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ZUNI RITUAL POETRY 



[ETH. ANN. 47 



VerUy, we shall pra\- that our 



roads may be fulfilled. 

 To where your sun father's road 



comes out 

 May your roads reach. 

 May your roads be fulfilled. 



e'pac ho'n a''wonaya'"antia'na 

 hon te'wusaEen'a- 

 hoi yam ya'toka ta'tcu 

 an o'neal kwai"ina 

 520 o'neala te"tcina 



te'mla ton a'wonaya-ftu- 



Washing the Head of Ca'lako Impersonator 



The female head of the house washes the head of the Ca'lako unper- 

 sonator at the close of the all-night ceremonies, at abovit 8 o'clock in 

 the morning. The other women present sprinkle water on his head. 



This day, 



My two children, 



With OUT clear water 



We shall hold you fast. 

 5 My child, 



In order that your road may be ful- 

 filled, 



Reaching yonder to where the road 

 of our sun father comes out, 



For this with our clear water, 

 10 We hold you fast. 



Somehow because of the thoughts of 

 our fathers. 



The ones who appointed j-ou with 

 their plume wand, 

 15 Throughout the winter, 



Throughout the summer. 



Yonder to the south 



Wherever the roads of our fathers 

 come out, 

 20 With your plume wands 



You have asked continually for life 

 for us. 



This day 



You have fulfilled their thoughts. 



With our waters 



We hold you fast. 



Our child. 



Always talking together kindly, 



So long as we stiU can see one 

 another. 



That thus our roads may be ful- 

 filled 

 30 For this, with our waters 



We have bound you fast. 



lu'ka ya'tone 



homtca'watci "■ 



yam Ka'cima E j'kci 



to'n a'^ii hon ya'tena-tsu'meEana 

 5 horn tca'le 



hoi yam ya'to^fa ta'tcu 



an o'neal kwai"inakwi o'neal te"- 

 tcina 



io' o'naya-'tun'ona'ka 



yam Ea'cima Ko'kca^a 

 10 tom hon ya'liena-tsu'meEa. 



hoi yam a^'tatcu 



a''wan tse"makwin a'ka 



a'wan te'likinan a'Jfa 



lom a'nulana'kowa 

 15 }e"tsinan-e 



o'lo'ik'anan-e 



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



yam a^'tatcu 



a"'wan o'neala' kwai"ina'kowa 

 20 yam te'likinan a'ka 



ho'na'wan t:o' te'Eohanan ce'man- 

 te'a'ka 



lu'ka ya'ton'e 



to' tse"makwi- mo'la"*upa 



yam Ea'cim a'ka 

 25 lom ho' ya'tena-tsumeEa. 



ho'na'wan tca'le 



i'celte'ma ya'cuwalfo' kci 



te'mla i-'yunapa'te 



yam hon a-'wonaya''tun'on a'l^a 



30 yam Ea'cim a'Ifa 



lom hon ya'tena tsu'meEanaplfa 



'■ The dual, used in the first sentence, should be used consistently to the end, because the prayer is 

 supposedly addressed to the two impersonators. After the first sentence, the singular is used. 



