FLETCHER] FIFTH KITUAL, PART II 81 



Translation 



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280 He-e-e-e! An introductory cxcliuiiation. 

 200 Were ruwawa, were ruwawa. 



■were, they; a number of persons or animals. 



ruwawa, running- from, as from the jjlace where one is stand- 

 ing or where one is walking. 



291 Sira ritka ruwawa. 



sira, their. 



ritka, dust; the soil raised by the feet in running. 



ruwawa, running away from. 



292 Were ruwawa. See line 290. 



293 Sira ritka ruwawa-a ra. 



sira ritka ruwawa. See lines 290, 291. 



a ra, vocables used to fill out the rhythm of the music. 



II 



291 Ile-e-e-e! An introductory exclamation. 

 29.5 Wera hara-a, wera hara-a. 



wera, one coming; we, one, it, singular number; ra, coming. 



hara-a, a composite word made up of the sj'llable ha, from the 



word iha're, the .young of animals (the word is also used 



for offsi^ring, children) and ra, coming. The final a is a 



vowel prolongation to till the rhythm of the music. 



296 Taraha-a rahara. 



taraha, the female buffalo. 



a, vowel prolongation because of the rhythm of the music. 



rahara, a comijosite word ; ra, from wera, one coming; ha, from 

 iha're, young; ra, coming. The line "Taraha-a rahara" 

 means that the female buffalo and her calf are coming. 



297 Wera hara-a. See line 29.5. 



298 Taraha-a rahara-a. ra. See lines 203, 296. 



ExiTilandtioii hij the Kii'rahus 



While we were traveling we sometimes saw a great cloud of dust 

 rising in the distance. When wo saw this cloud rolling up from the 

 earth we knew it was caused by a herd of buffalo running awa.y from 

 us toward the land of the Children. 



Sometimes a cow and her calf would separate from the herd hirI 

 come nearei- us. We were taught to be mindful of all that we saw 

 upon the journey, for these sights meant the j)romise of i)lenty of food 

 for Ihe Cliildreu. 



We do not sing this song any more as we travel, for now tliere are 

 no buffalo herds to l)e seen sending the dust up to the sky as they 

 run. AVe sing the song in the lodge of the Son, tliat we may remem- 

 ber the buffalo, and that our children may hear of them. 



22 ETH— PT 2—04 6 



