318 THK PIMA INDIANS [eth. anx. 2G 



III 



T:lwoinu kaviyo, tawoinu kaviyo; hiya mukava puny namrkiniuna 



What horse, what horse; Jie're far in ' meet me 



hanii nyaina, hauii iiyiuna, .siyonyoena, siyouyoena; rsahavasi 



there after. there after, trying to catch tip, trynig to'eatehup; how 



inamangia himu kunyi yaihiinuna. (Repeat) 



slowly going I ' ' reaching. 



*Ho-o koakaui kavij'o hiya mukava puny namukimuna hanii 



star forehead horse he're far me ' meeting me there 



nyaina. h;uiii nyaina, siyonyoena, .sijonyoena; rsahava.si 



*^after. tliiTe "afler, trying tti'eatch lip, tryi'ng to'catch up; how 



mamafigia himu kunyiyaihimuna. (Repeat from *) 



slowly going reaching me. 



IV 



Atcimtcia pakaitcuna, yateimtcia pakaitcuna. (Repeat) 



We liere .sit, " we here sit. 



Siyallka vavanyima nj'unyui kotcungu wus am yanga, yateimtcia 



Ea.st'direetion there songs we are all there ' sing, we here 



pakaitcuna. Hondonyika vavanyima nyunyui koteungU wus am 



sit. West directinn there songs" we are all there 



yanga, yateimtcia pakaitcuna. 



sing, we here sit. 



Tmnslation 



AV'hat horse is trying to catch me? 



What horse is trying to catch me? 

 The horse witli the star forehead 



Now slowly gains upon me. 



We are sitting liere together; 



^\'e are sitting here together, 

 Singing the song of the east, 



Singing the song of the west. 



TCOTOM NY:li, BeAK SoNG « 

 [By Virsak VfU-l] 



I 



Nanyi woiida tcotcoka tcodohom, *hiyavany tamai kakayu vaopa 



W'as*! hlack bear. here me top across stretclied 



siksidaka himu kamhil nyuita yanakuvia sima hanyu-u. (Repeat all; 



around going there *see ' waving dew falling. 



then repeat twice from *) 



Trdiishillon 



I am the Black Bear. Aronnil me 



You see the ligiit clouds extending. 

 I am the Black Bear. Around me 



You see the light dew falling. 



a Sometimes used as a rain song. 



