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



Translation of First Stanza 



1104 Ho-o-o! An introductory cxclaiual ion. 



1105 Hiri! llari; Hiri! Awi kots we re luv kusi hi! 



hiri! give lieedl 

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

 hiri! harken! 



awi, a part of awiu, a picture. 



kots, a part of rekots, whitish; as a thin chmd tlirmigli wliich 

 one can see a tinge of the blue sky Ijeyoud. Light blue, 

 we, now. 

 re, am. 

 lire, holding, 

 kusi, sitting, 

 hi ! from hiri ! give heed ! 

 nor;, 1107 See line 1105. 



Exjylanation hi/ tin Kn'rahiis 



Blue represents the sky, the jjlace where Tirawa. atius dwells, and 

 with this blue jiaint we ai-e to make upon the child a picture of the 

 face of Tira'wa atius. It is a mark of Tira'wa atius' acceptance of 

 the consecrated child and a sign of his presence. The symbol of 

 the dwelling place of Tira'wa atius stands before the child. 



Trunslation. of Second Stanza 



1198 IIo-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



1199 Hiri! TIari; Hiri! Awi'kots we re ru ata ha! 



hiri! harken! 



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

 hiri I gi\e heed! 

 awi, a ijart of awiu, a pictui-e. 

 kots, light blue (paint), 

 we, now. 

 re, is. 

 ru, it. 

 ata, flying, 

 ha! behold! 

 1200, 1201 See line 1109. 



Exptanation Inj tin Kn'ralius 



While we siug the second stanza the old man moves the shell con- 

 taining the blue paint toward the child. The blue of the sky where 

 Tira'wa atius dwells is coming near, descending through the air. 



