PLETciiER] SEVENTEENTH RITUAL, PAKT IV 241 



Translation of Fourth Stanza 



1250 IIo-o-o! An introductoi-y exclainatioji. 



1251 Iliri! 'Hari; Iliri! Hitu we ri kittawe he! 



hiri! give heed! 

 'hari, child, 

 hiri ! give heed ! 

 hitu, downy feather, 

 we, now. 

 ri, it. 



kittawe, standing on top (of the child's head), 

 he! from hiri! give heed! 

 1252, 1253 See line 1251. 



Explanation bjj the Ku'raJius 



While we sing this fourth sta7iza, the old man ties the downy 

 feather on the child's hair. Tira'wa atins is now with the little child 

 as the double feather waves over its head. 



Translation of Fifth Stanza 



1264 TIo-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 

 1255 Iliri! 'Hari; Hiri! Hitu we ri ta witshpa ha! 



hiri! harken! 



'hari, child. 



hiri! harken! give heed! 



hitu, downy feather. 



we, now. 



ri, it. 



ta, a part of taokut, to touch. 



witshpa, accomplished, completed. 



ha! behold! 

 1256, 1257 See line 1255. 



Explanation by the Ku'ralnts 



Now we sing that all is accomplished. The child has been fully 

 prepared, the sacred symbols put upon it, the powers from above have 

 come, and Tira'wa atius breathes over it. 



The child is now told to look into the bowl of water and behold its 

 face. Tlie running water symbolizes the passing on of generations, 

 one following another. The little child looks on the water and sees 

 its own likeness, as it will see that likeness in its children and chil- 

 dren's children. The face of Tira'wa atius is there also, giving jirom- 

 ise that the life of the child shall go on, as the waters flow over the land. 



A black covering is now put over the child's head by the Ku'rahus, 

 that no one may look on the holy sj'mbols. Only Tira'wa looks 



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