230 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth. ann. 22 



Trauslafion of Fifth Sfoiizn 



1186 Ho-o-o! An introduc'tor}' exclamation. 



1187 Hiri! 'Hari; lliri! Kitspahat ri ta wawe he! 



hiri! harken! give heed! 

 'hari, a part of of ilia'ri, cliild. 

 hiri ! liarken I 

 kitspahat, red jjaint. 

 ri, it. 



ta, a part of taokut, to toiicli. 

 wawe, spreading over, 

 he! from hiri! give heed! 

 1188,1189 See line 1187. 



E.vphniiiiidn 1)1/ the Ku'rahtis 



As we sing the fifth stanza the old man touches the child's face here 

 and there, and then spreads the red paint entirely over it. This 

 symbolizes the full radiance of the sun with all its power, giving to 

 the child its vigor of life. 



Translation of tiixtli Stanza 



1190 IIo-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



1191 Hiri! 'Hari; Hiri! Kitspahat ri ta witshpa ha! 



hiri ! harken ! 



'hari, a part of iha'ri, child, 

 hiri ! give heed ! 

 kitspahat, red paint, 

 ri, it. 



ta, a part of taokut, to touch, 

 witshpa, accomplished; completed, 

 ha! behold! 

 1192,1193 See line 1191. 



Explanation hy the Ku'rahus 



We sing in this stanza that it is accomplished, that the child is 

 encompassed by the power which Tira'wa atius has given to the sim 

 and the vigor imparted to its day. 



The old man now takes a shell containing l)lue paint which had 

 been i^repared hy the Ku'rahus from blue clay and running water, 

 and while we sing the first stanza of the following song he holds it 

 before the child. This is a verv sacred act. 



