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ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



265 They revealed to me. 



Knowing that, 



I pra\'ed that throughout the 

 country of the Corn priests 



Our earth mother might be wrap- 

 ped 



In four layers of green blanket, 



That the land might be full of 

 moss. 



Full of flowers 



FuU of corn pollen — 



275 Sending forth prayers that it 

 might be thus, 



I offered my fathers' plume wands. 



Four times I made my road en- 

 circle 



The land of the Corn priests 

 2S0 Then yonder, wherever the water 

 roads of my kiva children come 

 out, 



I laid down plume wands. 



Then far off to his own country 



My father 



285 Made his road go forth 



Carrying my fathers' plume wands. 



Carrying his prayer meal, 



I made his road go forth. 

 290 Far off at the place of the first be- 

 ginning 



Touching them with my plume 

 wands, 



With all the others he will liold 

 discourse. 



Our fathers will take hold of our 

 plume wands. 

 295 Then in that way 



Their long life, 



Their old age. 



The}' will grant to us. 

 300 That our roads may reach to where 

 the life-giving road of our sun 

 father comes out. 



That we may finish our roads — 



This they will grant us. 



This day in accordance with what- 

 ever you wished, 

 305 Whatever you wished when you 

 appointed me, 



I have fulfilled your thoughts. 



With thoughts in harmony 



May we live together. 



265 hom tu'nakana'wapa 

 u's ai'yu'ya'na 

 fo'wa ei'wan an u'lo'na'a 



a''witen i-'yalto 

 hon a'witelin tsit i'lap a''te'ona 

 270 pa"i ti'ana 



ko'w a'wicona jjo'li 



ko-w u'tea j3o'ti 



ko'w o'nea po'ti 



u'lo'nan te'atun'ona 

 275 te'wusu pe'nan kwai'"ikana 



yam a-'tatcu 



ho' te'likinan a''leaka. 



a'witen i'yatto towaci'wan an 

 u'lo'na'a 



ho' o'neal ulapEana 

 280 la'lhok" le''wi yam u'pa tea' we 



a''wan £a'cim o'nea! kwai"i- 

 na'kona 



te'likinan wo'ta lakuna 



le'hok" yam u'lo'nakwi 



ho' tatc ili te"ona 

 285 o'neal a-'Eiipa. 



yam tatc i'li te"ona 



ho' te'lilfinan le'ana 



ha'lawo'tinan le'ana 



ho' an o'nealan a''Eapa 

 290 homan te'likinan a'kii 



Ichok" yam tci'miEiikii te'kwi 



alj' ya'cuwa lie'laEupa 



hon a-'tatc i'lapona 



homan te'likinan ya'tena-tsu'me- 

 Eana 

 295 la'kankonte 



yam o'na'ya"'nalja 



yam la'ciakii 



ho'na ya'nhaitena-wapa 



hoi yam yii'toka ta'tcu 



300 yam o'na-ya''naka o'neala kwai'- 

 "inakwi o'neal te'tcina 



hon a-'wona ya"'tun'ona 



ho'na yanhaitena'wa. 



lu'ka ya'ton'e 



holko'n ya'ntecemana 

 305 hoi ?ion ko'n a'ntecemana' 



hoi ton a'nulanapkona 



lio' tse"makwin mo'la'kii Ije^'si. 



lo'pint i-'tse'maEuna 



hon te'wanan a''teEan'a 



