Apu Ollantay - A Drama of the Time of the Incas by Sir Clements R. Markham
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The strains of my clarion and fife.
[FN#23] Champi, a one-handed battle-axe. [FN#24] Huancar, a drum; pututu, fife. Pachacuti. Strive then to stir them to fight, Arouse them to join in the fray, Lest some should desire to yield, To escape the effusion of blood. Rumi-naui. The enemies gather in force, The Yuncas[FN#25] are called to their aid; They have put on their garbs for the war, And have stopped up the principal roads. All this is to hide their defects-- The men of Chayanta are base. We hear they're destroying the roads, |
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