Nahuatl language and Poetry*


Cuicatli quicaqui
In noyol nichoca:
Ye nicnotlamati
Tiya xochitica
Ticcautehuazque
Tlalticpac ye nican
Titotlanehuia
O tiyazque ichan.

Ma nicnocozcati
Nepapan xochitl
Ma nomac on mani
Ma nocpacxoxhihui.
Ticcautehuazque
Tlalticpac ye nican
Zan titotlanehuia
O tiyazque ichan.
My heart hearts a song,
I begin to cry.
Already I know myself.
We go among flowers.
We will leave the earth here.
We are loaned to one another.
We go to His house.

Put on me a necklace
Of varied flowers.
They are in my hands,
Garlands flower on me.
We will leave the earth here.
We are loaned to one another.
We go to His house.

*A translation from the Internet