I,AFLESCHE] KITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 629 



Hia ko the no" no°-ge (vague as to meaning) ; we-tsi", club; wa-k'o°, 



an act; tho-to", the straight line; zho-gthe, with. (Line 2.) 

 The he tse, to send ; hia wi tha ho, there I shall go. (Line 3 in all the 



stanzas.) 



Stanzas 2 and 4- 



we-tsi°, club; wa-k'o", an act; ba-xo°, the waving line; 

 zho-gthe, with. (Line 2.) 



Ho-E-GA Gl-PSHE Wa-THO''. 



The earth go upon song. 



Song 5. 

 (Free translation, p. 363: Osage version, p. 513.) 



1. 



Ha zho", ho, it is done; ni-ka-e, thou man (repeated). (Lines 1 and 6 



in all the six stanzas.) 

 pi, feet; the, to go upon; he he, vocables; tha wi tha, I send you forth. 



(Line 2 and parts of lines 3, 4, and 5.) 



2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 

 2. Hi, legs. 3. Zhu, body. 4. A, arms. 5. Pa. head. 6. I, mouth. 

 Mo'' Gthu-stse-dse Wa-tho". 



Arrow release songs. 



Song 1. 



(Free translation, p. 366; Osage version, p. 513.) 



Stanzas 1 and 3. 



The-a ha tse, look you, here is one; tsi-go, thy grandfather; thi thi"- 



ge, to overtake and seize; the a-the i° da, I send. (Line 1 of all the 



six stanzas.) 

 The-a ha tse, look you, etc.; wa-zhi°, bird; fa-be, the black; thi 



thi°-ge, to overtake and seize; the a-the i° da, I send. (Line 2 of 



the first and second stanzas.) 

 The-a ha tse, look you, etc. ; e , hi hi, hi hi , e e , 



magical cries to urge on the speeding arrow. (Line 3 of all the six 



stanzas.) 



Stanzas 2 and 4- 



Gthe-do", hawk; zlii°-ga, the little one; . . . (Line 2 

 of the second and fourth stanzas.) 



