FLETCHER] TniBTEENTH RITUAL, PART II 165 



Expluiuiilon hy the Kii'nihiis 



In the second stanza the Children respond. They say tliat now 

 they know of a truth that Tira'wa atius causes Mother Earth t(j lie 

 here and l)ring forth, and they give tlianks that it is so. 



Tniiishitloti of Third Stanza 



776 IIo-o-o! An introductorj- exclamation. 



777 Ka-a kahani ti rasha-a; ha! 



ka, part of akaro, the stretch of land between the horizons. 



a, vowel prolongation. 



kaharu, a cnltivated patch, as an aboriginal field of maize. 



ti, here. 



rasha, lying, lies. 



a, vowel prolongation. 



ha! behold! 



778 See line 777. 



779 Awa! Kahai-u a; ha! 



awa, true, verily, 

 kaharu, cultivated patches, 

 a, vowel prolongation. 

 ha! behold! 



780 See line 777. 



E.rplanaiion hy ilie Kii'rnhus 



There are patches here and thei-e over the land which are cultivated 

 by the different families, where seed is put in Mother Eai'th, and she 

 brings forth corn. In the third stanza we sing of these fields that 

 lie on Mother P^arth, where she brings forth corn for food, and bid the 

 Childi'en behold these fields and remember the power of Tira'wa atius 

 with Mother Eartli. 



Translation of Fourtli Stanza. 



781 llu-o-o! An introduetoiy exclamation. 



782 Ka-a kaharu ko ti sha-a; ha! 



ka, part of akaro, the stretch of land between tiie horizons. 



a, vowel prolongation. 



kaharu, cultivated patches, where the corn is planted. 



ko, I am reminded to think of. 



ti, here. 



slia, iiart of rasha, lies, lying. 



a, vowel prolongation. 



ha! behold! 



783 See line 782. 



784 Awa! Ko ti sha-a; ha! 



awa, true, verily. 



ko ti sh{i-a; ha! See line 782. 



785 See line 782, 



