FLETCHER] TENTH RITUAL 1>AKT I lL'7 



Exphtitdtioti III/ till- Kti'niliiis 



In this sfjinzii flu? Kn'rahus answers K;i\vas. lie tells lier that he 

 uiulerstamls the words she spoke lo him when standiiiji: thei-e in the 

 lodge, that now he knows the meaning; of the signs in the east; that 

 night is tlie mother of the day, that it is by the power of Tira'wa 

 atius moving on Darkness tliat slie gives birth to tli(> l>awn. 



The Dawn is tlie ehiUl of Tira'wa atius. It gives the blessing of life; 

 it eomes to awaken man, to awake Mother Earth and all living things 

 that they maj' receive the life, the breath of the Dawn which is born 

 of the Night by tlie power of Tira'wa alius. 



Our fathers were taught by Kawas and understood what she told 

 them, and what they then learned has been handed down to us. 



Tnui.sJtifion of Seventh Stanza 



568 IIo-o-ol .\n introductoi'v exclamation. 



569 Pirau si whata i. 



pii'au, Tuy son. The term i-efers to the .Son, the person to 

 whom the Father has bi-oughl the Hako to establish a 

 bond between the two by nu'ans of this ceremony. The 

 Son has remaiiu'd in the lodge through the nigiit. 



si, you. 



whata, ari.se. See lim* 5;i9. 



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



Explanation hy the Ku'raluis 



We now call u[)on the Son, who has been asleep and resting in the 

 lodge, to awake, to move, and to arise, for the east gives signs of the 

 birth of the dawn, whose breath is on all things. 



Translation of Kii/lilli Slansa 



57o IIo-o-o! An intn)ductory exelamat ion. 



574 Pirau ta wata i. 



pirau, my .son; the term refei's to the Son. 

 ta, a personal proiuiun referring to the Sou. 

 wata, has arisen, 

 i, a part of riki; now. 



575 See line 574. 



576 See line 546. 



577 See line 574. 



Explanation of the ICu'rahus 



'I'he Son hears the call, lie wakes, he moves, he ri.ses, he looks to 

 th<> easi^ and sees the siffus of the dawn. 



