Xtoles
Mayan Warrior Dance Song
(Maya)
Conex, conex palanxen, xicubin, xicubin yocolquin.
Conex, conex palanxen, xicubin, xicubin yocolquin.
Xola mayola, xola mayol, ea, ea, ea, o.
Conex, conex palanxen, xicubin, xicubin yocolquin.
Mayan Warrior Dance Song
(English)
Let's go, let's hurry boys, for the sun is coming out.
Let's go, let's hurry boys, for the sun is coming out.
Sho-la ma-yo-la, sho-la ma-yol, Ay-ah, ay-ah, ay-ah oh.*
Let's go, let's hurry boys, for the sun is coming out.
*This is phonetically how to say this line.
Comment: Xtoles could be a couple thousand years old, so I presume it qualifies as the oldest known Native song.
P.S. I don't think it's grammatically correct to put the Spanish word Los in front of the Maya word Xtoles. Especially since Xtoles doesn't appear to be a plural word.
For more on the subject, see Natives Sing It Their Way.
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