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ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



[ETH. ANN. 47 



20 The man: Nevertheless there is no 

 choice. 

 To do that very thing I have made 



up my mind. 

 And furthermore, 

 Thinking to bring you fine shell, 

 Prayer meal, 

 25 Corn pollen, 

 Red paint. 

 Sparkling paint. 



Eager for this I have passed my 

 days. 



30 Now this day 



We have reached the appointed 



time. 

 Therefore we have passed you on 



your road. 

 The god: Is that so? 

 Nevertheless, in spite of your speak- 

 ing thus, 

 35 We can not part with you. 

 We have your plume wands. 

 We have your shells, 

 We have your prayer meal. 



The man: Yes, that is why I Iiave 

 spoken words 

 40 Of going to the enemy's country. 



Because on account of the enemy's 



thoughts 

 Our children have been destroyed. 

 45 Ovir flocks have been destroyed. 

 Because of the enemy's thoughts. 

 We wish to see our relatives. 



And thinking of them we fail in it. 

 50 The god: Is that so? 



Very well, although we cherish you. 



You think thus. 

 Our elder brothers yonder. 

 The ones who abide in different 

 places, 

 55 Do they also know it? 

 The man: Yes, certainly. 



At all their abiding places, 



I have bent down to speak to them. 



20 — ma' e'te 



ta tenat hoi ko'lea te'atun'ona lio' 

 tse'makwi ya''Ka|fa 



le's tikleapa 



}o'"o Eo'kci 



ha'lawo'tinan'e 

 25 o'nean-e 



a'hokona 



tsu'hapa te"ona 



ton a''leatun'ona 



Ion a'ntse'man te'wanan a''tea(fa 

 te'kwi 

 30 lu'(fa ya'ton-e 



kes hai'tokwin te"tcika 



a'lfa to"na Ion a''wona-e'late|fa. — 



— haiyi' 



ma' e't lo le'sna f3eyepte 



35 lom hon i'tcemana'we. 



to'man ion te'likinan a''leaiye 



!;o'man hon lo'' a''leaiye 



to'man hon ha'la wo'tinan a-'le- 



aiye. — ■ 

 — ma' le'sna te"onalfa 



40 hoi i'naEw an u'lo'nakvri a'na^ga 



ho' pe'nan kwai"iEa^a. 



a'k'iip a"'winaEw a'wan tse"mak- 

 win a'^a 



ho"na"wan tea te'cukwai"ina'we 

 45 ho"na'wan wo- te'cukwai"ina-we 



a''wina£w a"'wan t.se"makwin a'lja 



yam i'yanikinan'e 



u'nakani-ya'nan 



hon a'ntse'man a'ni-na-we. — 

 50 — haiyi' 



ma' i'mat torn hon i'tcemana'- 

 waiite 



%o' lesna tse'ma 



la'lhok" hon a''papa 



ti'na'wan'ona 



55 ai'yu'ya'napci — 

 — e-h 



ma' le'hapa 

 le' ti'ma'-te'mla 

 ho' ya'cu wa te'lakulja. — 



