628 ZUNI RITUAL POETRY [eth. ann. 47 



a ' Rewulk wi'n akna 



breaking off the young shoots 



yam hecoJakwi 



ho' a^'wiyaMja 



I took hold of theni 



te'likina a- 'ho' a"'ya-Eaka 



prayer sticks persons (I) finished 



yam na'nili te'ona 



our grandfather the one who is 



ton ots an la'pihaiyan la'tan-e 



turkey male his hanging cloud wing 



Kakal an su'lahaiyan la'tan-e 



eagle his cirrus cloud wing 



la'ihok" o'lo'ikaiaka wo''we 



yonder summer birds 



a* 'wan iapihaiyan la'tan-e 



their hanging cloud wing 



a'weluyan Eaten-e 



cumulus cloud tail 



a''k'a a'witela'ma 



with them four times 



te'likina a' 'ho' a'ya'Eaka 



prayer sticks persons (1) finished 



yam tsit i'lapa te'ona 



our mother having the one who is 



pi'tsem o'ka an ci"nan-e 



cotton woman her flesh 



ko''y pi"lenapte 



rough cotton cord even though it is 



a'witela'ma 



four times 



pa'nulap i'kwiyan-te"tcina 



winding around tying it reaching around 



te'likina a'''ho' a^'ya^Eaka 



prayer sticks persons (I) finished 



yam tsit i'lapa •'te"ona 



our mother having the ones 



ha'kwin o'k' an ci"nane 



black paint woman her flesh 



a'witela'ma ci'n i'yante'Tcina 



four times flesh reaching all over 



te'likina a'ho' a-'yaEana 



prayer sticks persons finishing 



