68 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



Fi'ee Translation of Ko'yemshi Song 



I 



We come out from the fourth world; we carry our grandchild on our 

 backs. We come out, 



A ha' i. . -.hi' a ha' i hi'. 



He remains on our backs and looks to the six regions, my poor grand- 

 child. 

 Hurry and call for rains, ni}^ poor grandchild, j^ou whom 1 carry on 

 my back. 



II 



We come out from the fourth world; we carry our grandchild on our 

 backs. We come out. 



A ha' i hi' a ha' i hi'. 



He remains on our backs and looks to the six regions, my poor grand- 

 child. 



Hurry and call for seeds, my poor grandchild, you whom I carry on 

 my back. 



Song of the Ko'yemshi 



I 



A'witen te'hula hon" u'kwai'i; 3'am nana se'topa; hon u'kwai'i. 



Fourth world we come out; our grand- carry on We come out. 



child backs. 



A_- .-ha' i- . __hi' a ha' i hi'. 



Les'si te'kwin tu'nawa lu'chupachi, i'3"o ho'ma nana. 



To the six regions look; remains on our backs, poor mv grand- 



child. 



Ha'nate *kia'shima we'atina, i'yo ho'ma nana, to'o ho'o se'toye. 



Hurry, rains call for, poor my grand- you I carry on 



child, my back. 



II 



A'witen te'hula hon u'kwai'i; yam nana se'topa; hon u'kwai'i. 



Fourth world we come out; "our grand- carry on we come out. 



child backs; 



A ha' i hi'_ a ha' i hi', 



Les'si te'kwin tu'nawa lu'chupachi, i'yo ho'ma nana. 



To the six regions look; remains on our backs, poor my grand- 



child. 



Hii'nate to'shona we'atina, i'yo ho'ma nana, to'o ho'o se'toye. 



Hurry, seeds called for, poor my grand- you 1 carry on 



child, my back. 



a Hon is a contraction of bono, we (two or more). 



