Ha:sañ

by

Angelina Saraficio         saguaros


Ha:sañ 'o 'in hab ke:k ñ-ki: hugid an.
Cewaj 'o i:da ke 'ep s-ho'idag.
D 'o t-es c wud ep t-nawaj.
Nam ka: mas g ha:sañ hab ba ep
wud'o'odham?
A:ñi 'añ hi ka: kc hab si has e:lid.

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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