742 ZUNI RITUAL POETRY I 



le'ciantikwaka 



thus he said 



le'ciantikwapa 



thus having spoken 



— e"'ina' i'nanii'lte 



yes now indeed it is so 



li*'wan a'lahoan'kwin ta"na 



hither to the south direction 



?o'na'wan o'neala kwai"ina ta'pana 



your roads coming out following 



?o'n ho* te'liMna a"'lean te'akatea 



to you I prayer sticks giving have lived when 



£o'na ho* la'cowan a"'lean te'akatea 



to you I prayer feathers giving have lived when 



lu'fea ya'ton-e kes bhai'tokwin te"tcipa 



this day now the appointed time having arrived 



to'na ho' a-'wona-e'lateka. 



you I on your roads have passed. 



ma' honkwa yu-'he'to pe'nan ho'na W a-'wona-e'lateka. 



Is that so (with) plain words us you have passed on your roads 



lo'man te'likinan hon a''leaye. 



your prayer stick we hold them 



lo'man ha'lawotinan hon a-'leaye. 



your prayer meal we hold 



?o'man la'cowa-we hon a-'lacowapa ?inan'uliye. 



(with) your prayer feathers we feathered sit inside 



ma' ?omt hon tu'wan'u'laconankwi 



now just we stand around waiting where 



kes ?omt mo'feokta £i'na'u'Ukwi 



now just crouched on our buttocks where we sit inside 



ho'na ta'wona-elateka. 



us you on our roads have passed 



hon ya'^o^Ji tate i'lap a''teona 



we sun father having the ones who are 



yam te'lacinakwi 



his ancient place 



i-'muna kwa'tokatun tekwi 



sitting down when he should go in 



kow a'nte'wetci kwa 



a little space yet remained for him 



laUk* ?e'kohanan yam a-'tatcu 



near by daylight your fathers 



^e'Eohanan yam a''tsita 



daylight your mothers 



yam tca'we lo' a-'wona-e'laten'a 



your children you on their roads will pass 



?o' yu'lakuka te'a'ana 



you have come to rest when 



