LAFLESCHE] KITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 625 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 340; Osage version, p. .506.) 

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E, ho; hi°, hair; a-to° tha ha, when it has; ki-a ha, downwarcl; da wi 



the, I shall send you. (Lines 1, 3, and 5.) 

 Ki-a ha, downward; da wi-the, I shall send you. (Lines 2 and 4.) 



Song 3. 

 (Fre« translation, p. 341; Osage version, p. 507.) 



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The use of archaic and corrupted words in Songs 3 and 4 make it 

 difficult to give an intelligible translation. 



Song .5. 

 (Free translation, p. J43; Osage version, p. 507.) 



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E-no°, he alone; he, come to this place; ta tsi° da, shall; ha, vocable; 



do we, to coimt. (Lines 1, 3, and 5.) 

 E tse he, he is the one; do wi ni da, I have given to you. (Lines 2, 4, 



and 6 of the first and second stanzas.) 



Tha-wa, to count; he, come to tliis place; ta tsi° da, he shall; ha, 

 vocable; do we, to count. (Lines 1, 3, and 5.) 



Song 6. 



(Free translation, p. 3iA; Osage version, p. 508.) 



The use of corrupted words in tliis song makes it difficult to give an 



intellisrible translation. 



Wa-^ia-be Wa-tho''. 



Black Bear scngs. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. S44; Osage version, p. 508.) 



1. 



The words of this song are archaic or purposely corrupted so that a 



free or literal translation can not be given. 

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