From the Papago Ceremony for Bringing Rain

Nt a hebai ep sv>os>
ko wa wudv> g ñ-cewagig, am ñ-ai
am ge s-wa'usim si:bañ
T i:ya si ce:mo'o g m-wa'aki kc am ñei
Ha'akia hewel ab ka:c, ha'akia cewagi ab ka:c,
        ha'akia ha'icu kaikam
ab ka:c
Pt ab da'is>c ab daha
T ab we:nadk ab si m-ta:t
kupt a i hoink i i:bheiwa g e-hewelig
T ab we:nadk i ha i i-juccuhimk ia dagiton ñ-jewed>ga da:m
Heg hekaj g ñ-jewed">ga am ge s-ke:g wa'opagidk na:to

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

This poem is also available in the English language.

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