Direct Example

THIS therefore his being blowgun shot
Seven Macaw by two boys.

We shall tell their defeat each of them,
The self-aggrandisers.

This the Seven Macaw
A great tree the nance,
This therefore his food
The Seven Macaw.

He would knock down
The its fruit nance.

He would rise up to its top tree each day.
It was seen therefore his means of feeding

By the Hunahpu,
Xbalanque.

They keep a vigil now therefore
Beneath tree the Seven Macaw.
They hidden here the two boys
In leaves tree.

Then he arrived therefore Seven Macaw,
Perched

Over his food,
The nance.

Then therefore he was shot by them,
The Hunahpu, directed straight its pellet blowgun

At his jaw.
He broke open his mouth.

Then he came over its top tree
Directed straight onto its face earth.

In a hurry therefore the Hunahpu quickly went,
Truly he went to his grasping.

Then therefore was torn off
His arm the Hunahpu by the Seven Macaw.

Straightaway it was thrown back,
It was bent back edge his shoulder.

Then he released again therefore Hunahpu
The Seven Macaw.

Merely good they did.
Not first their defeat by Seven Macaw

Having taken now therefore his arm the Hunahpu
By the Seven Macaw.

Then he went to his home,
Merely now therefore holding in palms his jaw he arrived.

“What did you get there?”
Said therefore the Chimalmat,
His wife Seven Macaw.
“What is it?”

“The two demons they shot me with a blowgun,
It was dislocated my jaw by them.

Merely they torment my teeth,
They ache now.

First I brought it here.
Over fire therefore
It will hang,
It will dangle
Over fire
When they arrive to take it again.

True that they demons,” said the Seven Macaw,
When he hung his arm the Hunahpu.

They plan again,
The One Hunahpu,
Xbalanque.
Then they spoke therefore to

One Grandfather.
Truly white now
His hair head now
Grandfather.

One therefore Grandmother,
Truly humble grandmother now.

Merely they walk bent over now,
Now aged people.

White Great Peccary his name grandfather.
White Great Coati therefore her name grandmother.


- Popol Vuh