FLETCHER] INCIDEKTAL RITUALS 303 



Rhythmic liimdition 



Kawas. barken; thy baby is crying! 



It grieveth, walling and weeping and crying so sore. 



Ah! It cries, crieth so sorely; 



Kawas. hasten, thy little one cryetli so sore. 



Tlie second song was sung as the Ku ralms and his assistant walked 

 toward the eliild. In the nmsic. one hears the coming of Tira'wa in 

 the footsteps of his creatures, both great aud small. 



SECOND SONQn 



Diagram of Time 



Rhythmic Rendition 



Father cometh, now he cometh; 

 See him, little one; hark! his footsteps! 

 With him. see! coming are the eagles. 

 All are coming now to thee. 



The third song is sung as the brown-eagle feathered stem is wa^ed 

 over the little child, who " looks up and smiles.'' 



The caressing, almost playful, rhythm of the mtrsic twine.s about the 

 religious feeling expressed in the words like the arms of an infant 

 about the neck of its thougtful, reverent parent. 



THIRD SONG!) 



Diagram of Time 



RJiythmic Rendition 



I 



Look, my child, who is coming tinto yon; 



Look np, my little one, now your trouble goes away, away: 



Look! Above you flies one who guards you, 



Whose presence brings you joy. Now your sorrow has departed. 



II 



Ah, you look! See the eagles flying over you. 



From up above they come, from the clear blue sky where Father dwells; 



They to you this peace-bringing solace give. 



A happy little child now is smiling here light-hearted. 



K Music on page 262. '' Music on page 263. 



