5. This figure is continued. He lies bleeding.
| A′ zha waush e wug | (They cross the enemy’s line) |
| Pe nä se wug. | (The birds.) |
6. He feels that he is called to another world.
| A pit she Mon e doag | (The high gods) |
| Ne mud wää | (My praise) |
| Wá we ne goag. | (They sound.) |
7. He is content and willing to go.
| Kä gait′, ne min wain′ dum | (Full happy—I) |
| Ne bun aí kum ig | (To lie on the battle-field) |
| Tshe bá be wish e naun. | (Over the enemy’s line.) |
DEATH-SONG—"A′ be tuh gé zhig."
(From the Algonquin of Schoolcraft.)
BY C. F. HOFFMAN.
I.