630 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [kth. Ann. 39 



Song 2. 



(Free translation, p. 367: Osape version, p. 514.) 



Stanzas 1 and 3. 



Ha, ho; mo°, arrow; kshe, the; the a-the tse, I shall send; no^-ka, 



back; to-ho, blue; the no" no", he that has. (Lines 1, 2, 5, and 6 of 



all four stanzas.) 

 Ho no" no", ho no" no", vocables; no"-ka, back; to-ho, blue; the no" 



no", he that has. (Lines 3 and 6 of all four stanzas.) 

 Zhu-dse, red; kshe, the; the a-the tse, I shall send; e , hi hi, 



hi hi — , e — , e — , magical cries to urge on the speeding arrow. 



(Line 4 of stanzas 1 and 3.) 



Stanzas 2 and If. 



fa-be, black; kshe, the; the a-the tse, I shall send; e , hi hi, hi, 



hi, — , e — , e — . (Line 4 of stanzas 2 and 4.) 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 368; Osage version, p. 514.) 



1. 



E he he, lo; ts'e a-wa-the no", having slain the foe; gthiu wa he he 

 no", I have come home. (Line 1 of all the five stanzas.) 



E he he, lo; zhu-dse, reddened; a-wa-the, I have caused them to be; 

 gthiu wa he he no", I have come home. (Lines 2, 3, 4, and 5.) 



xo-dse, lie scattered and gray; a-wa-the, I have caused 

 them to; . . . (Lines 2, 3, 4, and 5.) 



3. 



. . ?i-lii, lie scattered and yellow; a-wa-the, I have caused 

 them to; . . . (Lines 2, 3, 4, and 5.) 



4. 



9o°-ho", lie scattered and whitened; a-wa-the, I have 

 caused them to; . . . (Lines 2, 3, 4, and 5.) 



ki i-he, lie low; a-wa-the, I have caused them toj 

 (Lines 2, 3, 4, and 5.) 



