Do:da'ag

by

Angelina Saraficio


Do:da'ag 'o 'an t-bi:se
na:nko 'o mams 'idam.
Hai'i 'o wud i'akcul do:da'ag
milga:n 'o ia daiwup c ha-padjud 'idam.
K hascu a:g hab e-wua
k eda wudsi ha'icu idam?
Giho Du'ag 'o an ke:k,
Waw Giwulk 'o an ke:k,
Winta:na 'o an ke:k,
Mu'ic 'o idam
t hu'i an habs 'o gegokad.


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

This poem is also available in the English language.

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