe Wa-tho". 



Crow songs. 



(Free translation, p. 317; Osage version, p. 499.) 



1. 



The three Crow songs here given are unintelligible because of the 

 archaic and corrupted words used in them. 



Mi Tho'-to" Wa-tho''. 



Sun vertical songs. 



Song 1. 



CFree translation, p. 319; Osage version, p. 500.) 



L 



Mi, sun; sho" she the, yonder passing by; o^-ba-he the, offers me a 



gift. (Lines 1, 2, and 5 in all the stanzas.) 

 Xi-tha, eagle; sha (archaic), red; ho"-k'i-e tha, as a gift to me; 



o°-ba-he the, he offers to me as a gift. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



Xi-tha, eagle; fka, white; ho°-k'i-e tha, as a gift to me; o^-ba-he the, 

 he offers to me as a gift. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



Xi-tha, eagle; pa, contraction of pa-po", white head; ho°-k'i-e tha, 

 as a gift to me; o°-ba-he the, he offers to me. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



