54 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth, ann 22 



Translation of Fifth Stanza 



144, 145 See lines 124, 125. 



140 lie! Chixii ti whicliata hari. 



he! look! behold! 



cliixu, the spirit of a person or tiling. 



ti, have, in the sense of liaviug accomplished a purpose or 

 carried out a plan. 



Avhichata, reached one's destination, the end of one's journey. 



liari, part of iha'ri, young', cliildreu. 

 147, 148 See lines 127, 128. 



Expldudtion tnj the Ku' rahus 



As we sing this stanza Motlier Corn reaches her de.stination (ti 

 whichata). The journey across tlie country is now at an end. Mother 

 Corn lias opened the way from the Iribe of the Fathers to the tribe of 

 the Children. "We shall now be able to travel safely along that path, 

 for she has made it straight, she has i-emoved all evil influences from 

 it, so that we shall be happy when we pass over this path she has made. 



Here Mother Corn i^auses, and we shall pause when we arrive at 

 this place, for it will be here that we shall stop and await the messen- 

 ger from the Son. He will bring words of welcome and precede us to 

 the lodge set apart for lis by the Son. 



After a pause we shall follow the spirit of Mother Corn when she 

 enters the village of the Son. 



Transhdion < if Sixth Stanza 



1411, 1511 See linco 124, 125. 



151 He! Chixu tih itchahka wara hari. 



he! look! behold! 



chixu, the spirit of a person or thing. 



tih, are, are in the act of. 



itchahka; it, a prefix, indicating desire; chahka, a part of the 

 word chahkahawe, village: itchahka, the village one has 

 desired to reach. 



wara, walking. 



hari, part of iha'ri, children. 

 152, 15:3 See lines 127, 12S. 



ExplaiHition tiij tltr Kn' rahut< 



As we sing this stanza the spirit of Mother Corn walks through the 

 village she has desired to reach (tih itchahka wara). She opens the 

 way for us through the village to the door of the lodge of the Son. 

 Our spirits, as one spirit, follow hers as she walks among the lodges, 

 seeking the one in which the Sou dwells. 



As we follow we keep our minds fixed uiion Mother Corn and upon 

 the Sou to whom we are now drawing near. 



