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Traiishilioii of Third Sfanzu 



1202 TIo-o-o! All introductory exclamation. 



1203 Iliri! 'Had; Hiri! Awi kots we ri tukuka ha! 



liiri! harkeni 



'liari, a part of ilia ri, child, 

 hiri! give heed! 

 awi, a part of awiu, a picture, 

 kots, light blue (paint), 

 we, now. 

 ri, it. 



tukuka, touching, 

 ha! behold! 

 1204, 1205 See line 1203. 



Explanation by the Kti'rahus 



As we sing the third stanza the old man touches the forehead with 

 the blue paint. The blue sky has reached the child; its forehead has 

 been touched by the abode of Tira'wa atius. 



Translation of Fourth Stanza 



1206 Ho-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



1207 Iliri! 'Hari; Hiri! Awi kots we ri ta iwa ha! 



hiri! give heed! 

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

 hiri ! give heed ! 

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

 kots, light blue (paint). 

 we, now. 

 ri, it. 



ta, a part of taokut, to touch, 

 iwa, downward movement, 

 ha! behold! 

 1208, 1209 See line 1207. 



E-rpIanation hy the Ku'rahus 



While we sing the fourth stanza the old man traces with the blue 

 paint the lines he has made with the water, the brush of grass, the 

 sacred ointment, and the red paint. In these lines we see the face of 

 Tira'wa atius, the giver of life and power to all things (sec ligure 170). 



The lines forming an arch across the forehead 

 and down each cheek of the child represents 

 the dome of the sky, the abode of Tira'wa atius. 

 The line from the middle of the forehead, the 

 center of the arch, down the ridge of the nose is 

 the breath of Tira'wa atius. It descends from 

 the zenith, passing down the nose to the heart, ri,;.i;9. The symbol of 

 giving life to the child. Ti.awa.- 



