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Title page Contents Preface Note on Orthography Introduction On the Translation of Aztec Poetry Guide to the Vocabulary Guide to the Transcription Folio I Folio 2 Folio 3 Folio 4 Folio 5 Folio 6 Folio 7 Folio 8 Folio 9 Folio 10 Folio 11 Folio 12 Folio 13 Folio 14 Folio 15 Folio 16 Folio 17 Folio 18 Folio 19 Folio 20 Folio 21 Folio 22 Folio 23 Folio 24 Folio 25 Folio 26 Folio 27 Folio 28 Folio 29 Folio 30 Folio 31 Folio 32 [Folio 33] Folio 34 Folio 35 Folio 36 Folio 37 Folio 38 Folio 39 Folio 40 Folio 41 Folio 42 Commentary Concordance to Proper Nouns Verbs, Particles, and Common Nouns Appendix I Appendix II Bibliography

[folio 16] 16 +	F16
1	[XV] [Part 2, Song 1]
2 ¶ tlanec[superscript:]h [line script:] topehuaca · y yatocnihuã [3] sopancala ytequi · çȃn itlatol ochia[4]lo · yn dios [superscript:] totecoyo [line script:] aya · q  ̑ ni quinequiz q  ̑ qui[5]manaz yn xochitl yn cuicatl a [6] ohuaya ohuaya	2 Now let us begin in this house of green places,P2-1 friends. God's words are awaited.P2-2 What will he want? What will he give? Flowers! Songs!P2-3
7 ¶ moch itlaocol y  ̑ techpȃ ye huiz toco[8]huãtlamati xopancalitequi · çȃ[9]n itlatol ochialo · yn dios [superscript:] totecoyo [line script:] aya q  ̑ ni [10] quinequiz que quimana y yn xo[11]chitl y  ̑ cuicatl a ohuaya ohuaya	7 All sorrows come from him. We call to him in this house of green places.P2-4 God's words are awaited.P2-5 What will he want? What will he give? Flowers! Songs!
12 ¶ cuçȃhuic xuchitla yyehuaya · [13] ye yzquixochitli · cacahuaxochi[14]tli · cacaloxochitl malitimaniya [15] a ca moxochihui yohuaya tios [superscript:] totecoyo [line script:] a [16] ohuaya ohuaya	12 Golden flowers, popcorn, cacao, and raven flowers are whirling. Oh, God,P2-6 they're your flowers.
17 ¶ yn tzan tictlanehuico moxochihuehue[18]uh - [1]	17 We can only borrow these flower drums,P2-7 these rattles of yours. Oh God,P2-8 they're your songs, your flowers.
[folio 16v] 16	F16v
[1] mayacach oo · ye mocuico · a ca mo[2]xochihui · ehuaya dios [superscript:] totecoyo [line script:] a ohuaya [3] ohuaya
4 ¶ a nolyo quimati cȃhuayotl · yn icni[5]uhyotlim oo netlã o atocnihuani [6] xochitl ahuiyac xahuiyacaa · ti[7]azque ocano ye ycha · anica tine[8]mizque · ohuaya ohuaya ·	4 My heart enjoys these companions,P2-9 these comrades. Come, friends,P2-10 be pleasured with these fragrant flowers.P2-11 We'll be off to His home. We are not to live here.
9 ¶ ohua ma çẽ tonemizque · yca nicho[10]cay · ayȏpȃ tihuicȇ yn tlalticpȃ [11] xochitl ahuicac sahuicaa · tiyazque [12] ocano ye ycha mach nica tinemiz [13] ohuaya ohuaya ·	9 Would that we might live forever. And so I weep. Not twice can we come to earth. Be pleasured with these fragrant flowers.P2-12 We'll be off to His home. Can we live here?
14 ¶ yz catq  ̑ tla yetetl [marginal gloss:] ojo / 3 cabesas [line script:] toxochio ahuã[15]ye · yhuãn i tocuic quipuluhua [16] telel ay totlacol iy ohuaya [17] ohuaya	14 Behold! Let there be gems!P2-13 Our flowers! These songs of ours destroy our pain and sadness.
18 ¶ y yatocnihuȃn aya · xonahuiyacani · [19] amochipȃ tlalticpac çȃ çȇn oquiçaz [1]	18 Friends, be pleasured. These are not forever on earth. These comrades are to pass away once and for all.