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Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| AN OTOMI SONG OF SADNESS

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

IX. OTRO TLAOCOLCUICA OTOMITL.

IX. AN OTOMI SONG OF SADNESS.

1. In titloque in tinahuaque nimitzontlaocolnonotzaya, nelcicihuiliz
mixpantzinco noconiyahuaya, ninentlamati in tlalticpac ye nican
nitlatematia, ninotolinia, in ayc onotechacic in pactli, in
necuiltonolli ye nican; tlezannen naicoyc amo y mochiuhyan, tlacazo
atle nican xotlacueponi in nentlamachtillia, tlacazo zan ihuian in
motloc in monahuac; Macuelehuatl [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| A SPRING SONG OF THE MEXICANS, A PLAIN SONG

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

X. MEXICA XOPANCUICATL TLAMELAUHCAYOTL.

X. A SPRING SONG OF THE MEXICANS, A PLAIN SONG.

1. Tlaocoya in noyollo nicuicanitl nicnotlamatia, yehua za yey
xochitl y zan ye in cuicatlin, ica nitlacocoa in tlalticpac ye nican,
ma nequitocan intech cocolia intech miquitlani moch ompa onyazque
cano y ichan, ohuaya.

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Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| ANOTHER

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XI. OTRO.

XI. ANOTHER.

1. Nicchocaehua, nicnotlamati, nicelnamiqui ticauhtehuazque yectliya
xochitl yectli yancuicatl; ma octonahuiacan, ma oc toncuicacan cen
tiyahui tipolihui ye ichan, etc.

1. I lift my voice in wailing, I am afflicted, as I remember that we
must leave the beautiful flowers, the [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| A SPRING SONG, A SONG OF EXHORTATION, BECAUSE CERTAIN ONES DID NOT GO TO THE WAR

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XII. XOPANCUICATL NENONOTZALCUICATL IPAMPA IN AQUIQUE AMO ON MIXTILIA IN YAOC.

XII. A SPRING SONG, A SONG OF EXHORTATION, BECAUSE CERTAIN ONES DID NOT GO TO THE WAR.

1. Nictzotzonan nohuehueuh nicuicatlamatquetl ic niquimonixitia ic
niquimitlehua in tocnihuan in atle in yollo quimati in aic tlathui
ipan inin yollo yaocochmictoque in [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| A SONG OF HUEXOTZINCO

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XIII. HUEXOTZINCAYOTL.

XIII. A SONG OF HUEXOTZINCO.

1. Zan tlaocolxochitl, tlaocolcuicatl on mania Mexico nican ha in
Tlatilolco, in yece ye oncan on neiximachoyan, ohuaya.

1. Only sad flowers, sad songs, are here in Mexico, in Tlatilolco, in
this place these alone are known, [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| SONG XIV

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XIV.

XIV.

1. Zan tzinitzcan impetlatl ipan, ohuaya; on tzinitzcan iceliztoca
oncan izan in ninentlamatia, in zan icnoxochicuicatica inocon ya
temohua ya ohuaya, ohuaya.

1. Only the tzinitzcan is in power, the tzinitzcan arouses me in my
affliction, letting fall its songs like sad flowers.

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Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| THE REIGN OF TEZOZOMOCTLI

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XV. TEZOZOMOCTLI IC MOTECPAC.

XV. THE REIGN OF TEZOZOMOCTLI.

1. Zan ca tzihuactitlan, mizquititlan, aiyahue Chicomoztocpa, mochi
ompa yahuitze antlătohuan ye nican, ohuaya, ohuaya.

1. From the land of the tzihuac bushes, from the land of the mezquite
bushes, where was ancient Chicomoztoc, thence [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| SONG XVI

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XVI.

XVI.

1. On onellelacic quexquich nic ya ittoa antocnihuan ayiaue
noconnenemititica noyollon tlalticpac y noconycuilotica, ay niyuh can
tinemi ahuian yeccan, ay cemellecan in tenahuac y, ah nonnohuicallan
in quenon amican ohuaya.

1. It is a bitter grief to see so many of you, [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| A FLOWER SONG

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XVII. XOCHICUICATL.

XVII. A FLOWER SONG.

1. Can ti ya nemia ticuicanitl ma ya hualmoquetza xochihuehuetl
quetzaltica huiconticac teocuitlaxochinenepaniuhticac y ayamo aye
iliamo aye huiy ohuaya, ohuaya.

1. Where thou walkest, O singer, bring forth thy flowery drum, let it
stand amid beauteous feathers, let [...]



Ancient Nahuatl Poetry ||| HERE BEGIN SONGS FOR THE TEPONAZTLI

By admin • Июнь 23rd, 2010 • Category: Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

XVIII. NICAN OMPEHUA TEPONAZCUICATL.

XVIII. HERE BEGIN SONGS FOR THE TEPONAZTLI.

Tico, tico, toco, toto, auh ic ontlantiuh cuicatl, tiqui, ti ti,
tito, titi.

Tico, tico, toco, toto, and as the song approaches the end, tiqui,
titi, tito, titi.

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