148 THK HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth. akn. 22 



Translation of First Stanza 



672 Ho-o-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



673 Wliitit kasharu, ha I kira rehra wi. 



whitit, it is believed, it is supposed. The word implies a ques- 

 tion with the desire to know the truth of the ])elief. 



kasharu, a composite word; ka, from rotkaharu, night; sharu, 

 dreams, visions. 



ha! behold! 

 I kira, accomplished or brought to pass. 



' rehra, I hold standing; present tense. 



wi, from wirit, an article swinging. The word tells that the 

 article which the jjerson stands holding is swinging in his 

 hand ; this refers to the rhythmic swaying of the feathered 

 stems during the singing of the songs of the ceremony. 



674 See line Cu'-\. 



675 Ta hao ! 



ta, a part of kutati, my. 



hao, offspring; my own child. The term refers to the Son. 

 670 lliri! Ilako-o! 



hiri! give heed; liarken. 



Hako-o; Hako, the sacred articles of tne ceremony; o, vowel 

 prolongation. 

 677 See line 673. 

 67S See line 075. 



Explanation by tlie Kn'ralnis 



This stanza asks about tlie origin of the llako, about the account 

 which has come down to us that the Hako and its ceremonies were 

 sent by the powers above to our fathers through a vision. 



We have been tauglit that in a vision our fathers were told how to 

 make the feathered stems, liow to use them, how to swaj' tliem to the 

 songs, so that they should move like the wings of a bird in its flight. 

 It was in a vision that oxir fathers were told how they could cause a 

 man who w;is not their bodily offspring to become a Son, to be bound 

 to them by a tie as strong as the natural tie between father and son. 



For this knowledge our fathers gave thanks and we give thanks, 

 for by this ceremony peace and plenty, strength, and all good things 

 come to the people. 



Tninstotion of Second Stanza 



6711 IIo-o-o-o! An iiitroductory exclamation. 

 680 Kutit kasharu, ha I kira rehra wi. 



kutit, it is; an assertion. The word gives a definite answer to 

 the implied question in the first word of the first .stanza, 

 whitit. The belief, the supposition, is declared to be the 

 truth, 

 kasharu, ha! kira rehra wi. See line 673. 



