304 THE PIMA INDIANS [eth. axn. 2G 



VII 



Kotc yumoiva lo^ony taimu, kotc yuinoiva lo^ony taimu; ha 



We now evening taimu, we ' ni»\v evening taimu; our 



rsursupinyimu * kusu tata niiiliiunaiim kini titvali niatcuwoeiia nln^i 



younger bni'tliers liind of white heatied .swallow (bird) wing feathers four 



kaya putunyinaha kiya lojony taiiiiiu. (Repeat; then repeat twice 



there rattling liere evening tailmu. 



from *. Sing all four times) 



VIII 

 Litai Makai * vapaka likotcuku kamo nyi paitcomi vopa 



Elder Brotlier reed magician cut yonder me before in front throw 



kuirsapaiimu kumak tcuAani kaitafiima. (Repeat from *. Sing all 



step on in clouds sounding. 



four times) 



IX 



Alisi kakaniaki Wumukali * viiviki s'oam aiiteo tcoiiyitcokimu 



Kind of gray ('oyote he is yellow something making 



p mumus huk vamilt an kiwonatcona. (Repeat all; then repeat twice 



meddler that snake there belt. 



from *) 



X 



Aliwusi tcutani papat lohoji nainktik vai'so nj'i nanamuk kamhony 



Kind of blue frog woman meet there me meet somewhere 



puitcokiniu * kaho sialinu. Marsa .sutata tcuAakia piiitcotco hamunu 



carry me yonder east. Front white clouds there stand there 



yainuka painy pin tcokimu. (Repeat all; then repeat twice from *) 



after me ^ carry me. 



Tnnialation 



It is evening, it i.s evening. 



And four times at evening 

 Calls tlie white-headed Swallow 



As he plucks out his feathers. 



Elder F>rother cuts his reed, 



Yonder before me now he throws it. 

 Stepping upon it so tliat the 



Clouds loudly repeat the sound. 



Gray Coyote is a dirty meddler, 



He wears a belt of snake skin. 

 Gray Coyote is a dirty meddler, 



He wears a belt of snake skin. 



Blue Frog-woman met and carried me 



To the cloud land in the East. 

 Blue Frog-woman met and carried me 



To where the clouds are standing. 



