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ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



[ETH. ANN. 47 



95 You who are my child, sun, 



You who are my mother, moon, 



This day 



I liave passed you on your roads. 



This day, upon the flesh of the 

 white corn, 



Prayer meal. 



Breathing my jjrayers 



Four times I have spread out your 

 mist blanket; 



I have fashioned your cloud house; 

 105 I have fashioned your road. 



Now that this is at an end 



Your days are made. 



After a little while 



From where you abide perma- 

 nently 

 110 You will make your road come 

 forth. 



Yonder from the south. 



Where, they say, is the abiding 

 place of summer, 



My fathers, 



Send forth your quick breath." 



115 Send forth }"0ur massed clouds to 

 stay with us, 



Stretch out your watery hands. 



Let us embrace! 



To Itiwana you will come 



With all your people, 

 120 Hiding behind your watery 

 shield "^ 



With all your people; 



With your fine rain caressing the 

 earth. 



With your heavy rain caressing the 

 earth, 



Carrying your weapons, 

 125 Your lightning, 



(Come to us!) 



Raise the sound of your thunders! 



At Itiwana 



With your great pile of waters 

 130 May you pass me on my road. 



That this may be 



I have made your days. 



When your days are at an end, 



Meeting me with all your waters, 

 May you stay with us, 



95 torn ho' tea" ili ya'tojfa 

 Eom ho' tsi't ili ya'onan-e 

 lu'lja ya'ton'e 

 hom !;on o'na-e'lateka. 

 lu'Jfii ya'ton-e 

 100 lo'wa Eo'han an ci"nan"e 

 ha'lawo'tinan-e 

 Te'wus a'nulana 

 a'witela'ma ho' ci'pololon fae'wulfa 



ho' a'weluyan Eii'kwen ya"'Ealfa. 

 105 to'na ho' o'neala ya"'Ea^a 

 i'te'tcika te'a 



to'na'wan te'wanan yo-'ka. 

 we'tsim te'nala'ana 

 hoi yam fic'nan Ja'Ki'kowa 



110 ton o'neala kwai"iEana. 



li''wan a'lahoa'nkwin ta"na 

 hoi o'lo'i^'ana'wa le'anaEankwi 



hom a''tatcu 



yam Ra'hai ya'nkakuna Kwai"i- 

 kilna 

 115 yam a'weluyan imuna kwai"iEana 



yam Ea'cima asta'napa 

 ho'n i-'wiyalen-tsu'meRan'a 

 i'tiwana'kowa 

 yam ho' i'lap'a 

 120 yam Ka"alan-e yai'yal'ana 



_vam ho' i'lap'a 



yam Eii'tsana li'ton-Te'lakwi 



yam ka'lana li'ton-Te'iakwi 



yam sa'wanilfa Je'ana. 

 125 yam wi'lolonan-e 

 ku'Iulunan'e 

 te'hato'nan Ee'ato'u 

 i'tiwanakwi 



yam Ka'cima pu'ckwe'na 

 130 ton a'k-a hom o'na-e'latenaptun'- 



onaka 

 to'na'wan te'wanan yo'ka 

 lo'na'wan te'wanan i'te'tcitun- 



te'kwi 

 yam Ka'cim a'k'a 

 hom ton o'na-e'latena Ion a''te- 



kan'a. 



" The sudden showers of summer, which at Zuni always come from the southeast. 

 2s The rain makers cover themselves with clouds as a warrior with his shield. 



