FLETCRER] TENTH RITUAL, PART I 125 



546 Reshurii tiara i. 



Resliuru, the Dawn. 



tiara, born. 



i, a part of riki, now, present time. 



547 See line 544. 



Ej-planation bij ihe Ku'rahus 



Mother Earth hear.s the call; she moves, she awakes, she arises, she 

 feels the breath of tlie new-born Dawn. The leaves and the grass 

 stir; all things move with the breath of the new day; everywhere life 

 is renewed. 



This is very mysterious; we are speaking of something \ery sacred, 

 although it liaj)pens every day. 



Traiislatioii of Third Stanza 



548 Ho-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



549 H'Kawas si whata i. 



h', the symbol of Ijreath, breathing forth life. 



Kawas, the brown eagle, representative of the lesser and 



beneficient j)Owers above, 

 si, yoii; a personal i^ronoun, singular nuniljer. 

 whata, arise, stir, move about, 

 i, a part of riki, now, the present time. 



550 See line 549. 



551 See line 54G. 



552 See line 549. 



Explanation by the Ku'rahus 



We call upon Kawas to awake, to move, to arise. Kawas had been 

 sleeping and resting during the night. 



Kawas represents the lesser powers which dwell above, those which 

 aresentbyTira'waatius tobringushelp. All these powers must a wake 

 and arise, for the breath of the new life of the Dawn is upon them. 



The eagle soars where these powers dwell and can communicate 

 witVi them. The new life of the new day is felt by these poM'ers 

 above as well as by Mother Earth below. 



Translation of Fourth Stanza 



553 IIo-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



554 H'Kawas ta wata i. 



h', the symbol of breath, life. 



Kawas, the brown eagle, representative of the lesser powers 



above, 

 ta, a per.son;il pronoun referring to Kawas. 

 wata, has arisen. 

 i, a part of the word riki, now, the present time. 



555 See line 554. 

 550 See line 54(3. 

 557 See line 554. 



