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Original lyrics
Ye Nonnocuiltonohua
Ye nonnocuiltonohua,
on nitepiltzin, Nezahualcóyotl.
Nicnechico cozcatl,
in quetzalin patlahuac,
ye nonicyximatin chalchihuitl,
¡in tepilhuan!
Yxco nontlatlachia,
nepapan quauhtlin, ocelotl,
ye nonicyximatin chalchihuitl,
ya in maquiztli...
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citlālicue on 2015-05-30
citlālicue on 2015-05-30Translation
I Am Wealthy
I am wealthy,
I, prince Nezahualcoyotl.
I join together the necklace,
the large quetzal plumage;
from experience I recognize the jade,
they are the princes, O friends!
I look into their faces,
eagles and tigers on all sides;
from experience I recognize the jade
the precious bracelets...
Nezahualcóyotl: Top 3
| 1. | Xon Ahuiyacan |
| 2. | Nonantzin |
| 3. | Xopan cuicatl |
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Translation from Miguel Leon-Portilla's "Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World", page 96. Published October 2000 by the University of Oklahoma Press.