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SECOND RITUAL 55 



Translation of Seventh Stanza 



154, 155 See lines 134, 125. 



15'j He! Chixu ti itwhichata hari. 



he! look! behold! 



chixu, the spirit of a person or thing. 



ti, have, in the sense of having accomplished a purpose. 



itwhichata; it, a prefix indicating desire; whichata, reached 

 one's destination: itwliichata, reached the desired end or 

 ob,ject of one's journey. 



hari; jjart of the word iha'ri, young; refers here to the Son. 

 157,158 See lines 127, 128. 



Explanation Inj the Ku'rahns 



As we sing this stanza the spirit of Mother Corn arrives at the lodge 

 of the Son and enters. Our spirits follow her spirit. We have now 

 reached the ob.ject of our searcli and the end of our journey (ti 

 itwhichata hari). The Son does not see us as we stand there; he 

 is sleeping. We fix our minds upon Mother Corn and upon him: 

 we think of the gifts we ai-e to bring him when we come to him witli 

 the Hako, the gifts that the birds and the animals that attend tliese 

 sacred objects will surely bestow upon him — long life, cliildren, and 

 plenty. These gifts \,U\ be his, and we shall share in tliem, for all 

 these good things go with this ceremony. 



Translation of Eighth Stanza 



159, 160 See lines 124, 125. 

 IGl He! Chixu ti tokoka hari. 



he! look! behold! 



chixu, tlie spirit of a person or thing. 



ti, have, in tlie sense of having accomplished. 



tokoka, touched, made itself felt. 



hari, part of iha'ri, young. 

 102, 103 See lines 127, 128. 



Explanation hij the Ku'rahus 



Wliile we sing this stanza tlie spirit of Mother Corn touches tlie 

 Son (ti tokoka hari). 



We fix our minds upon Mother C(n'n and upon the Son; if we arc in 

 earnest he will respond to her touch. He will not waken, lie will not 

 see her, but he will see in a dream that which her toucli will bring to 

 him, one of the birds that attend tlie Ilako, for all the spirits of tliose 

 birds are witli Mother Corn and they do her bidding, and he may hear 

 the bird call to him. Tlien, wlien lie awakens, he will remember his 

 dream, and as he tliinks upon it, lie will know that he has been chosen 

 to be a Son, and that all the good things that come with tlie cei-e- 

 mony which will make him a Son are now promised to him. 



