628 THE OSAGE TKIBE. [bth. Ann. 39 



I-TSI^ Kl-NO" Wa-tho". 



Club decorating songs. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 357; Osage version, p. 511.) 

 1. 



We-tsi°, the club; ki-k'o", decorated; tsc he tha, let it be. (The 

 translation of one line will cover all the others.) 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 358; Osajie version, p. 512.) 

 Sla?izas 1 mid 3. 



We-tsi°, the club; ki-no", decoration; wi°, a; to", has its own; he tha, 



lo, it has. (Lines 1 and 4 in all the stanzas.) 

 We-tsi°, club; ki-no", decoration; ba-xo°, a waving line; he tha, lo, 



it has. (Line 2.) 

 Ki-no", decoration; l)a-xo", a waving line; he tha, lo, it has. (Line 3.) 



Stanzas 2 and If. 



We-tsi", the club; ki-no°, decoration; tho-to°, a straight line; he tha, 



lo, it has. (Line 2.) 

 Ki-no", decoration; tho-to", a straight line ; he tha, lo, ithas. (Line 3.) 



Mo'^-l'*-KA I-GA-XTHI Wa-THO''. 



Earth striking songs. 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 3.59; Osage version, p. .512.) 



&tanz'as 1 and 3. 



Wa-dsi, wherever is; mo"-gthe, vertical or the beginning; tse, the; 



ga-tho, there; bthe da hi° do ho, I am going. (Lines 1, 2, and 4 



in all the stanzas.) 

 E tse he, thence; tsi-go, my grandfather; ba-xo", the waving line; 



the a-the no", I shall send. (Line 3.) 



Stanzas 2 and 4- 



E tse he, thence; tsi-go, my grandfather; tho-to°, the straight line: 

 the a-tho no", I shall send. (Line 3.) 



Song 4. 



(Free translation, p. 302; Osage version, p. 512.) 

 Stanzas 1 and S 



Wa-dsi, wherever is; mo"-gthe, vertical, or the beginning; tse, the 

 (repeat) ; hia wi tha ho, there I shall go. (Lines 1 and 4 in all the 



stanzas.) 



