Category: Translations
Nahuatl Translations in Asymptote
A Cradlesong
The journal Metamorphoses published “A Cradlesong,” my translation of “Cōzolcuīcatl” (the 57th selection in the Aztec codex Songs of Mexico) in its spring 2015 edition. In the long sequence, a young Mexica girl envisions the fallen young king of Tenochtitlan, Ahuizotl, as a baby, youth and man, her musings running from motherly affection…
Translations to appear in Asymptote
“River Willow” by Karai Senryū
Translations forthcoming in Axolotl
“Moon” by Saiba
“The Scarecrow” by Bonchō
“Behind the Falls” by Matsuo Bashō
“A Child Has Died” by Matsuo Bashō
Nahuatl Translations in Asymptote
A Cradlesong

The journal Metamorphoses published “A Cradlesong,” my translation of “Cōzolcuīcatl” (the 57th selection in the Aztec codex Songs of Mexico) in its spring 2015 edition. In the long sequence, a young Mexica girl envisions the fallen young king of Tenochtitlan, Ahuizotl, as a baby, youth and man, her musings running from motherly affection…