Guide to the Vocabulary
Except for proper nouns, which may be located in the Concordance to Proper Nouns, the main vocabulary items used in the English translation of the Romances will be found here, together with the number of the paragraph in which each item is discussed or mentioned in the preceding essay, On the Translation of Aztec Poetry.
adorn,
17.2agonies,
10.10appear,
1.7array ,
17.2,
20.2arrive ,
1.7,
2.1,
2.2,
16.1,
18.3,
22.4arrow ,
4.2,
4.3,
4.4,
12.9await ,
5.6banner ,
9.7begin,
see Appendix I
bell ,
9.7bereavement ,
12.5,
12.6,
12.7blaze ,
2.1,
2.4,
9.1,
12.10blossom ,
2.1,
2.2,
8.1,
19.3born ,
8.1,
8.2,
8.3borrow ,
12.7,
12.8break open,
see hatch
brief ,
12.8bring down ,
1.7,
1.12,
3.5,
8.4,
21.2brother ,
11.2bud ,
2.2burst open,
see hatch
cacao ,
13.1cacao flower ,
2.2,
4.6,
13.1ceiba ,
4.3chalk ,
5.1,
20.1color ,
15.4come ,
1.7,
3.1,
5.1,
8.1,
8.4,
8.5,
16.1,
18.3companion ,
2.1,
2.3,
7.4,
11.2,
11.3,
15.4comrade ,
2.2,
2.3,
7.4,
11.2,
11.3,
12.9,
15.4conch ,
9.7conflict ,
12.11cotinga ,
5.5court ,
9.8crave ,
2.2,
2.4create ,
3.5,
8.1,
14.2,
14.3,
15.1,
18.3crown of flowers ,
15.5cypress ,
4.3dance ,
9.7dance cry ,
9.5descend ,
1.12,
8.4drill ,
9.1,
15.2drink ,
13.1drum (beside the) ,
10.7,
12.9,
20.2drums ,
9.7drunk ,
13.1,
13.2,
13.3,
13.4dust ,
4.7eagle ,
2.1,
2.2,
5.2,
7.3,
10.7,
12.3,
15.4,
16.1ear ,
4.5eat ,
13.1egret ,
5.5enrich
see rich
entertain ,
2.3,
9.9,
12.9fame ,
9.9,
12.10fan ,
9.7field ,
2.2,
2.5fish ,
6.1flesh ,
2.2,
14.3flood ,
2.1,
9.1,
12.10flower ,
1.12,
2.1,
2.2,
2.3flower tree ,
9.7,
18.1,
18.3,
19.2foam ,
12.11forever ,
12.5,
12.6,
21.1,
21.2forsaken ,
12.10free
see set free
friend ,
7.4,
11.2garland ,
15.5,
16.1,
16.2gather up ,
12.10gems ,
15.1,
15.2gladden ,
2.3,
12.9glory ,
9.9gold ,
15.2,
18.1,
20.2gong ,
9.7good (
yectli)
see also holy,
2.2,
16.1,
18.1grandfather ,
16.2grandmother ,
16.2green place(s) ,
2.5,
7.3grieve ,
10.9hand ,
4.5hands (in our) ,
13.4hand-sling ,
4.4hatch ,
2.1,
2.2haven ,
2.5heart ,
4.5hearts ,
4.5holy (
yectli)
see also good,
19.3home ,
2.5house ,
2.5,
5.1,
7.3human ,
12.10incense ,
5.2,
13.1inhale ,
13.1intoxicate ,
13.1,
13.2,
13.3,
13.4jade ,
15.2,
18.1,
20.2jaguar ,
2.1,
2.2,
5.2,
10.7,
12.3,
15.4,
16.1jewel ,
15.1,
15.2laughing ,
8.5lift (a song) ,
8.4lords ,
2.2,
20.1marigold ,
4.6marvel(s) ,
14.3master ,
3.3mat ,
9.8mist ,
8.4moment ,
12.8multitude ,
8.4music ,
8.2narcotic ,
13.1necklace ,
15.5ohuaya ,
10.1outline ,
15.4pack basket ,
8.4pain ,
12.3,
13.4paint ,
15.1,
15.4palace ,
9.8parrot ,
5.5patio ,
9.8payment ,
20.1,
20.2,
20.3picture ,
15.4pleasure ,
2.3,
3.1,
7.1,
7.2,
7.3,
9.1,
10.8,
12.7plume ,
15.3poor ,
10.4,
10.6,
12.1,
12.9popcorn flower ,
4.6pour down ,
8.4pray ,
9.9prince ,
14.2,
14.3,
16.1,
19.1quetzal ,
5.5rain ,
8.4,
19.2raise (a song) ,
8.4rattle ,
9.1,
9.7,
10.8raven flower ,
4.6recall ,
17.7reed ,
4.3renown ,
12.10require ,
12.11rich ,
12.1roar ,
16.1,
20.3root ,
16.2roseate swan ,
5.5ruin ,
12.10sadness ,
10.8,
10.9sane ,
12.10scatter ,
8.4seek ,
12.9seethe ,
12.11services ,
9.9set free ,
8.4shake down ,
8.4shatter ,
12.10shear,
see shorn
shield ,
4.2shorn ,
2.5shrill ,
8.1,
9.8sing ,
9.9sling ,
4.2smelt ,
15.2smoke ,
4.7snare ,
17.1song ,
8.1,
8.2,
8.3sorrows ,
10.10speak ,
9.9spin ,
17.7,
19.1,
19.3,
19.4,
19.5spine ,
4.3splinter ,
12.10spread ,
8.4sprout ,
2.1,
2.2,
5.3stir ,
8.4,
22.4strew ,
see scatter
strike up,
see Appendix I
string ,
15.2suffer ,
12.1summon ,
1.7,
3.1,
3.5,
5.4,
14.2,
17.6sun ,
2.1,
3.2,
5.1,
12.4sun flowers ,
2.5swan ,
5.5tassel ,
4.6trogon ,
5.5troupial ,
5.5turn ,
15.5,
17.5,
19.4turquoise ,
15.1,
15.2,
18.1twice ,
21.1,
21.2,
21.3twirl ,
16.1,
19.5want ,
12.11weep ,
10.3,
10.7,
10.9whirl ,
17.5,
17.6,
18.1,
19.1,
19.2,
19.3,
19.4,
19.5whistling ,
9.3,
9.5wine ,
13.1,
13.5wither ,
2.2,
12.8,
12.10word ,
8.1,
16.1,
19.3,
22.4