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are the mountains or the mesas; so these songs are now sung in the 

 lodge and only that the objects seen by past generations nuiy be 

 remembered. 



There are no preseut means of ascertaining whetlier the songs here 

 given comprise all that were used by the Pawnees on tlie journey; 

 they are all that had been taught tlie Ku'rahus who is the authority 

 for this record of the Ilako ceremony. 



SONG TO THE TREES AND STKEAMSn 



Diagram uf Time 



A'lii/tli III ic Rendition 



Dark against the sky yonder distant line 



Lies before lis. Trees we see. long the line of trees, 



Bending, swaying in the breeze. 



II 



Bright with flashing light yonder distant line 

 Runs before ns, swiftly rnns, swift the river runs. 

 Winding, flowing o"er the land. 



Ill 



Hark! Oh hark! A sound, yonder distant soimd 

 Comes to greet us, singing comes, soft the river's song, 

 Rippling gently "neath the trees. 



SONG WHEN CROSSING THE STREAMS !• 



Diiiijnim nf Time 



Rln/fJi III ic Rendifion 

 I 



Behold, upon the river's brink we stand! 



River we must cross; 



Oh Kawas, come! To thee we call. Oh come, and thy permission give 



Into the stream to wade and forward go. 



.'< Music on page 73. b Music on page 7o. 



