LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLAXIOlSr. 623 



3. 



Ho^-ga, sacred eagle; to" bi the, they who have the; wa-tho" tse the, 

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



Ho^-ba, the day of triumph; to"" bi the, they who have the; wa-tho° 

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



Song 4. 



(Free translation, p. 333: Osage version, p. 505.) 

 1. 



Pe-dse, pe-dse, the lire, the fire; hi tha, give it to me; wi-ta e tha, it 



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

 Wa-to° tha ha, mine it is; ki-no°, to use as an emblem; dsi, at the 



gathering; a-thi° tse, to take. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



Wa-to" tha ha, mine it is; ki-no°, to use as an emblem; dsi, at the 

 gathering; a-thi° bthe, for me to take. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



3. 



Wa-to° tha ha, mine it is; ki-no°, to use as. an emblem; dsi, at the 

 gathering; u-thi-pe, to share in its honors. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



4. 



Wa-to° tha ha, mine it is; ki-no", to use as an emblem; dsi, at the 

 gathering; u-thi-btlii, to pour into my hand. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



Wa-to" tha ha, mine it is; ki-no", to use as an emblem; dsi, at the 

 gathering; u-thi-xthi, to put upon my face. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



Song 5. 



(Free translation, p. 335: Osage version, p. 505.) 

 1. 



Dse, contraction of u-dse-the, fireplace; wi°-xtsi, one only; dse, fire- 

 place; wi°-xtsi, one only; ha ha, it is. (Repeated in all the other 

 five lines.) 



2. 



Dse, fireplace; wi°-xtsi, one only; dsi, at the gathering; a-thi" bthe, 

 ha ha, I shall take. 



