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ZUNI KITUAL POETRY 



[ETH. ANN. 47 



85 When all their days were past, 

 When their day-count was at an 



end 

 Again we prepared plume wands. 

 Carrying our plume wands 

 At the place called since the first 

 beginning 

 90 Rock Face, 



We passed our fathers on their 



roads. 

 Meeting our fathers, 



We gave them plume wands. 

 Keeping their days 

 Anxiously waiting 

 We passed our days. 



100 This many are the days. 



And when their days were at an 

 end. 



Over there, following your springs, 



We gave you plume wands. 



When all your days are past, 

 105 Our fathers, 



Priests of the masked gods 



Bow priests of the masked gods 



Culawitsi pekwin priest, 



Sayataca bow priest, 

 110 Hututu bow priest, 



Yamuhaktu bow priests, 



Ca'lako bow priests, 



AU the masked gods 



There from your home set witli 

 mountains, 

 115 Bringing your waters. 



Bringing your seeds. 



Bringing all your good fortune. 



Our fathers. 



You will make your roads come 



forth. 

 120 "Yes,5 now every one of us will 



come forth. 

 Our fathers at Itiwana, 

 We shall pass on their roads. 

 Let no one be left behind. 

 AU the men. 



85 a-'wan te'mla fie'wapa 

 a''wan ya'lenan i-'te'tcapa 



tern ta te'li^inan ye'lete'una 

 te'likina i-'leana 

 ^a'Ea tci'mika ^a 



90 pa'nitan i-'ma 



yam a''tatcu 



hon a"'wona-e'latenapka. 



hon a''wona-elatena 



yam a-'tatcu 

 95 te'likinan a-'ieana 



te'wanan a'cna 



a''wan I'e'wanan a'nfeume'na 



hon te'wanan a''teaka. 



a''wan te'wanan i-'te'tca{5a 

 100 le'si ^e'wanan'e 



a'wan te'wanan i-'te'tcapa 



la''khok" to"na Eanakwe'nan 

 ta'pana 



to"na hon te'likinan a-'teanapka. 



a''wan te'mla te'wajja te'a'ana 

 105 ho'na-wan a"'tatcu 



koEwa''ciwan'i 



koEwa''pi'la-ci'wani 



cu'la'witsi pe'kwin ci'wan'i 



sai'yataca pi"}aci'wan-i 

 110 hu-'tutu pi"laci'wan-i 



ya'muhaktu pi"laci'wan-i 



ca'laEo a-'pi'ia'ci'han'i 



ko'ko te'mla 



hoi yam ya'lan ya^'na'a 



115 yam Eiicim i-'leana 



yam to'waconan i-'leana 



yam kwa'hol te'ni ha'lowi'lin 



i-'leana 

 hon a-'tatc i'lapona 

 o'neal kwai'MEana 



120 e-* ma' Ifes te'mlamo 



i'tiwanakwi yam a-'tatcu 

 hon a''wona-e'latenan kwai"ina 

 el kwa tcu'hol i'metcam-e 

 a''wots ate"ona 



^ From this point to tlie end the speaker quotes from the Ca'laliO chant. The frequent changes of tense 

 throughout the prayer make it impossible to fli it in the calendar. The Zuiii use of tense is not the same 

 as ours. 



