654 ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



tcu'waihol ya'kna pi'j^a'na 



someone holding let fall 



el te'ametun'on a'ka 



let it not be thus for this 



ho"na"wan ta'tcu 



our father, 



ho"na-wan tsi'ta 



our mother, 



tci'miEa'kowa 



the one that first had being 



ho"na lo' a'nhatiawan'te 



to us you listening even as 



hon ?e'wus a''peye'a 



we prayers speak. 



ho"na'wan ta'tcu 



Our father, 



ho"na"wan tsi'ta 



our mother, 



tci'iniEa'kowa 



the one that first had being 



?om le'wanan yo''kowa 



your day which has become 



hon ?e'wanan i'lapa 



we day having 



hon fe'wanan a''teaiye 



we day live 



hol lorn fe'wanan i'te'tcapa 



when your day when it is used up 



hon a'ka tse"makwi" mo'la'n'a 



we with it thoughts fulfill 



ho"na'wan tsi'ta 



oiu: mother 



tci'miKa'kowa 



the one that first had being 



hol yam i'ni'-lakikwi 



where your sitting quietly where 



a"'witen ?e'li'to 



fourth inner room 



?o' o'neala kwatoEan-a 



you road wiU mal^e enter 



tem ta yam u'lo'nan ya'?ena 



and also your world grasping 



yam ho"i ya'?ena 



your people grasping 



to' i'mi-la'Euna 



you will sit down quietly 



hon a'ka 



we for this 



ho'n tca'wili ?e'wanan te'Ean'a. 



us children having time will live 



