Tewa Prayer

 

Our Old Women Gods, we ask you!

Our Old Women Gods, we ask you!

Then give to us long life together,

May we live until our frosted hair

Is white; may we live till then

This life that now we know!

Our Old Women Gods, 

Come hither, take this!

Long life give us

And our people!

We bring you corn meal

For arm-leg nourishment

Then grant to us

Our span of life

And to our children also!

 

 (Traditional Tewa prayer and pottery bowl)

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Corn Grinding Song

Corn Grinding Song

 

There towards the North,

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying.

In the middle stands Blue Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

There towards the West

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying,

In the middle stands Yellow Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

There towards the South

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying,

In the middle stands Red Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

There towards the East

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying,

In the middle stands White Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

 

 

(Traditional Tewa song-prayer. "Corn Dawn Maiden" painting by Marti Fenton, copyright reserved.)

Tewa Prayer

When the Corn Mothers are Fed

Cornmeal is thrown on the altar by Bear Priest:

 "Now and here
 My old women gods I give you
 This corn meal
 And thank you."

All join and throw cornmeal on the altar:

"Now and here,
 Our old women Gods,
 Take this!
 Long life give us
 And our children!"

 

 

(Traditional Tewa prayer.  Photo of Tewa girl with butterfly whorl hairstyle by Edward Curtis, 1922.)

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Tewa Prayer

 

Our Old Women Gods, we ask you!
Our Old Women Gods, we ask you!
Then give to us long life together,
May we live until our frosted hair
Is white; may we live till then
This life that now we know!

 

Our Old Women gods,
Come hither,
Take this!
Long life give us
And our people!

We bring you corn meal
For arm-leg nourishment
Then grant to us
Our span of life
And to our children also!

 

 

(Traditional Tewa Prayer & Pottery Bowl)