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[[stamped]] F. W. H. May 27 1911 [[/stamped]]

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1 Idǐ ĕ ho wa we tus la kib towĕ, (bis)
2 (Iŭs ta ka wa hŭk ay
3 (Idĭ howa witus la kĭb towĕ
(bis) ( " " " " " " [[dittos for: Idĭ howa witus la kĭb towĕ]]
4 Iŭs ta ka wa hŭk ay
5 (bis) Idĭ howa we tŭs tă kĭb towyu


1. But then in this ye ^[[insert]] the gods [[/insert]] also are in power (the gods)
Repeat " " " " " " [[dittos for: But then in this ye the gods are also in power]]
2 Ye assembled above, - ye gods.
Repeat at the end of each line the syllables ay, ay, ay, ay & so on abruptly to the end; upon the last line sing ay, ay, ay, ay & so on.
This familiar song is strictly religious, as in a time of self consolation, or in defiance of fear or of sudden death.

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Us sa rah ka ta        A yellow horse,    } Repeat three
Tuk air koo rŭs seekan Whose might it be? } times.
Isseru tǐb tau ay, Plainest among the rest it is.
Ussah rah ka ha
Tuk tair ko rŭs si ru
Is say roo tǐb tan ay

Transcription Notes:
Unfortunately, I could not get the "combining diacritical marks" to show the ? with a dot on top, which does work in Word 2013. This is the closest 4 of us transcribers can come.RDJ