About five years ago, I translated but didn’t publish the shorter of the two existing Nahuatl poetry codices, the one known by its Spanish title Romances de los señores de la Nueva España, which I decolonize as SONGS OF THE LORDS OF ANAHUAC. For those who are interested in Nezahualcoyotl, this manuscript preserves most of his poetry.
I’m now revising those translations and creating a “normative” (consistent) transcription of the Nahuatl originals, adding notes to make obscure references easier for readers. I’ll be sharing these at a rate of about two a week on my Medium account.
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Hi Professor Bowles! I’m a philosopher who knows of you through Sebastian Purcell. I just wanted to thank you for your online work; it has helped with my tentative approach to learning classical Náhuatl and a great supplement to my contemporary Náhuatl course through CUNY’s Mexican Studies Institute. I hope we get a chance to meet sometime. Looking forward to reading your translations.
Thanks, Sofía! I’m so happy my work has helped you with yours. You can find free links to the recent translations here, btw: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BYGSV6MRF9gVL1uCNqq0kzWfSYI2x2_8NuBnz4ZVw-Q/edit?usp=sharing