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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 21] 21 +	F21
1 ¶ XVI maoc netlatlaneo nicȃ - / y yatocni[2]huãn i · / çȃniyo nican · / ay tlalticpac a [3] ohuaya ohuaya	1 Let there be borrowing,P2-45 O friends. And only here. On earth!
4 ¶ XVII ya moztla huiptla / que conequiz y[5]yolo / ypalnemohuȃ / toyazq  ̑ ye [6] yncha·/n atocnihuȃ maoc tonaha[7]ahuiyacan / ohuaya ohuaya	4 What will Life Giver's heart be requiring one of these days? We must travel to his home, O friends. Then let us be pleasured!
5 de Neçahualcoyotzin quando andaba uyȇdo del Rey de Azca putzalco	[XIX] [Part 2, Song 5] P2-46
9 ¶ 1 one notlacat aa - yyahue - one no[10]quiçaco dios [superscript:] [line script:] ichani - y tlalticpac[11]qui ninotolinia ohuaya o[12]huaya ·	9 I'm born in vain, come forth in vain from God's home.P2-47 On earth I'm poor.
13 ¶ 2 y ma o nel noquiz y ma o notlacat a [14] niquitohua yyeehuȃya · tlee [15] nayçiz onnohuaco tepilhua[16]no ateyxco ninemi q  ̑ huel xi[17]mimatiya ohuaya ohuaya	13 Let me not come forth! Let me not be born! I say, what will befall me?P2-48 All the princes have come to be assembled.P2-49 I give no offense. Take care!
18 ¶ 3 ye ya nonehuataz yn tlaltic[19]paqui yeyatla nolhuil çã ni[1]	18 Oh yes, I'm to go away ascending from my seat on earth, my lot,P2-50 I who am poor.P2-51 My heart is suffering, friend. This earth is hardship.
[folio 21v] 21	F21v
[1]n/atliniya toonehuȃ çã noyolo [2] tinocniuh yn ayaxcana yn tlal[3]ticpac ya nican a ohuaya ohua[4]ya
5 ¶ 4 q  ̑ ni nemohua yaa · yn tenahua[6]qui · mach ilihuiz tiyanemia [7] tehuic teyxco niyanemi çã[8]n ihuiyaa çȃn i çȇmele - yn [9] çã nonopechtecȃ çȃ nitoloti[10]nemi ay  ̑ tenahuac a · ohua[11]ya ohuaya ·	5 How does one live in company? We're inconsiderate of others, and I give offense. Just gently! Serenely!P2-52 I just bend down, I just go bowing in the presence of others.P2-53
12 ¶ 5 çã yey  ̑ ca nichoca yeehuaya · nic[13]notla-mati yeehuaya · nonic[14]nocahualoc · qui tenahua[15]qui tlalticpaqui · q  ̑ cone[16]qui moyolo yehua · ypalne[17]mohuani · maoc melel onquiçȃ / [18] a ycnopilotl huiya · maoc oti[1]	12 For this I weep. I grieve. I'm bereft in this company here on earth. What does your heart require, O Life Giver? Be entertained! Let bereavement suppurate near you, O Spirit! O God,P2-54 you want me dead!