622 THE OSAGE TEIBE. [eth. ann. 39 



46. Ta, deer; he, horns; ba-(;^i-ge, spiked; kshe, that lies outstretched; 

 no°, the; a, they said. 



48. Pi-fi, gall; thi°-ge, has none; tho^-zha, nevertheless. 



49. Wa-zhi", courage; gi-the, make it to be; bi, they; a, they said. 



52. fi-])a-ha, toes; sha-be, dark; ga, this; thi°-kshe, sitting; a, they 



said. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 330; Osage version, p. 6M.) 

 1. 



Ni-ka, men; pto be he, let them assemble; wa-tho" te he no°, to sing. 



(Lines 1 and 5.)'. 

 Ha-ni da we he, they alone; they alone, they alone. (Lines 2, 3, 4, 



and 6.) 



2. 



Wa-zhi", bird; pa-be, black; he, vocable; wa-tho" te he no°, to sing. 

 (Lines 1 and 5.) 



3. 



Ta-ha, deer-skin; to° be he, they who have the; wa-tho" te he no", 

 to sing. (Lines 1 and 5.) 



4. 



Ho°-ga, the sacred eagle; to" be he, they who have the; wa-tho" te 

 he no", to sing. (Lines 1 "and 5.) 



Song 2. 

 (Free translation, p. 331; Osage version, p. 504.) 



L 



Ni-ka, the men; pto be no", are assembling; dsi the tse, there let me 



go. (Lines 1, 2, and 5.) 



Ko-tha he no", friends they are to me; ko-tha he, friends they are. 



(Lines 3 and 4.) 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 332; Osage version, p. 504.) 

 1. 



Ha-ni da, they alone; ha-ni da, they alone; he he the, vocables. 



(Lines 1, 2, and 5.) 

 Wa-xtha, standards; to" bi the, they who have the; wa-tho" tse the, 



they shall sing; he the, vocables. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



Ta-ha, deer skins; to" bi the, those who have the; wa-tho" tse the, 

 they shall sing; he the, vocables. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



