FLETCHER] FIFTH KITUAL, PAKT II 79 



Wlien the spirit of 3Iotht'i- C^orn was traveling in searr-li of the Son 

 (secuiul ritnal) she saw buiTalo; tlie first stanza of tlie following- song 

 refers to that time (ira saka riki, an indefinite time in the past). So, 

 when on our journey we come to bufTalo trails, or see the herds at a 

 distance, we know that the.y have been seen befoi-e, at this place, by 

 the spirit of Motlier Corn, and we sing this song. 



SONG TO THE BUFFALO 



M.M.J -120. 



• = I'lilsation of the voice. Transcribed bv Edwin S. Tracy. 



ii -.E'miM zJ^-Ei ^—^rZ — F ^»^4-^Ti-^-»-— » F-»— »^-»— "iT*-*- 



4 :■-.:* z«E 



lla a a a! Ha! Ira sa-ka ri-ki; Ha!I-ra riki: IIa!I-ra sa-kari-ki; 



Drum. 

 Sattles. 



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I - ra riki; Ha! t - ra sa-ka ri-ki; Ha! I - ra ri-ki. 



r r * r r f r 'f_j t r t "^ i i 



•iai Ha-a-a-a! 



282 Ha! Ira .saka riki: Ha! Ira riki: 



283 Ha! Ira saka riki: Ha! Ira riki; 



284 Ha! Ira saka riki: Ha! Ira riki. 



II 

 28.J Ha-a-a-a! 



286 Ha! Tira saka riki: Ha! Ire wawa; 



287 Ha! Tira saka riki: Ha! Ire wawa; 



288 Ha! Tira saka riki; Ha! Ire wawa. 



Tnui:-:I(ifii}ii 

 I 



281 Ila-a-a-a! An intioductory exclamation. 



282 Ha! Ira saka riki; Ila! Ira riki. 



ha! behold! 



ira, a single object in the distance; ra, distant, also means in 

 the past, distant as to time. 



saka, part of the word tarasaka, sun. 



riki, standing. Saka riki means present time; but, as the 

 words follow ira, the phrase ira saka riki means an indefi- 

 nite time in the past. 



lia! behold! see! 



ira, the object seen at an indefinite time in the past. 



riki, standing; referring to the object that was seen. Al- 

 though the object seen is not mentioned l)y name, it was 

 known to be butfalo. 

 283, 284 See line 282. 



