WG: Himno a Tlaloc

Thu Jan 13 16:30:03 UTC 2011

You can get Brinton's Nahuatl transcription from the Project Gutenberg's
copy of Reg Veda Americana (1890).  Here is a link:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14993/14993-h/14993-h.htm#iii
and the copy with Brinton's translation and notes:
III. Tlalloc icuic.

   1. Ahuia Mexico teutlaneuiloc amapanitla anauhcampa, ye moquetzquetl,
   aoyequene y chocaya.
   2. Ahuia anneuaya niyocoloc, annoteua eztlamiyaual, aylhuiçolla nic
   yauicaya teutiualcoya.
   3. Ahuia annotequiua naualpilli aquitlanella motonacayouh tic yachiuh
   quitla catlachtoquetl, çan mitziyapinauia.
   4. Ahuia cana catella nechyapinauia anechyaca uelmatia, anotata yn
   oquacuillo ocelocoatl aya.
   5. Ahuia tlallocana, xiuacalco aya quizqui aquamotla, acatonalaya.
   6. Ahuia xiyanouia, nahuia xiyamotecaya ay poyauhtla, ayauh chicauaztica,
   ayauicalo tlallocanaya.
   7. Aua nacha tozcuecuexi niyayalizqui aya y chocaya.
   8. Ahuia queyamica xinechiuaya, temoquetl aitlatol, aniquiya ilhuiquetl,
   tetzauhpilla niyayalizqui aya y chocaya.
   9. Ahuia nauhxiuhticaya itopanecauiloc ayoc ynomatia, ay motlapoalli, aya
   ximocaya ye quetzalcalla nepanauia ay yaxcana teizcaltequetl.
   10. Ahuia xiyanouia, ahuia xiyamotequaya ay poyauhtla, ayauh
   chicauaztlica ayauicallo tlalloca.

*Var.* 1. Amopanitl.
Gloss.

   1. Auia Mexico teutlanauiloc, *q.n.*, yn Mexico onetlanauiloc in tlaloc.
   Amapanitl annauhcampa ye moquetzquetl, *q.n.*, amapanitl nauhcampa
   omoquequetz. Aoyeque naichocaya, *id est*, itlaocuyaya.
   2. Auia anneuaya niyocoloc, *q.n.*, ynehuatl ni tlalloc oniyocoloc.
   Annoteua eztlamiyaual, *q.n.*, noteu eztlamiyaualtitiuh. Aylhuiçolla, *
   q.n.*, yn umpa ilhuiçololo. Inic yauicaya teuitualcoya, *q.n.* in
   teuitualoc.
   3. Auia annotequiua naualpilli, *q.n.* in tinoteuh naualpilli, *i.e.*,
   tlalloc. Aquitlanella motonacayouh, *q.n.*, ca nelli teuatl ticmochiuilia
   in motonacayouh. Catlachtoquetl, *q.n.*, teuatl ticmochiuilia auh in
   aquin timitzpinauia.
   4. Ahuia cana catella nechyapinauia, *q.n.*, catel nechpinauia ca
   monechuelmati. Annotata ynoquacuillo ocelocoatl aya, *q.n.*, yn notaua
   ioan yna quacuiloa yn oceloquacuili.
   5. Ahuia tlallocana xiuacalco, *q.n.*, in tlalocan xiuhcalco, *id est*,
   acxoyacalco. Ayaquizqui, *q.n.*, umpa ualquizque. Aquamotla acatonalaya,
   *q.n.*, y notauan yn oquacuiloan acatonal.
   6. Ahuia xicanouia nauia xiyamotecaya, *q.n.*, xiuian ximotecati. Ay
   poyauhtlan, *q.n.*, in umpa poyauhtlan tepeticpac. Ayauh chicauaztica
   ayauicalo tlalocana, *q.n.*, ayauh chicauaztica in auicalo tlalocan.
   7. Aua nach tozcuecuexi niyayalizqui, *q.n.*, y nach tozcuecuex y ye
   niauh niman ye choca.
   8. Ahuia queyamica xinechiuaya, *q.n.*, quenamican y ya niauh aço
   anechtemozque. Aniquiya ilhuiquetl tetzapilla niyayalizqui ayaichocaya, *
   q.n.*, onquilhui yn tetzapilli ye niyauh niman ye choca.
   9. Ahuia nauhxiuhticaya nitopanecauiloc, *q.n.*, nauhxiuhtica in
   topanecauiloz, *id est*, in tepan mochiuaz. Ayoc inomatia ay motlapoalli,
   *q.n.*, aocmo nomatia iniquin motlapoalpan. Ca oximoac ye quetzalcalla
   nepanauia, *q.n.*, ye qualcan ye netlamachtiloyan ynemca. Ay yaxcana
   teizcaltiquetl, *q.n.*, iniaxca inic oteizcalli.
   10. Ahuia xiyanouia, *q.n.*, xiuia. Auia xiya motecaya ay poyauhtla, *
   q.n.*, ximotecati in umpa poyauhtla. Ayauh chicauaztica auicallo
   tlalocan, *q.n.*, ayauh chicauaztica in auicallo in umpa tlallocan.

The Hymn of Tlaloc.

   1. In Mexico the god appears; thy banner is unfolded in all directions,
   and no one weeps.
   2. I, the god, have returned again, I have turned again to the place of
   abundance of blood-sacrifices; there when the day grows old, I am beheld
   as a god.
   3. Thy work is that of a noble magician; truly thou hast made thyself to
   be of our flesh; thou hast made thyself, and who dare affront thee?
   4. Truly he who affronts me does not find himself well with me; my
   fathers took by the head the tigers and the serpents.
   5. In Tlalocan, in the verdant house, they play at ball, they cast the
   reeds.
   6. Go forth, go forth to where the clouds are spread abundantly, where
   the thick mist makes the cloudy house of Tlaloc.
   7. There with strong voice I rise up and cry aloud.
   8. Go ye forth to seek me, seek for the words which I have said, as I
   rise, a terrible one, and cry aloud.
   9. After four years they shall go forth, not to be known, not to be
   numbered, they shall descend to the beautiful house, to unite together and
   know the doctrine.
   10. Go forth, go forth to where the clouds are spread abundantly, where
   the thick mist makes the cloudy house of Tlaloc.

 Notes.

The god Tlaloc shared with Huitzilopochtli the highest place in the Mexican
Pantheon. He was the deity who presided over the waters, the rains, the
thunder and the lightning. The annual festival in his honor took place about
the time of corn-planting, and was intended to secure his favor for this
all-important crop. Its details are described at great length by Diego Duran,
*Historia de Nueva España*, cap. 86, and Sahagun, *Historia*, Lib. II., cap.
25, and elsewhere. His name is derived from *tlalli*, earth. *Tlalocan*,
referred to in v. 5, “the place of Tlaloc,” was the name of a mountain east
of Tenochtitlan, where the festival of the god was celebrated; but it had
also a mythical meaning, equivalent to “the earthly Paradise,” the abode of
happy souls.

It will be observed that v. 10 is a repetition of v. 6. The word
*ayauicalo*refers to the
*ayauhcalli*, “house of mist,” the home of the rain god, which Sahagun
informs us was represented at the annual festival by four small buildings
near the water’s edge, carefully disposed to face the four cardinal points
of the compass (Sahagun, *ubi supra*).

In v. 8 the expression *tetzauhpilli* (*tetzauhqui*, to frighten) may be
explained by the figure of Tlaloc, whose statue, says Duran, was that of *un
espantable monstruo, la cara muy fea* (*ibid.*).

The compound in v. 10, *nauhxiuhtica*, “after four years,” appears to refer
to the souls of the departed brave ones, who, according to Aztec mythology,
passed to the heaven for four years and after that returned to the
terrestrial Paradise,—the palace of Tlaloc. (See my paper, *The Journey of
the Soul*, in *Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of
Philadelphia, 1883*.)

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Susana Moraleda <susana at losrancheros.org>wrote:

>  Thank you Stefanie. I do have Sahagun's Historia General (Consejo
> Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes) but it is the Spanish version of the
> Codice Florentino (Lopez Austin and Garcia Quintana).  There are no Nahuatl
> quotes.
>
> I searched the books you suggested in "Google books" but couldn't find
> anything.
> Would you kindly have any other suggestion?
>
> Susana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Stefanie Teufel <stefanyteufel at yahoo.de>
> *To:* nahuatl at lists.famsi.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:44 AM
> *Subject:* [Nahuat-l] WG: Himno a Tlaloc
>
>  Dear Susana,
>
> you will find the song of Tlaloc in Nahuatl:
>
> -in Sahgún´s Codex Florentinius, Book II "The Ceremonies". For example
> Anderson and Dibble 1981:224.
>
> - in Sahgún´s Historia General, Book II. For example the edition of
> Porrúa/Garibay 1989:174
>
> -in Sahagún´s Primeros Memoriales, folio 274. See for example Sullivan.
>
> Best
> Stefanie
>
> ----- Weitergeleitete Mail ----
> *Von:* Susana Moraleda <susana at losrancheros.org>
> *An:* Nahuat-l <nahuatl at lists.famsi.org>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, den 13. Januar 2011, 10:40:54 Uhr
> *Betreff:* [Nahuat-l] Himno a Tlaloc
>
>
> Would anyone know where can I find the Nahuatl text of the "Himno a
> Tlaloc"? The one quoted by Sahagun.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Susana
>
>
>
>
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