FLETCHER] 



TENTH RITUAL 



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TENTH RITUAL. THE DAWN 



Pakt I. The Birth of Dawn 



Explanaiion hij the Ku'rahus 



As the night draws to a close, the Kuraliiis orders tlie server to 

 lift the skins which hanj; at the enter and inner doors of the long 

 passageway of the lodge, and to go ontside and watch for the first 

 glimmer of light. 



The Kn'rahiis, his assistant, and the chief, sitting behind thellako, 

 where thej' lie at rest, look toward the east through the open doorway 

 and watch for the first signs of the dawn. 



At the first indication of a change, when the air begins to stir, the 

 server comes iu with the tidings, and we rise, take up the Ilako, and 

 stand at the west, behind the holy place; there, looking toward the 

 east, we sing this song. We sing it slowly and with reverent feeling, 

 for it speaks of the mysterious and powerful act of Tira'wa atius in 

 the birth of Dawn. 



SONO 



^Vordn (111(1 Music 

 M. M. K-llfi. 

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



^P^E^^ 



shu -ru ti - a 



i; H'A - ti-ra si wha-ta 



-P.l 



IV 



