FLETfHEii] SIXTH AND SEVENTH RITUALS 309 



After .siiijj:iii5i; the fir.st stanza, the. partN' entered (Ik* villai^e and 

 passed on to the lodge pointed out to tlioni hy iJie niessoiiger, where 

 they again halted and sang the second stanza. 



Tliese songs are repeated in tiie sixlcenlli ritual, wiien (lie cliihi is 

 sought. 



SONG" 



Dici/rdiii of Time 



Rhythmic Rendition 

 I 



Where is he, the SoiiV 

 Where his dwelhng jjlace that I seek? 

 Which can he his lodge, where he sits 

 Silent, waiting, waiting there for me? 



II 



Here is he, the Son, 

 Here is his dwelling jilace that I seek; 

 This is here his lodge, where he sits 

 Silent, waiting, waiting here for me. 



Seventh Ritual The Consecration of the Lodge 

 Part I. Touching and Crossincj the Threshold 



The eei'enionj' at tlie door of the lodge is another instance of tlie 

 preliguration of an act. The chief, witli tl)(( cat skin and the ear of 

 corn, advanced, and during the singing of (he first stanza of tlie fol- 

 lowing song stepped on the threshold and (ouched but did not cross it. 



The stanzas, wliich are in five musical iihrases, were sung four times 

 in remembrance of the path at the four directions, down which TiraVa 

 alius sends, by the lesser powers, the gifts promised through tins 

 ceremony. 



Wliile the second stanza was being sung, the chief crossed tlie 

 threshold, and, in recognition of the powers and to represent the pro- 

 gression of a long life, took the four ceremonial steps, which are some- 

 times spoken of as reaching and crossing the four hills. 



Thus the waj' into the lodge was opened by Mother Corn, a.ssisted 

 by the tact of the wild cat carried by the chief (see page 23), so that 

 the direct representatives of ttie powers above, tlie feathered stems, 

 might enter. 



The chief retired two steps behind (lie Ku'raliiis, outside tlu* lodge 

 door. The Ku'rahus and his assistant, carrying the feathered stems, 



" Music on XMii^e Jl*~. 



