byCecelia Nuñez
- S-cuhugam
- 'Ab 'o him
S-ba:bag 'o 'ab him.- Huhu'u
- 'An dadh.
Kc ñ-ñu:kut,
C ñ-ta:gio 'am tonolid.- Maad
- 'Ab ceajim,
mat 'am 'o 'i ñ-tonol.- Ko:
- Ko:sig 'añ ta:tk
S-'ap hab ta:hadag.- Ta
- Kia'a koi'o
Pi g ab hu kia 'i be: g ta.
From When it Rains: Papago and Pima Poetry edited by Ofelia Zepeda, University of Arizona Press, Sun Tracks Vol. 7, © 1982 Cecelia Nuñez.This poem is also available in the English language.