220 THK HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth. axs. 2:i 



Trunslotiou of First Sfanzfi 



11-2- IIo-o-ol All intniductory exehimutioii. 

 11:23 Iliri! 'Ilari; Iliril Picliuls wo iv liiv knsi hi! 



hiri! s'ivc heed ! 



"liari, a pari (if ilia ri, child. 



hiri I ,!i■i^•e liccd. 



picliuts, a brush )iia<lc of still grass. 



we, now. 



re, am. 



hre, holdiun'. 



kusi, sittiii.u'. 



hil part of hiril i^ivc heedl liarkciil 

 ll-'4, 11:25 See line 112:!. 



E.i'plnnuliiiii bij /111 Kii' ralius 



The ,i>'rass of which the brush is iiia<l-.' is gathered during a cere- 

 mony l)elonging to the Kain shrine. It represents Toharu, the li\ing 

 covering of ;Mother Earth. Tiie power wliich is in Toharu gives food 

 to man and the animals so that they can live and become strong and 

 able to perform the duties of life. This power represented by the 

 brush of grass is now standing before the little child. 



'rnnisliitiiiii of Si-foiiil Stanza 



lli'i; llo-o-ol An introductory exclamation. 



11:.'7 Ilari! llari; Hiri! Pichnts we I'O ru ata ha! 



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hiri ! give heed ! 

 "hari, a part of ilia'ri, child, 

 hii'i ! give heed ! 

 pichnts, a brush of grass, 

 we, now. 

 re, am or is. 

 ru, it. 

 ala, flying, 

 ha! behold! 

 llL'8, lliO See line lli'7. 



E-vpliUiatioii hij till Kn riiliuH 



As we sing tlie second stanza, the old man moves the brush toward 

 the child. This means ihat the power of Toharu is flying through the 

 air toward the child. 



