The three sins of the three worlds (A Hopi poem)

The three sins of the three worlds

And Taiova places the corn’s goodness in the world,

placed the red corn’s goodness in the first world
placed the yellow corn’s goodness in the second world,
placed the black corn’s goodness in the third world,

and Taiova places the corn’s wisdom in the world,
placed the red corn’s wisdom in the first world,
placed the yellow corn’s wisdom in the second world,
placed the black corn’s wisdom in the third world,

and Taiova places the corn’s obedience in the world,
placed the red corn’s obedience in the first world,
placed the yellow corn’s obedience in the second world,
placed the black corn’s obedience in the third world,

but the world did not live with the goodness of corn,
the first world did not live with the red corn goodness,
the Second World did not live with the goodness of yellow corn,
the third world, did not live with the black corn goodness,

but the world did not live with the wisdom of the corn,

The first world did not live with the wisdom of red corn,
the Second World did not live with the wisdom of yellow corn,
the third world, did not live with the wisdom of black corn

but the world did not live with the corn’s obedience,

the first world did not live with the red corn obedience,
the Second World did not live with the obedience of yellow corn,
the third world, did not live with the black corn obedience,

and then Taiova destroyed the world
destroyed the first world
destroyed the second world
destroyed the third world.


A Hopi poem by a Hungarian writer

Translated from Hungarian by me