306 THE PIMA INDIANS (eth. anx. 26 



XV 



Alwusu tcotcok kamkitcuina *teokani niopondak varsatt: 



Kind of black turtle darkness made a belt toward 



vaitcokiuiu am kai pan^vumunda tcokaki yoiiu nyitaimu. 



laying there make 'shake darkness shaking nyitaimu. 



XVI 



Icupaf yohoti iiaiwonyk *aiii1vaiiy wuwukany inumuhuliinu j'ilvany 



HanoL ' woman arose and run around me me ' ran here me 



pamarsaipu luamakuAa. 



breast beat the air. 



XVII 

 Aifia smamatcun rsur.supiiiyi *inanu tarsai kaho toconyihima 



Hurry know younger brothers around son up there come tip 



yaina .smamatcun rsur.supinyi kasikaj'any mamaka himu. 



hurry know my younger brothers drowsiness ' gave himu. 



The Black Turtle now approaches us, 



Wearing and shaking his belt of night. 

 The Black Turtle now approaches us, 



Wearing and shaking his belt of night. 



The harlot arose and ran about, 



Beating her breast and the air. 

 The harlot arose and ran about, 



Beating her breast anil the air. 



Understand, my younger brothers, 



That it is the Sun that gives me 

 The trance vision that I see. 



The Sun gives magic iiower. 



KamkiwciIt Nvni, Turtle Song 



[By Virsak VaM] 



Sivanv lahai, sivany lahai, sivaiiy lahai, sivany lahai. (Repeat) 



Chief' told, chief" told, chief" told, chief" told. 



Kuwusi kuhufiga siyali worsa kundaiigu pahaka wuwumia nj'ukai, 



Kind of good mo'rniug rise at the same lime eagle with sung, 



sivany lahai, .sivany lahai. Kuwusi kuhunga hondony tcopi kundanga 



chief told, chief told. Kind of good evening sank at the .same time 



virsaka wuwumia nyukai, sivany lahai, sivany lahai. (Repeat four 



hawk with "sang, chief"' told, chief' told. 



times) 



Translation 



Tell their leader, tell their leader; 



With their leader sings the Eagle 

 When the morning dawn is here; 



Hawk sings with him at even. 



