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ZUNI KITTJAL POETRY 



125 With this many words we greeted 

 one another. 

 When all this was at an end 

 My father questioned me: 



"Indeed now it seems you will 

 have something to say, some 

 word that is not too long 

 130 So finally, if you let me know it, 



I shall know it for aU time." 



Thus my fathers spoke. 



135 "Yes indeed it is so. 

 There to the south, 

 Following where my fathers' 

 watery roads come forth 



I have been asking for light for you. 



140 Yesterday we reached the ap- 

 pointed time. 

 Perpetuating the rite of the one 



who is our father, 

 Sayataca, bow priest, 

 And once more giving him human 

 form 

 145 I came out standing. 

 I looked to the north, 

 I looked to the west, 

 I looked to the south, 

 I looked to the east, 

 150 Hither, toward the place of dawn, 

 I saw four road going side by side. 



Along the middle road. 



Four times I sprinkled prayer meal. 



155 Then I made the sound of the 

 water-filled breath of the rain- 

 maker priest of the north. 



Taking four steps. 



Four times striding forward, 



The water filled woodpile 



Of my daylight father 

 160 I stood beside. 



My father 



Four times sprinkled my head with 

 prayer meal. 



125 le'n hon i''yani}filfa 



lu'^faEon i-'te'tcapa 

 ho' tatc i'li te'ona 

 i'te'kunalfii 



e'm'a' i'mat kwa'hol pe'na" te'yu'- 

 ianam'e pe'nan te'afana 



130 te'wuna' u"son horn to' yu"- 

 ya-£apa 



u'hs ai'yu-ya'na 



ho' te'wanan te'Ean-a 



ho'm a"'tatcu a"'te'ona 



le'ciantikwa^fa 

 135 ma' i'na milte 



li-'wan a'laho'ankwin ta"na 



yam a-'tatcu 



a''wan Eii'cima o'neala kwai"ina 

 tapana 



to'nawan alf' ho' le'Eohanan ce'- 

 man te'alja 

 140 te'cukwa ya'ton-e 



kes hai'tokwin te"tcipa 



yam tatc i'li te"ona 



sai'yataca pi"laci'wan'i te"ona 

 a'ntelia'na ho' ho'i-ya'Eana 



145 ho' ye''lana kwai"iEa^a 



ho' pi'cle iiu'natika 



ho' Eiilici tu'natilfa 



ho a'laho tu'natika 



ho te'maEo tu'natika 

 150 Ealhok" teluwankwin ta"na 



a-'witena-na o'neala wo'Eapa ho' 

 u'nafiiljalfa. 



i'tiw o'nealkowa 



yam ha'lawo"tinan'e 



ho' a''witela'ma o'ta'wite'-ya'ltolca 

 155 i'sEon pi'cle u'wanam ci'wan an 

 Ea'cima ya'nhakunan ho' 

 te'ha-to^fa 



a''witela'ma te'tcunan ala'nana 



a"'witela'ma ye'letelupna'na 



yam te'Eohanan tatci'li te"ona 



an Ea'cima ta'pelakwi 

 160 ho ye'li u'lafea 



hom ta'tcu te"ona 



yam ha'lawo-tinan'e 



a"'witela'ma 



ho'man o'tsimowa'a 



