out of the cold land.
III
In the place of Tlaxotlan, the feathers were distributed
With which the war chieftains stuck themselves.
My God is named Tepanquizqui (“He who overcomes the people”).
IV
He makes himself feared, the god of Tlaxotlan,
Dust whirls upon the God of Tlaxotlan,
Dust whirls upon him.
V
Our enemies, the people from Amantlan, assemble; meet me there.
So will in their own house the enemy be. Meet me there.
VI
Our enemies the people of Pipitlan assemble; meet me there.
So will in their own house the enemy be.
This song is probably a chant sung before sacrifice to the god. The line “He had taken a foot from the man out of the cold land” seems to allude to the maiming of one of the gods by Uitzilopochtli, or is symbolic of the punishment of a human enemy by rendering him unfit for war through