652 ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



i'tiwanalavi. 



at Itiwana. 



yam a"'tatcu 



Your fathers, 



yam a^'tsita 



your mothers, 



tci'miK iinapko wa 



the ones that first had being, 



?i'nan-}a'kikwi 



sitting quietly where 



yam Ka'cima pu'ckwe'na 



your waters, the greater pile 



?on a'k' i'yona-e'latena'wa. 



you with it, will pass each other on your roads. 



e'latena'wapa 



having passed 



ho"na'wan a^'tsita 



our mothers 



lio"na-wan tca'we 



our children 



?o'wa te'm'lanana 



corn all kinds 



yam a^'tatcu 



their fathers 



a' 'wan Ea'cima i'ka'kiina 



their waters drinking in 



e'letokna i'feapkuEana'wa 



carefully will bring forth young 



ko''\vi tca'l i'Eeckuna 



somewhat child clasping in (their) arms 



te'm"la a"'wona-ya-"ana 



all their roads will become finished 



ho"na'\van tca'we 



our children 



le'tsilon pa'ni'nan ho"na'wan tca'we 



ladder descending our children 



?o"na a''wana'-u'iana 



you drawing toward them 



?on a"'wan he'cofakwi 



you their houses to 



o'neala kwatokan-a 



roads will make enter 



i'?inan la'Riloia 



sitting down quietly 



tem ta e'letokna 



and also earefuUy 



?e'apkunan ci'wuna a-'teapa 



young multiplying when they are 



i'skon tse"mak ?e'lakwi 



that thoughts bending toward 



