206 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY rETn.ANx.25 



While we sing the third stanza, the Kii'rahus touclies llie little ehild 

 on the forehead with the ear of corn. The spirit of Mot her Corn, with 

 the power of Mother Earth, granted from above, has tonehed the ehild. 



The touch means the promise of fruitfulness to the child and its 

 generation. 



As we sing the fourth stanza, the Ku'rahus strokes the child with 

 the ear of corn, down the front, down the right side, down the back, 

 and then dowii the left side. 



These motions, corresponding to the four lines on the ear of corn, 

 represent the four paths down which the powers descend to man. 

 The four lines stroked upon the little child make the paths and open 

 the way for the descent of the powers upon it. Every side of the cliild 

 is now open to receive the powers, and as he goes through life, where- 

 ever he may be, on every side the powers can have access to him. 



As we sing the fifth stanza, the Ku'rahus touches the child here 

 and there with the ear of corn. 



This movement signifies that Mother Corn with the powers are 

 spreading over the child and descending upon it. 



The sixth stanza tells that it is accomplished; the child is now 

 encompassed by the spirit of Mother Corn and the powers and has 

 received tlie promise of fruitfulness. 



The Ku'rahus hands back to the chief the wildcat skin, inclosing the 

 crotched stick and the ear of corn, and takes the two feathered stems. 

 He wraps the wiiite-eagle feathei-ed stem within the feathers of the 

 brown-eagle stem and, holding with both hands the bundle, he stands 

 before the little child, and, while the first stanza of the following song 

 is sung, he points the stems toward it. 



This movement means that the l)reath of life is turned toward the 

 child. The breath passes through the stem. 



THIRD SONG 



IVonJ.s and Music 

 M. M. ^S = 126. 

 • = Pulsation of tlie voice. Transcriber! by Edwin S. Tracy. 



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IIa-a-a-a-;i! Ka - was we-ri lira ri - ki, re lirari-kil Ka - was we - ri 



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lira ri - ki, re lira ri - ki! Ka - was we - ri lirari-ki, re lira ri - ki! 



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 Ha-a-a-a-a! 



1065 Kawas weri lira riki, re lira riki! 



1066 Kawas weri lira riki, re bra riki! 



1067 Kawas weri lira riki, re bra riki! 



