236 THE HAKO, A VAWNEE CEREMONY [eth. Ann 22 



IV 

 1330 Ho-o-o! 

 1231 Hiri! 'Hari: Hiri! Kaokto we ri kittawe he! 



1333 Hiri! 'Hari: Hiri! Kaokto we ri kittawe lie! 

 1233 Hiri! "Hari; Hiri! Kaokto we ri kittawe he! 



V 



1334 Ho-o-o! 



1335 Hiri! "Hari: Hiri! Kaokto we ri ta witshpa ha! 



1336 Hiri! 'Hari; Hiri! Kaokto we ri ta witshpa ha! 



1337 Hiri! 'Hari; Hiri! Kaokto we ri ta witshpa ha! 



Translation of First Stanza 



1218 IIo-o-o! Au introductory exclamation. 



1219 Hiri! 'Hari; Hiri! Kaokto we re hre kusi hi! 



hiri! harken. 



'hai'i, a i^art of iha'ri, child, 

 hiri ! give heed ! 

 kaokto, down from the eagle, 

 we, now. 

 re, am. 

 hre, holding, 

 kusi, sitting. 

 hi! from hiri! give heed! 

 1220, 1221 See line 1210. 



Explanation hij the Ku'ralius. 



The down represents the high, light clouds (cirrus) in the blue of 

 the sky; they are near the at)ode of Tira'wa alius. 



The down is taken from under the wings of the white eagle. The 

 white eagle is the mate of the brown eagle, and the child is the child 

 of Kawas, the brown eagle. The down grew close to the heart of the 

 eagle and moved as the eagle breathed. It represents the breath and 

 life of the wdiite eagle, the father of the child. 



Translation of Second Stanza 



1222 Ho-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



1223 Hiri! 'Hari; Hiri! Kaokto we re ru ata ha! 



hiri! harken! 



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

 hiri! give heed! 

 kaokto, eagle's down, 

 we, now. 

 re, is. 

 ru, it. 

 ata, flying, 

 ha! behold! 

 122-4,1225 See line 1223. 



