The creation of the first world ( A Hopi poem)

The creation of the first world

And so Taiova decides,
and commands Sotuknang, the governor,

and Sotuknang takes soil from the universe,
and from this soil creates the first world
and then plants the laws in the first world
and gives a name to the first world
and then places it in the universe

and then Sotuknang takes soil from the first world
and from this soil creates the plants,
and plants the toughness in these plants,
and gives names to the plants,
and then places them in the first world,

and then Sotuknang takes soil from the first world,
and from this soil creates the animals,
and plants the humility in the animals,
and gives the names to the animals,
and places them in the first world,

and then Sotuknang takes soil from the first world,
and from this soil creates the people,
and then plants wisdom in people,
and gives names to the people
and places them in the first world,

and then Sotuknang takes a look at the first world
takes a look
at the first world’s laws
at the first world’s plants,
at the first world’s animals
at the first world’s people,

and selects the understanding amongst the laws,
and makes it the first world’s law
and selects the four leaved amongst the plants,
and makes it the first world’s plant,
and selects the snake amongst the animals
and makes it the first world’s animal
and selects the fisherman amongst the people,
and makes him the first world’s man.

A Hopi poem by a Hungarian writer
Translated from Hungarian by me