IOS 7 on iphone 4s, itunes 11.1 on Mac OS 10.5.8

When I plug my iphone 4s, with the new IOS 7, into my itunes, it says it requires itunes 11.1, but I can't download it because that requires Mac OS 10.6.8 and i have 10.5.8, what can I do to get my music back on my iphone??

Update to Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard so you can get iTunes 11.1.
-> http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

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