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



Traih':ilutioii 

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131:2 Ho-o-ol An exclamation introdiictoi-y to the song. 



1313 lla! Iste wata si wit a lia. 



ha! an exclamation; belioldl 



iste, \'oii (referring to tlie cliild). 



wata, h)olv upward. 



si, they, refers to the powers at)ove. 



wita, owner, refers to the child belonging to tlie power a))ove. 



ha, part of the word meaning young, or child. 



1314 See line 1313. 



1315 H'A-ars, hire wahaki. 



h'A-ars, Father breathing fortli life, 

 hire, tiiere, al>ove, meaning Ti-;. wa. 



wahaki, heavens: " tlie heavens that are always there above 

 the reach of the clouds." 

 131 li See line 1313. 



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1317 IIo-o-oI An exclamation introductory to the .song. 



1318 We tire wata si wife ha. 



we, he or she, meaning the cliild. 



tire, has, an action performed. 



wata, looked. 



si, they, refei's to the powers above. 



wite, the true owner; refers toTira'waas the true owner of 

 the child. 



ha, part of the word meaning youui;, child. 

 1310 vSee line 1318. 

 13-20 lie arste he ti waha. 



he, his or her, refers to the child. 



arste, a modified form of atins, father. 



he, his; refers to Tira'wa. 



ti, here, at the present time. 



waha, part of the word wahaki, the permanent heavens. 

 lL'21 See line 1318. 



E.i'plii nation hij ilie Kii' raliiis 



When the second stanza is sung the little child always stops crying 

 and looks up. It responds to the presence of the iniglity power. The 

 song tells the child that it belongs to Tira'wa alius, the father of all, 

 the giver of life, whose dwelling place is far above the clouds in the 

 pei'iiianent heavens that never change. 



The child smiles and is comforted. 



