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ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



90 He lived and grew to maturity, 



By virtue of tlie corn priests' rain 

 prayers 



(He becomes valuable;) 



Indeed, the enemy, 



Though in his life 

 95 He was a person given to falsehood, 



He has become one to fortell 

 How the world will be, 

 How the days will be. 

 That during his time, 

 100 We may have good days, 

 Beautiful days. 



Hoping for this, 



We shall keep his days. 

 105 Indeed, if we are lucky. 



During the enemy's time 



Fine rain caressing the earth, 



Heavj' rain caressing the earth, 



(We shall win.) 

 110 When the enemy's days are in 

 progress. 



The enemj-'s waters. 



We shall win. 



His seeds we shall win, 



His riches we shall win, 



His power, 

 115 His strong spirit, 



His long life. 



His old age, 



In order to win these, 



120 Tirelessly, unwearied. 



We shall pass his days. 



Now, indeed, the enemy, 



Even one who thought himself a 

 man. 



In a shower of arrows, 

 125 In a shower of war clubs, 



With bloody head. 



The enemy, 



Reaching the end of his life, 

 130 Added to the flesh of our earth 

 mother. 



Beast bow priests, 



With their claws. 



Tore from the enemy 



His water-filled covering. 



90 ho"i ya""ente 



to'wa ci'wan an Eii'cima pe'j'ea 

 a'ka 



he'kte't i'nakwe te"ona 



!;e'£ohanana 



kwa'hol yo'sekiinalfa 

 95 ho"i te'Jfii'ente 



ko'n u'lo'nan te'atun'ona 



ko'na te'wana te'atun'ona 



ho"i yo"ka 



hoi an ^e'wanana 

 100 ya'ton Eo'kci 



ya'ton tso'ya 



te'wanan te'atun'ona 



u"son a'n!isume'na 



hon te'wanan a"'teEan'a. 

 105 ho'nkwe't hon a''halowilapa 



hoi i'nakwan ^e'wanana 



ko-'wi Ea'tsana H'ton-te'lakwi 



ko''wi Kalan H'ton-te'iakwi 



ho} an te'wanan te'apa 



110 i'nakwe te"ona 



hon an Eacim o'Eiina'wa 



hon an to'waconan o'kana-wa 



hon an u'tenan o'Kiina'we 



an sa'wanika 

 115 an tse"makwin tsu'me 



an o'naya"na(fa 



an la'cialca 



o'EiinaEalfa 



pu'a'aconici 

 120 o'nta'utunici 



hon te'wanan a-'teKan-a 



he'ktce-t i'nakwe te"ona 



o'tsina ya'ntse'ma'ente 



ko''wi co'-li'tekwanel-a 

 125 ko"'wi ta-h'telwanel'a 



ko''wi ce'mkaia 



i'nakwe te"ona 



le'Eohanan pa'lto'na 



ho"na"wan a'witelin tsi'ta 

 130 ci"na te'lia'upa 



we-ma- a-'pi'la'ci'wan'i 



yam sa'wanilf' a'ljii 



i'nakwe te"ona 



an Ka'cima po"yan ai'yona'wapa 



