Vemana : Blood Sacrifice to the Gods

The sacrifice to the gods

atop the pyramid of the sun,

 

Carving out the victims heart

and eating it for Huitzilopochitili

 

We must be appease his wrath

in order for this drought to end 

 

Our people grow ever more hungry

by the day for their precious maize

 

We will not stop until our bellies are full,

many will continue die as tribute to his most high

 

Until Huitzilopochitili is fed

we continur to remain hungry

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG8WqEyXIyc (Sacrifice scene from Apocalypto: a brilliant Mel Gibson film)

https://www.ancient.eu/Aztec_Sacrifice/

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