FLETCHER] FOURTEENTH KITUAL 181 



Explanation hy tin Ka' rahus 



The visions of our fathers have entered tiie lodge as we sing the 

 fourth stanza, and our hearts are tlianlvful that they have come. 



At the west we pause and lay the llako down with ceremonial songs 

 and movements. Then we rest a while and are quiet in the presence 

 of the visions. 



Translation, of Fifth Stanza 



872 Ha-a-a! An introductorj- exclamation. 



873 Werih kawa. 



werih, the owner of the lodge. The Son is regarded as tlie 

 owner of the lodge in which the ceremony takes place and 

 the word refers to him. 



kawa, the open space wiihin the lodge between the fireplace 

 and the conches around the wall. In this space the cere- 

 mony takes place. 



874 llitkasharu werih kawa. See lines 850 and 87:1 



875 llitkasharu. See line 850. 



870 Iliri! IFAtia si hawa werih kawa. See lines 852 and 87.3. 



877 Hitkasharu. See line 850. 



E.rplanation tiij the Ku'rahus 



After a time we take up the feathered stems and move around the 

 lodge, singing the fifth stanza. 



The Son, into whose lodge the visions of our fathers have now 

 entered, gives thanks in his heart, for he knows that the}" have come 

 in fulfilment of the promise given generations ago, and that he is rec- 

 ognized 1)}' them as a Son. 



When we reach the west we jjause. 



Translation of Si-xHi Stanza 



878 Ha-a-a ! An introductory exclamation. 



879 Werih teri. 



werih, the owner of th<^ lodge, the Son. 

 teri, hovering over. 



880 Hitkasharu, werih teri. See lines S5o and S7'.i. 



881 Hitkasharu. See line 850. 



882 Iliri : H'Atia si hawa werih teri. See lines 852 and 879. 



883 Hitkasharu. See line 850. 



Explanaiiun hij tJi/r En' rahus 



Again we go around the lodge and sing the sixth stanza. The 

 visions of our fathers, received from the birds of the Ilako, are now 

 hovering over the Children in the lodge of the Son. Ever3-one is 

 thankful as we sing. At the west we pause. 



