Maya and Aztec

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 ma […]

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. 1. My heart grieved, I, the singer, […]

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 noble songs; let us enjoy ourselves for a while, let […]

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 inpan motimaloa in mixtecomatlayohualli […]

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, alas. 2. Ixamayo yectli in zan ca otitech icneli ipalnemohuani, in […]

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. 2. In canin nemiya icanon in nemitoconchia ye nican huehuetitlan […]

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 came all your rulers hither. 2. Nican momalinaco in colcahuahtecpillotl huiya […]

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, dear friends not walking with me in spirit on the […]

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 it be placed in the midst of golden flowers; 2. […]

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. 1. Tollan aya huapalcalli manca, nozan in mamani coatlaquetzalli yaqui yacauhtehuac Nacxitl Topiltzin, onquiquiztica ye choquililo […]