D'ac 'O'odham

byOfelia Zepeda
Gan 'at hu 'i 'e-ju: g tas
ga 'at hu 'i hihi g cewagi'
sa'i si s-to:ta
sa'i si ge'egdaj
'ac 'ia dadha c ñenda g ju:ki
'Ab 'o hihim g cewagi
'u'ua 'o g ju:ki
d 'o 'Kaij Cukalig Masad'
An 'ac u:gk ha'icu ñeid c ñenda g ju:ki
'Ab 'o hihim g cewagi
s-ap 'o u:wi g ju:ki
s-hewog 'o g hewel
s-ap 'ac tahadag c 'ia ñenda g ju:ki
'Ab 'o hihim g cewagi
'an 'at 'as bi:bij g cewagi
pi 'atki o sa'i ju:
t 'iatoki 'at g cewagi
d 'ac 'O'odham c 'ia dadha c ñenda g ju:ki

© 1982 Ofelia Zepeda.     From When it Rains: Papago and Pima Poetry edited by Ofelia Zepeda, University of Arizona Press, Sun Tracks Vol. 7.

This poem is also available in the English language.

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