. Bulletin. Ethnology. rime beats [" [* j* |* Wa-kon - da wa - tlii-gtho" bi r r ^ ^ r ho^ - pa - the ko^i-btha 'tbi^ he, »#=1^ a ;.«= 5: r r r r Wa - ko°-da wa - thi-gtho" bi ho° - pa - the ko" -btha 'thi^ he Plt=f 4^=!^ ^ â 5- r r r bi kon -btha 'thi*^ r r r r Wa - ko°- da he - gi - the rrrrr he, Thoe r r r r Do - do°-ho'i - ga tha - xa - ga bi r r ^ r r II II I doQ ho^ - ba-koii iio° tho^i-zha,. r r btha 'thin \^q_ FREE TRANSLATION I crave to know the thoughts of Wa-ko°'-da, I crave to know the thoughts of Wa-ko°'-da, To know if He holds me in His favor, O, Do-d


. Bulletin. Ethnology. rime beats [" [* j* |* Wa-kon - da wa - tlii-gtho" bi r r ^ ^ r ho^ - pa - the ko^i-btha 'tbi^ he, »#=1^ a ;.«= 5: r r r r Wa - ko°-da wa - thi-gtho" bi ho° - pa - the ko" -btha 'thi^ he Plt=f 4^=!^ ^ â 5- r r r bi kon -btha 'thi*^ r r r r Wa - ko°- da he - gi - the rrrrr he, Thoe r r r r Do - do°-ho'i - ga tha - xa - ga bi r r ^ r r II II I doQ ho^ - ba-koii iio° tho^i-zha,. r r btha 'thin \^q_ FREE TRANSLATION I crave to know the thoughts of Wa-ko°'-da, I crave to know the thoughts of Wa-ko°'-da, To know if He holds me in His favor, O, Do-do°'-ho°-ga, your cries stir the wrath within me, Yet would I know the strength of my heart. Would know if He holds me in His favor. In Song 3 the Xthe'-ts'a-ge awakens to the truth that no human effort can penetrate the thoughts of Wa-ko°'-da or divine His purpose. Man must content himself with the behef tliat by constant crying he will stir the compassion of Wa-ko°'-da and secure His aid. Again the Do-do'^'-ho^-ga is reminded of the words of the fathers that the lot of man in life is hard, therefore must he cry with all his might to Wa-ko°'-da for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.


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