Hymn to Ayopechcatl, Goddess of Childbirth
Truly in whatever house there is a lying-in,
Ayopechcatl takes charge of the child.
Ayopechcatl takes charge of the child.
Truly in whatever house there is a lying-in,
Ayopechcatl takes charge of the child,
there where it is weeping in the house.
Ayopechcatl takes charge of the child,
there where it is weeping in the house.
Come along and cry out, cry out, cry out,
you newcomer,
come along and cry out.
you newcomer,
come along and cry out.
Come along and cry out, cry out, cry out,
you little jewel,
cry out.
you little jewel,
cry out.
(Hymn from the Rig Veda Americanus, photo of carving of Aztec cradleboard, copyright J. Weinstein)
