216 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEKEMONY [eth. akn. 23 



Trii iishihiin i if First Stuitzu 



10!)8 IIo-o-o! An iiitroiltu'tory cxclaiiiation. 

 109'J Iliri! 'Hari; Iliril Kitzu we re lire kusi hi! 



liiri! ji'ive heed! 



'hari, a part of ilia'ri, child, young. 



hiri! an extdaination callinu' to give heed. 



kitzu, a modified form ot kiitzu, water. 



we, now. 



re, am. 



hre, lidding. 



kusi, sitting. 



hi! part of liiri! give lieeil ! liarken! 

 1100, 11(11. See line lOfi'.i. 



E.rplii iKifioii hi/ flu- Kii' minis 



As we sing the first stanza llie old man takes up tiie howl and holds 

 it in both hands. 



Water is for susteuanee and the mainteiiaiii'e ot health; it is one of 

 the great gifts of Tira'wa atius. 



The white man speaks of a heavenly Father; we say Tira'wa alius, 

 tlie Father above, but we do not think of Tira'wa as a person. We 

 think of Tira'wa as in everything, as the power wliieli h<is arranged 

 and thrown down from above everything that man needs. What tlie 

 power above, Tira'wa alius, is like, no one knows; no one has lieen 

 there. 



'Jlie water is in ;i l)owl shapeil like the dome of the sky, beeause 

 water eomes from Tira'wa atius. The little ehild is to be cleansed 

 and prepared for its future life by the water — sustained and made 

 strong by tlie water. 



Tf(iiisl(tli(in iif Sccnnil Siuuza 



110-' llo-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 

 llo.'J liiri! 'Ilai'i; Iliri! Kitzu wc re lu ata ha! 



hiri ! give heed ! 



liari, a part in iha'ri, child. 



hiri ! give heed! 



kitzu, water. 



we, now. 



re, am, or is. 



ru, it. 



ata, flying. 



ha! behold! 

 11(11, 1105 See line 1103. 



