1U4 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth. ann.22 



951 lie! Kawas whe-e J'ua c; He! Kawas whe-e rua e. 



lie! a part of i'liaiv, an exolaination calling oue to reflect. 



See line 1. 

 Kawas whe-e rua c. See line ',)4'.). 



952 See line 950. 



II 



953 Ha-a-a-a! An introdnctory exclamation. 



954 Kawas tia, Kawas tia, Kawas tia, Kawas tia wlieri via e. 



Kawas, the Ijrown eagle, the feminine i)ower. 



tia, fljing overhead. 



wheri, it here. 



ria, above and very near. 



e, vocable. 



955 Kawas tia, Kawas tia wiieri ria e. See line 954. 



956 He! Kawas wlieri ria e; Kawas wheri ria e. 



he! a part of i'hare, an exclamation calling one to reflect 



upon a suliject. See line 1. 

 Kawas wheri ria e. See line 954. 



957 See line 955. 



K.rphiniition Inj iht Ku'ntliiis 



The story of this song wliich lias come down to ns is that when 

 the man saw the shadow on the gras.s and beheld the brown eagle 

 flying over him, the eagle, recognizing the man, flapped its wings 

 and fl^ew away. The brown eagle was Kawas, tlie mother bird, and 

 she flew straight to her nest, to her j^oung, who cried out with joy as 

 she came near. We use the whistle when we sing this song because 

 the young eagles scream as the mother returns to them. 



When we sing the second stanza we remember tliat the lodge of 

 the Son is the nest of Kawas, tliat she is liere flying over tlie heads 

 of the Children, bringing near to them the fulfilment of the promises 

 of tlie Hako. 



The whistle which accompanies this stanza represents the cry of 

 the Children in recognition of the fulfllinciit which Kawas is bring- 

 ing. With this song we complete the fourth circuit of the eagles 

 and the eighth circuit of the lodge. 



The songs of the next four circuits refer to the rites. 



