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BXJURTEENTH RITUAL 



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VII 



873 Ha-a-a: 



873 Werih kawa; 



874 Hitkasharu. werih kawa: 

 873 Hitkasharu! 



876 Hivil H'Atia si hawa werih kawa. 



877 Hitkasharu. 



VI 



878 Ha-a-a! 



879 Werih teri; 



880 Hitkasharu. werih teri: 



881 Hitkasharu: 



882 Hiri! H'Atia si hawa werih teri, 



883 Hitkasharu. 



848 

 849 



850 



851 

 852 



853 



Tr(insl(tfii)u of First Stanza 



Ha-a-a! An introductDry exclamation. 

 Rara whari. 



rara, coming this way, approaching. 



whaii, walking. 

 Ilitkasharn, rara whari. 



hitkasharu, a composite word; hit, from hittu, feather; ka, 

 from i-otkaharn, night; sharu, dream, vision. The word 

 feather refers to the birds that are with the Ilako. 



rara whari. See line 849. 

 Hitkasharu. See line 850. 

 Hiri! IFAtia si hawa rara whari. 



hiri! an exclamation telling one to give heed, to harken, and 

 also to be thankful. 



h', the sign of breatli, breathing, giving life. 



atia, a modification of atius, father. 



si, part of sidliihi, you are the one. 



hawa, again. 



rara, connng this way, approaching. 



whari, walking. 

 Hitkasharu. See line S50. 



Explanation by the Ku' ralius 



As we sing this stanza we think of the visions which attend the 

 Hako and we are thankful that these visions, which gave life, success, 

 and lilenty to our fathers, are again coming this way to us. 



After we have sung this stanza four times and have passed around 

 the lodge and reached the west we pause. 



