FLETCHER] SEVENTEENTH KITUAL 355 



SONG" 



Diagram nf Time 



Rhythm ic Ri'iidition 



I 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who is standing here. 



Behold, my child.' waiting here to make the sign of him above. 



Give heed, my cliild. Lookl Bine paint waits to bring to yon sign of him 



II 



Give heed, my child, lift yoiir eyes, behold the one who is flying here, 



Behold, my (-hild! flying here to make the sign of him above. 



Give heed, my child. Lookl Bine paint flies to bring to yon sign of him, 



III 



Give heed, my child, lift yoiir eyes, behold the one who is touching here. 



Behold, my child! touching here to make the sign of him above. 



Give heed, my child. Lookl Blue paint touches, bringing you sign of him. 



lY 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who now follows here. 



Behold, my child! tracing here the arching dome, his dwelling place. 



Give heed, my child. Look! Blue paint makes the line of the breath of life. 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who is spreading here, 



Beh<:ild. my child! spreading on your face the sacred lines of lilue. 



Give heed, my child. Look! Sacred now the jricture the blue paint makes. 



VI 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who has brought the sign. 

 Behold, my child! brought to you the sign. Accomplished now the task. 

 Give heed, my child. Lookl Blue paint now has left with you sign of him. 



Part IV. Pl-tting ox the Symbols 



Eagle down was next put upon the head of the ehikl. Tlie down 

 was taken from under the wing, "close to the heart" of "the white 

 eagle, the father of the child," so representing the eagle's "breatli 

 and life." It also typified the high, liglit clouds, and when the child's 

 head was covered with it the Ku'rahus said : "The head of the conse- 

 crated child now rests in the soft white clouds which float near the 

 dwelling place of Tira'wa atius," 



It is noticeal)le that the song of this act has live stanzas, indicating 

 the five motions, the four directions and the above. 



"Music on page 281. 



