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ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



[eTH. AMN. 47 



40 He made his road enter 



Wherever his children's roads come 

 out," 



His precious plume wands 



He laid down. 



After he had laid them down, 



To his own country 

 45 He made his road go forth. 



Then our fathers "^ 



Drawing toward them their plume 

 wands. 



To their own houses 



Made their roads return. 

 50 Now this many days 



Eagerh' they have awaited the 

 time. 



Among all their ladder descending 

 children *' 



They looked about. 



And though we were ignorant 



(They sent for us »') 

 55 Then those who are our fathers 



Passed us on their roads. 



When they passed us on their 

 roads 



Our fathers drew toward them 

 60 Their father's plume wand. 



Drawing it toward them 



They handed it to us 



That we might be the ones to im- 

 personate our father, 



Ca'lako, bow priest; 



For this with their plume wand 



They held us fast. 



Carrying their plume wand 



We made our roads come forth. 



To our houses, 

 70 Our roads reached. 



This many are the days 



We have eagerly awaited the time 



When the moon who is our mother, 



40 o'nealan kwa'toEiina 



lathok" yam ^eapEima a-'wan 



o'neala' kwai''inapkowa 

 te'likiua' ya-'na wo-'tataEu(fa. 

 wo"'tala'Kuna 

 yam u'lo'nakwi 



45 o'neal a^'Eapa 



hon a-'tatc i'laopna 

 yam te'likinan a'n-uluna 



yam he'co takwi 

 o'nealan te"tciEana 

 50 le'si tewanane 



a'ntsume'na ^ewanan a^'teapa 



le' le'tsilon pa'ninan tca'we 



a'wun-u'lapnapjfa 

 fe'kwante te'atipa 



55 hon a'tatc i'lapona 



ho'na a-'wona-elateka 



ho'na a''wona-elatepa 



hon a'tatc i'lapona 



yam a"'tatcu 

 60 a'wan te'likinan a"n-ulanaplja 



a"n-ulana 



ho'na le'aEanap^a. 



yam tatc'ili te'ona 



ca'lako pi"laci'wan-i 

 65 a'ntelia'na hon ho'i teatun'onalfa, 



te'likinan a'ka ho'na ya'tena-tau- 

 meKanapka. 



te'likinan i'leana 



o'neala kwai"iEana 



yam he'cotakwi 

 70 o'neala te"tciKana 



le'si te'wanane 



a'ntsume'na 



hon te'wanan a''tealfa. 



hon ya'onalfa tsit i'lap a''te'ona 



•* At the entrances to the kivas. 

 " The dance directors or wwe of the kivas. 

 " Human children. 



•■ The two impersonators, elder and younger brother. They take turns in wearing the mask. Both 

 intone the prayer. 



