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THE HAKO, A PAWJIEE CEREMONY 



[ETH. AXX. 22 



Part II. The Mornixo Star and the New-born Dawn 



Explanatidii Inj the Ku'rctlius 



Now all have risen and have received the breath of tlie new life 

 just born, all tlie powers aliove, all things below. Kawas has stood 

 and spoken in the lodge; the Ku'rahus has heard and understood ; the 

 Son is awake and stands with the Ku'rahus awaiting the coming of 

 dawn. The Ku'rahus ]>as sent the server outside tlie lodge to watch 

 for the morning star. We stand at the west and wait its coming. 

 When it appears he sings the following song: 



SONG 



J]'()r<ls (111(1 JIkkIc 



M. M. ^v = 132. 



■ = Pulsation of the voice. 





3r- 



=s=i*ir 



?E»E^ 



Transcribed by Edwin S. Tracy. 



Drum. 

 Rattles. 



Ho-o-o-o! H'0-))i-rit ri - ra 



sha; H'0-pi-rit ri - ra ri - 



I 



578 Ho-o-o-o! 



579 H'Opirit rira risha; 



580 H'Opirit rira risha; 



581 H'Opirit rira risha; 



582 H'Opirit rira risha. 



II 



583 Ho-o-o-o! 

 58-i H'Opirit ta ahrisha; 



585 H'Opirit ta ahrisha; 



586 H'Opirit ta ahrisha; 



587 H'Opirit ta ahrisha. 



Translation of Fir ■'it Stanza ^ 



578 H-o-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



579 H'Opirit rira risha. 



h', the s.ymbol of breath, breathing forth life. 



Opirit, the Morning Star. 



rira, coming; approaching toward one. 



risha, something seen at a great distance; it .seems to appear 

 and then to be lost, to disappear. The word conveys the 

 picture of a gradual advance, as from a great distance, 

 where the object was scarcely discernable, to a nearer 

 point of view, but still distant. ' 



580, 581, 582 See line 579. 



