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Songs of the Tewa

58 entries · 4 sections

tr. by Herbert Joseph Spinden

Start Reading Page Index Contents Author's Preface An Essay on American Indian Poetry

Part I: Home Songs

Contents I. The Road of Magic II. That Mountain Far Away III. I Wonder How My Home Is IV. The Willows by the Water Side V. Banter VI. Lost Love VII. Thamu's Song VII. Shadows IX. The Inconstant Lover X. Disillusion XII. Rags Are Royal Raiment . . . . .XIII. When the Trading Party Sets Out XIV. When the War Party Sets Out A Corn Grinding Song of Tesuque XVI. The Blue Flower Basket XVII. The Rabbit by the River XVIII. Rains for the Harvest XIX. The Cloud-Flower Lullaby XX. A Lullaby of Nambe XXI. Lullaby of Cannibal Giants XXII. Sleepy Bird Lullaby XXIII. Children's Flower Song of Nambe

Part II. Sacred Chants and Ceremonial Songs

Contents XXIV. Initiation Chant of the Kwirana K’osa XXV. Initiation Song of the Tewa K’osa XXVI. Lake Song of the Tewa K’osa XXVII. How the Gods are Brought XXVIII. Uru-Tu-Sendo's Song XXIX. Song of the Sky Loom XXX. The Corn-Silk-Women's Song XXXI. Rain Magic Song XXXII. Songs in the Turtle Dance of Nambe XXXIII. Songs in the Turtle Dance at Santa Clara XXXIV. Songs of the Race Dance Song of Avanyu, the Storm Serpent XXXVI. Scalp Dance Song

Part III. Magic Songs and Prayers

Contents XXXVII. That Buffalo May Come XXXVIII. Song of the Hunter's Wife XXXIX. With Dangling Hands XL. When the Deer Come XLI. Eagle Song XLII. Speech For Good Trading XLIII. When the First Fruits Are Taken XLIV. When the Corn Mothers Are Fed XLV. Prayer For Long Life XLVI. When the Child is Named XLVII. When the Man Takes Office XLVIII. Last Words at the Grave XLIX. When the Scalps Are Fed L. Dead on the War Path Appendix