PLETCHEii] SEVENTEENTH RITUAL, PART I 221 



TriiDsldhiiii of Tliird Sfanzn 



1130 IIo-o-oI An iiitroduetoi-y oxclamation. 



1131 Iliri! 'Ilari; lliri! Pichfits wo ri tiikuka ha! 



hiril li'ivo lu-cdl 

 'hari, a part of iha ri, cliild. 

 lliri! give lieed! 

 pichiits, a linish of i;rass. 

 ■we, now. 

 ri, it. 



tukuka, toiicliiiii;. 

 ha! behold! 

 li;!i, 1133 See line 1131. 



ExpJinKtlioii hi/ tltp Ivii'rnlnis 



Wlule we t^iiig- tlio tiiird stanza the old man lonelies the foivhcad 

 of the cliild with the brusli of grass. The power of Toliaru has 

 reached the cliild, has come in contact Avith it to impart the strenglh 

 that comes from food. 



Trdiisliilioii of Fourth Stanza 



1131 lIo-o-oI An int rodnctory exelaniation. 

 113.5 lliri! "Ilari; liii-i! I'ichnls we ri ta iwa ha! 



lliri! give heed! 



'hari, a jiart of iha ri, child. 



hiri! give heed! 



pichiits, a brush of grass. 



we, now. 



ri, it. 



ta, a i)art of taokut, to touch. 



iwa, a downward moveuient. 



ha! behold! 

 1130, 1137 See line 113.5. 



K.ri>l<niiit ion tnj tin' Kii' rahns 



During the singing of the fourth stanza the old mau makes certain 

 lines upon the face of the child with the brush of grass. These lines 

 mean tliat the power by which Toharu gives strength tlirough food 

 comes from above, and that man should always remember that when 

 he eats. 



