90 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth. asn. 22 



P2vei-y j'awnee village keeps eei'tuiu men on the lookout to give 

 iiotiec of the approaeh of strangers. As soon as the Hako paity was 

 re('ogniz('(l one of these men I'an with the news to the village. The 

 Son at once dispatched his messenger, 1ii(l<linL;- him go 1o tlie Fathers 

 and say, "I am ready." 



As soon as the Fathei's discerned the messenger hastening towai'd 

 t lieni, the Kn'ralnis sent two men to nie<'t him and conduct him to the 

 Ilako parly. 



A cushion was jilaced I'm' him to sit upon and a liowl of liulfalo meat 

 was given him. While he ate, the Ku'rahus, liis assistant, and the 

 chief, holding the sacred objects, sang the first stanza of this song. 



SONG 



Words (1)1(1 Jlii.sic 

 M. M. s = Ufi. 



• = Pulsation of the voice. Transcribed by Edwin S. Tracy. 



Nod ruin. ■ — v 



Ho-o-o-o! Ti-we ra-kn-she ti hao; Ti-we ra-ku-sbe li ha-o; 



^1 



Ti-we ra-ku-she hu-wati ha-o; Ti-we ra-ku-slie ti ha-o; Ti-we ra-ku-she. 



I II 



358 Ho-o-o-n! :i.")9 Ho-o-o-o! 



3.54 Tiwe raku.slie ti hao; oOO Tiwe riata ti liao; 



3.5.5 Tiwe rakushe ti hao; :>(!1 Tiwe riata ti hao; 



3.5() Tiwe rakn.she liawa ti hao; :!l!i Tiv.-e ii..ta hawa ti hao; 



3.57 Tiwe rakxishe ti hao: ;i(i8 Tiwe riata ti liao; 



3.58 Tiwe rakiislie. 3ti4 Tiwe riata. 



'J'rdiisldfioii (if First SI(liiZ(( 



■Jo.'! IIo-o-o-ol An introductory exclamation. 

 ;)54 Tiwe rakusiie li hao. 



tiwe, liere. 



I'aknshe, he sitting. 



ti, my. 



hao, my own child; my offspring. 

 o5.5 See line.' :!54. 

 35G Tiwe rjikushe liawa ti hao. 



tiwe, here. 



rakushe, he sitt iug. 



liawa, again. 



ti, my. 



hao, my own child. 

 357 See line 354. 

 35S Tiw(; rakushe. See line .354. 



