And then Alberto's piece, of course, all I had to do
is see the title, and I said, oh, this is my language.
Because his title is "Desert Water."
So even though it was in Spanish,
it was still my language because the word "desert" was in it.
So, in O'odham, it is now ""Tohono Ṣu:dagĭ"," "Desert Water."
’O ṣa s-ñeidam g ’akimel k ’an o hema si hikc g siwol.
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o s-waḍaghim ’i-ṣulig kc s-ce:daghim ’i-wahammig.
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o ḍ hegai ha’icu doakam mo g wipiamdam we:peg ’am je:kc ‘am tohono ’eḍ.
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o ḍ jeweḍ ’e:’eḍ.
’Am ṣu:dagĭ ’eḍ, huhu’u kc ha’icu dodakam ’o s-ap ’ab a’i ’i-e-ñeid.
Ḍ ’ac t-i:mig ’ab ṣu:dagĭ ’amjeḍ.
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o pi heḍai wuḍ ’eniga—’ab g ha-i:’e, pi ’at wuḍ o m-enigak
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o ba’ic s-gewk ki g lai.
Mat o ju: ’am s-kawk jeweḍ da:m ’at o wa:pim g kokoi.
S-jupij ñe’i g ṣu:dagĭ ’o ’am hodai ceḍ wa:pke.
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o wuḍ tohono kulañ. Ṣu:dagĭ ’o wuḍ t-ce:ckĭ ha-ṣo:ṣon.
Ṣu:dagĭ ’o ’am ñeok, ’e-cenkaj ’apt ’ab o kaiha.
We:sijc ’ac s-amicud g ṣu:dagĭ ñi’okĭ.
So that's Alberto's piece.
And then, my own contribution is one that I've read here before.
And it's always my pleasure to read it.
And, of course, I had it in O'odham originally
and then the English version.
And this is the piece, called ""Ñeñe'i Ha-ṣa:gid"."
Ha-ka: ‘ac g ñeñei’i mo ’am kaidaghim. Am kaidaghim taṣ hudñig wui
Am kaidaghim si’alig ta:gio. Am kaidaghim ju:piñ ta:gio. Am kaidaghim wakolim ta:gio.
Am ’ac ha’icug ’id ṣa:gid, mo ’am kaidaghim. S-ap ta:hadag ’o g t-i:bdag.
S-ape ’o g t-cegǐtodag. S-ape ’o g t-jeweḍga. S-ke:kaj ’o, ñia ’an g ‘i- ñeid.
S-ju:jpig ’o, nia ’an g ‘i- ñeid.
Ka: ’ac g ka:cim ṣu:dagǐ t-miabǐ ’at. Ka: ’ac g ge’e jegos t-miabǐ ’at. Ka: ’ac g s-ke:g hewel t-miabǐ ’at. Ka: ‘ac g s-ke:g ñeñe’i t-miabǐ ’at.
Ka: ‘ac g s-ke:g ñeñe’i t-ai ’at.
"In the Midst of Songs."
We hear the songs resounding.
They are resounding toward the sunset.
They are resounding toward the sunrise.
They are resounding toward the north.
They are resounding toward the south.
We are in the midst of songs.
Our heart is full of joy.
Our mind is good.
Our land is good.
The land is all beautiful.
Take a look.
There is a light rain all around.
Take a look.
We hear the ocean in the distance.
It has come near us.
We hear the beautiful wind in the distance.
It has come near us.
We hear the dust storm in the distance.
It has come near us.
We hear a beautiful song in the distance.
It has come near us.
We hear a beautiful song in the distance.
It has come upon us.