On the translation of Aztec poetry -- Guide to the vocabulary -- Romances de los Señores de la Nueva España/Ballads of the Lords of New Spain -- Guide to the transcription -- The text in Nahuatl and in English -- Part I -- Friends, let us sing -- "I'm coming, I, Yoyontzin, craving flowers" -- Again they make music -- God Self Maker's home is nowhere -- Friends, listen to this -- "I come to guard the city" -- The flower lords, the song bells -- Chalco's come to fight -- Let's drink -- For a moment God's drums come forth -- May your flesh, your hearts be leafy green -- The flower trees are whirling -- In this flower house -- Princes, I've been hearing good songs -- Part II -- Now let us begin -- A master of egrets makes these flowers move -- On this flower mat you paint your songs -- Are you obliging? -- I'm born in vain -- I strike up a song -- I stand up the drum -- Your flowers blossom as bracelets -- My heart is greatly wanting flowers -- Let there be comrades -- Strike it up beautifully -- Eagle flowers, broad leafy ones, are sprouting -- A shield-roaring blaze-smoke rises up -- Flowers are our only adornment -- Part III -- You paint with flowers, with songs -- Your flowers are jade -- Come forth and play our drum -- In the house of pictures -- Part IV -- Begin in beauty -- Like flowers -- "Never with shields" -- Jade, turquoise: your chalk, [your] plumes -- Commentary -- Concordance to proper nouns -- Verbs, particles, and common nouns.