| Título | Música en el Popol Wuj |
| Publication Type | Web project page |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Authors | McGahren, C |
| Abstract | La música tiene un rol breve pero importante en el Popol Wuj. La historia está escrita en verso, entonces la musicalidad está presente a través de la obra entera en el ritmo y organización del texto. El presente sitio web explica el contexto y la historia de la música en la narrativa k'iche' y en el día de hoy. |
| URL | https://elsonidodelpopolwuj.wordpress.com/el-sonido-del-popol-wuj/musica-en-el-popol-wuj/ |
Once the Hero Twins transform their elder brothers One Monkey (Junb’atz’) and One Artisan (Junchuwen), into spider monkeys, they test their grandmother’s ability to avoid laughing at the Artisan Brothers. They conduct this test through “Hunahpu Spider Monkey,” a song played with the flute and the drum.
Xatoj Pujuy, the dance of the whippoorwill (pujuy), is the first of the five dances that Junajpu and Xb'alamq'e perform in Xib'alb'a before the Lords of the underworld. The first four are named for animals, whereas the fifth is an act of harm. Following translations suggested by Allen J. Christenson (2007), they are: Xajoj Pujuy (Dance of the Whippoorwill), Xajoj Kux (Dance of the Weasel), Ib'oy (Armadillo), Xtz'ul (Centipede), and Ch'itik (Injury).
Xajoj Kux (Dance of the Weasel) is the second of the five dances that Junajpu and Xb'alamq'e perform in Xib'alb'a before the Lords of the underworld. The first four are named for animals, whereas the fifth is an act of harm. Following translations suggested by Allen J. Christenson (2007), they are: Xajoj Pujuy (Dance of the Whippoorwill), Xajoj Kux (Dance of the Weasel), Ib'oy (Armadillo), Xtz'ul (Centipede), and Ch'itik (Injury).
Xajoj Ib'oy, the dance of the Armadillo (ib'oy), is the third of the five dances that Junajpu and Xb'alamq'e perform in Xib'alb'a before the Lords of the underworld. The first four are named for animals, whereas the fifth is an act of harm. Following translations suggested by Allen J. Christenson (2007), they are: Xajoj Pujuy (Dance of the Whippoorwill), Xajoj Kux (Dance of the Weasel), Ib'oy (Armadillo), Xtz'ul (Centipede), and Ch'itik (Injury).
Xajoj Xtzul, the dance of the Centipede (Xtzul), is the fourth of the five dances that Junajpu and Xb'alamq'e perform in Xib'alb'a before the Lords of the underworld. The first four are named for animals, whereas the fifth is an act of harm. Following translations suggested by Allen J. Christenson (2007), they are: Xajoj Pujuy (Dance of the Whippoorwill), Xajoj Kux (Dance of the Weasel), Ib'oy (Armadillo), Xtz'ul (Centipede), and Ch'itik (Injury).
Xajoj Ch'itik, the dance of the Injury (Ch'itik), is the final dance in the five-part series that Junajpu and Xb'alamq'e perform in Xib'alb'a before the Lords of the underworld. The first four are named for animals, whereas the fifth is an act of harm. Following translations suggested by Allen J. Christenson (2007), these dances are: Xajoj Pujuy (Dance of the Whippoorwill), Xajoj Kux (Dance of the Weasel), Ib'oy (Armadillo), Xtz'ul (Centipede), and Ch'itik (Injury).
El tambor (q'ojom) se toca frecuentamente con la flauta (su') en los bailes del Popol Wuj. Típicamente se llama q'ojom pero cabe señalar un momento en el cual los autores k'iche' llaman "chamcham" al sonido.