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THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY 



Explanatioti hi/ ilii- Ku'raJius 



[ETH. ANN. 22 



•It is well for us that vou ai'e 



In this .stanza the Children I'eply: 

 here with the complete Hako!" 



The Fathers sing these words, but thej^ are really from the Children. 



FOURTEENTH RITtTAL (THIRD NIGHT). INVOKINti THE VISIONS OF THE 



ANCIENTS 



Exjilcmatioii 111/ ihe Kii' minis 



This ceremony was given to our fathers in a vision, and to our 

 fathers the promise was made that di'eams bringing happiness would 

 be brought to the Children by the birds that are with the Hako. 

 This ])romise given to onr fathers is always fulfilled; happiness always 

 comes with the Hako, and the Children have visions. 



When the ceremony is near the end (the third night) we sing this 

 song, for we rememlier the visions of our fathers, the holy men to 

 whom was taught this ceremony. We ask that the visions which 

 came to them may come again to us. 



80NG 



fVorils mill ^fllsic 



M. M. ;^ = 126. 



• = Pulsation of the voice. 



Transrritied by Edwin P. Traev. 



Haa-al Ra 



Drum, i 

 Battles. L 



ra wlia-ri; Hit-ka - slui-rii, ra 



ra wha-ri; Ilit-ka - slia 



L.' 't! i- Lj Li 





a! Hi-ri! H'A-ti-a si. 



lia- \va ra - ra wlia-ri, 



==■^=5-: 



riit-ka - slia-ru. 



UtJ t^ U U U L: 



I I 



III 



Ha-a-a 1 



Rara wliiclia; 



Hitkasharu. rara whicha: 



Hitkasharu! 



Hiri! H'Atia si hawa rara wliiclia. 



Hitkasharu. 



IV 

 Ha-a-a! 

 Rara ruka: 



Hitkasharu. rara ruka: 

 Hitkasharu ! 



Hiri! H'Atia si hawa rara ruka. 

 Hitkasharu. 



