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Ancient Nahuatl Poetry

by Daniel G. Brinton

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3§ 2 — The Poet and His Work
  4. 4§ 3 — The Themes and Classes of the Songs
  5. 5§ 4 — Prosody of the Songs
  6. 6§ 5 — The Vocal Delivery of the Song
  7. 7§ 6 — The Instrumental Accompaniment
  8. 8§ 7 — The Poetic Dialect
  9. 9§ 8 — The Preservation of the Ancient Songs
  10. 10§ 9 — The LX Songs of the King Nezahualcoyotl
  11. 11§ 10 — The History of the Present Collection
  12. 12Ancient Nahuatl Poems I. Cuicapeuhcayotl — I — Song at the Beginning
  13. 13II. Xopancuicatl, Otoncuicatl, Tlamelauhcayotl — II — A Spring Song…
  14. 14III. Occe Al Mismo Tono Tlamelauhcayotl — III — Another Plain Song,…
  15. 15IV. Mexica Otoncuicatl — IV — An Otomi Song of the Mexicans
  16. 16V. Otro Mexica Tlamelauhcacuicayotl — V — Another Plain Song of the…
  17. 17VI. Otro Chalcayotl, Canto de Tetlepan Quetzanitzin — VI — Another…
  18. 18VII. Otro — VII — Another
  19. 19VIII. Otro, Queuh CE Tlatohuani in Quimilnamiqui in Tlatoque — VIII…
  20. 20IX. Otro Tlaocolcuica Otomitl — IX — An Otomi Song of Sadness
  21. 21X. Mexica Xopancuicatl Tlamelauhcayotl — X — A Spring Song of the M…
  22. 22XI. Otro — XI — Another
  23. 23XII. Xopancuicatl Nenonotzalcuicatl Ipampa in Aquique Amo on Mixtil…
  24. 24XIII | Huexotzincayotl
  25. 25XIV
  26. 26XV | Tezozomoctli Ic Motecpac
  27. 27XVI
  28. 28XVII. Xochicuicatl — XVII — A Flower Song
  29. 29XVIII. Nican Ompehua Teponazcuicatl — XVIII — Here Begin Songs for…
  30. 30XIX
  31. 31XX
  32. 32XXI. Huexotzincayotl — XXI — A Song of the Huexotzincos
  33. 33XXII — XXII — Tico Tico Ticoti Tico Tico Ticoti Auh Ic Ontlantiuk i…
  34. 34XXIII. Ycuic Nezahualcoyotzin — XXIII — Songs of the Prince Nezahua…
  35. 35XXIV — XXIV — Quititi, Quititi, Quiti Tocoto, Tocoti Tocoto Tocoti…
  36. 36XXV — XXV — Tico Toco Tocoto Ic Ontlantiuh Ticoto Ticoto
  37. 37XXVI — XXVI — Toto Tiquiti Tiquiti Ic Ontlantiuh Tocotico Tocoti To…
  38. 38XXVII — XXVII — Toco Toco Tiqui Tiqui Ic Ontlantiuh Toco Tico Tocoti
  39. 39Notes for Song II
  40. 40Notes for Song III
  41. 41Notes for Song IV
  42. 42Notes for Song V.
  43. 43Notes for Song VI
  44. 44Notes for Song VII
  45. 45Notes for Song VIII
  46. 46Notes for Song IX
  47. 47Notes for Song X.
  48. 48Notes for Song XI
  49. 49Notes for Song XII
  50. 50Notes for Song XIII
  51. 51Notes for Song XIV
  52. 52Notes for Song XV
  53. 53Notes for Song XVI
  54. 54Notes for Song XVII
  55. 55Notes for Song XVIII
  56. 56Notes for Song XIX
  57. 57Notes for Song XX
  58. 58Notes for Song XXI
  59. 59Notes for Song XXII
  60. 60Notes for Song XXIII
  61. 61Notes for Song XXIV
  62. 62Notes for Song XXV
  63. 63Notes for Song XXVI
  64. 64Notes for Song XXVII
  65. 65Vocabulary

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