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Trdn.sldl ion of First Sicuiza 



1 Ho-o-o! An exclamation inti-oductory to tlic Hoiig. 

 L* riiaie, 'hare, 'ahe! 



i'liare! an exclamation that conveys the intimation that some- 

 thing i.s presented to the mind on which one nui.st reflect, 

 7nust consider its significanee and its teaching-, 

 'hare! an abbreviation of the woi'd i'hare. 



'ahe! an abbreviation of the word i'hare. The change of the r 

 to h is for greater ease in singing. 



3 See line 2. 



4 Hern! Awahokshu. He! 



hern! an e.xclamation of reverent feeling, as when one is 



approaching something sacred. 

 Awahokshu, a coinposite word; awa is a part of Tira'wa, the 



snpernatnral powers, and hokshu means sacred, holy ; thus 



the woi'd Awahokshu means the abode of the supernatural 



powers, the holj' place where they dwell, 

 he! a part of the cxchiniation i'hai'c, the change of the )• \o an h 



being for the same reason as the similar change in 'ahe. 



See line 2. 



5 See line 2. 



