650 ZUNI EITUAL POETRY 



ka'Ea tcimikaka 



wherever ther first beginning 



a'lapatsi le"anaEana 



rock wedge caUed 



ho"na*wan a-'tatcu 



our fathers 



u'wanam a''ciwan*i 



rain-maker priests 



yam te'likinan i'leanaptun te'a 



their prayer stick where they were to take them 



yam Ea'cima fe'li'tona 



their water inner room (in) 



te'm'ia ha'pona ko'kcikwi 



all gathered together beautifully where 



hon a-'wona-e'latenapka. 



we on their roads passed them. 



hon a-'wona-e'latena 



we on their roads passing them 



i'skon .yam a-'tatcii 



there (to) our fathers 



hon te'hkinan a-'leanapka 



we prayer sticks gave to them 



ho"na'wan a^'tatcu 



our fathers 



yam a'nikwanan a'ka 



their knowledge with 



yam te'hkinan ya'?ena i'leana 



their prayer stick grasping taking 



le'si te'kwi 



to all directions 



te'hkinan a'ka 



prayer stick with 



?on ya'cuwa ?e'lakuna"wa. 



you talking together will touch. 



h"'wan pi'cle Ea'tul-u'lapnakwi 



yonder north ocean where it surrounds 



?on a'ka ya'cuwa ie'lakuna'wa. 



you with it talking together will touch. 



tem ta le'stiklea 



and also furthermore 



h"'wan Eahciankwhi ta"na ka'tul-u'lapnakwi 



yonder to the west direction ocean surrounding at 



ton a'ka ya'cuwa te'lakuna 



you with it talking together will touch 



temta h"'wan a'lahoankwin ta"na 



and also yonder to the south direction 



?on a'lja ya'cuwa fe'iakuna 



you with it talking together will bend down 



tem ta h''wan le'hiwankwin ta'*na 



and also yonder to the east direction 



