126 THK HAKO, A I'AWNKE CKREMONY [eth. ann. 22 



JCx^iliiiiiilidii hi/ the Ku'rahus 



Il'Kjiwas lioai's tli<» call and awakes. Now all tlic powers above 

 wako and stir, and all t-liinjrs Ixdow wake and slir; the breath of new 

 lif<' is everywhere. \\\\\\ llie si<,nis in the east has eonie this new life. 



Triiiislii/iiin I if Fifth SIftnza 



558 Ho-o-o! All iiitrodiu-tory exclamation. 



559 Kawas li wakii ka riki. 



Ivawas, the brown eaii'le, the in1eriue<liar.\' as well as the repre- 

 sentative i)f the lesser and beneficent powers above, 

 ti, a jiersonal pi-oiioiiii refeiTiiiy to Kawas, singular number, 



sjioken of. 

 wakii, speaks. 



ka, a part of the word akaro, lodge; refers to the space 

 within th«< hidge about i\w fire. In this instance ka indi- 

 cated the holy place set apart for the sacred objects, 

 riki, standing; the word iiii])li(>s the ju'csent time. 

 5<;0 See line 550. 



5til Reshuru ti;ira i. See line 54fi. 

 502 See line 559. 



K.VjtId iiiiliiin hij Ihi Kii'niJixs 



Kawas, llic brown eagle, llic messenger of the i)(>wers above, luiw 

 slaiids within the lodg(^ and speaks. The Knralius hears her voice 

 as she tells him what the signs in the east- mean. 



She tolls him that Tira wa alius there moves upon Darkness, the 

 Night, and causes her to bring forth the Dawn. It is the breath of the 

 new-born Dawn, the child of Night and Tira'wa atius, which is felt by 

 all the pow<u's and all things above and below and which gives them 

 new life for the new day. 



This is the meaning of this stanza. The words of the song do not 

 tell all that the .song means; the meaning has been handed down 

 from our fathers and taught to the Ku'rahus, who may teach it to 

 anyone who is serious-mind(^d and sincerely desires to learn the.se 

 sacred tilings. 



TraiisJiiHou of Si.rlh Slau.Zd 



5i)o IIo-o-o! An iiit roduetory exclaniat ion. 



504 We tatichiri wak ka riki. 



W(>, I. 



tatichiri, understand, have knowl(>dge of the ni(>aning. 

 wak, a part of the word wakii, speech, to speak, 

 ka, a j)art of akaro, lodge: within the lodge. See line 559. 

 riki, standing. 



505 See line 504. 



500 Heshurii tiara i. See line 54(). 

 507 Se(^ line 5ii4. 



