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Nahua man from the Florentine Codex

Ancient Nahuatl Poetry 
Translated by D. Brinton, 1887
Vol.1 No. 1 "Rebirth" May 2022


XXII

Tico, tico, ticoti, tico, tico, ticoti, and then the song ends with totoco, totoco.

1. In the place of tears I the singer watch my flowers; they are in my hand; they intoxicate my soul and my song, as I walk alone with them, with my sad soul among them.

2. In this spot, where the herbage is like sweet ointment and green as the turquoise and emerald, I think upon my song, holding the beauteous flowers in my hand, etc. (as in v. 1).

3. In this spot of turquoise and emerald, I think upon the beauteous songs, beauteous flowers; let us rejoice now, dear friends and children, for life is not long upon earth.

4. I shall hasten forth, I shall go to the sweet songs, the sweet flowers, dear friends and children.

5. O he! I cried aloud; O he! I rained down flowers as I left.

6. Let us go forth anywhere; I the singer shall find and bring forth the flowers; let us be glad while we live; listen to my song.

7. I the poet cry out a song for a place of joy, a glorious song which descends to Mictlan, and there turns about and comes forth again.

8. I seek neither vestment nor riches, O children, but a song for a place of joy. 
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XXII

Tico, tico, ticoti, tico, tico, ticoti, and then the song ends with totoco, totoco.

1. In the place of tears I the singer watch my flowers; they are in my hand; they intoxicate my soul and my song, as I walk alone with them, with my sad soul among them.

2. In this spot, where the herbage is like sweet ointment and green as the turquoise and emerald, I think upon my song, holding the beauteous flowers in my hand, etc. (as in v. 1).

3. In this spot of turquoise and emerald, I think upon the beauteous songs, beauteous flowers; let us rejoice now, dear friends and children, for life is not long upon earth.

4. I shall hasten forth, I shall go to the sweet songs, the sweet flowers, dear friends and children.
5. O he! I cried aloud; O he! I rained down flowers as I left.

6. Let us go forth anywhere; I the singer shall find and bring forth the flowers; let us be glad while we live; listen to my song.
7. I the poet cry out a song for a place of joy, a glorious song which descends to Mictlan, and there turns about and comes forth again.
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8. I seek neither vestment nor riches, O children, but a song for a place of joy. 

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      • Manly Hall, A Personal Perspective
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      • PRS Announces New Executive Director Dennis Bartok
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      • Devon Deimler, Ph.D.
      • Mitch Horowitz
      • Mandy Kahn
      • Marina Pacowski
      • Lani Trock
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      • Dustin Wong
    • Volunteer
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      • 2022 Journal Subscription >
        • Re-Lighting the Fire
        • Lions Gate
        • Three Flames
        • Zoroaster
        • Phoenix Pyre
        • Spiritual Trickster
        • Serpent Symbolism
      • Past Issues >
        • July - Moon >
          • Light of the Moon
          • The Vault
          • The Tarot Painter
          • Moon Symbolism
          • Poet's Page
          • Moon Phase Astrology
        • June - Solar >
          • Green Lion
          • Mysteries of Light
          • Hermetic Light
          • Al-Kindi's De Radiis
          • The Poet's Page
        • May - Rebirth >
          • Nonsense
          • Mona Lisa
          • Pythagorean Initiation
          • Nahuatl Poem
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      • Mitch Horowitz
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