The Pima Indians/Linguistics/Songs/Game songs

LINGUISTICS

Songs

GAME SONGS

TâkaꞀ NyՈĭ, Tâkal Song^[1]

[By Virsak Vâĭ-ĭ]

I

Tâkalimhᴜ,
Takalimhu, tâkalimhᴜ,
takalimhu, *
tâĭta
our field wiva
toward yᴜwᴜli
wind mᴜlitco-o.
make run. (Repeat
all;
then
repeat
twice
from
*)

Translation

Takalimhu, takalimhu,
The wind helps us with our ala
When we play the game of takal(d).
Takalimhu, takalimhu,
The wind helps us with our ala
When we play the game of takal(d).
The wind helps us with our ala
When we play the game of takal(d).
The wind helps us with our ala
When we play the game of takal(d).

II

Hᴜwᴜli
Wind, mᴜlitcona,
make it run, *
hᴜwᴜli
wind mᴜlitcona
make it run hᴜkanyki
that I with tâkalimᴜ
takal(d) wᴜsi
all kᴜkᴜhᴜva-a.
win. (Repeat
as
above)

Translation

Wind, swiftly make our ala run
That I may win at takal(d).
Wind, swiftly make our ala run
That I may win at takal(d),
That I may win at takal(d),
That I may win at takal(d).

Woitcota or Rsânyki NyՈĭ, Football Song^[2]

[By Virsak Vâĭ-ĭ]

I

Momoi
Many yânama
people hᴜmiaki
together nyiâkimᴜ.
talking. (Repeat)
*
Konyᴜ
That I simâ
there kᴜkiwak
stand yosi
stick kawonakᴜ
ball naitcona
throw kitâvalĭ yofiñgᴜ
swallow bird nyapâyanᴜñgᴜ
me flapping vimᴜ.
(?) (Repeat
all;
then
repeat
twice
from
*)

II

Tcokoikamᴜ
Black tânâvañgᴜ
mountain *
kamova
far hondonyiñgᴜ
west parsâva
this side kᴜkimᴜta
stand samᴜkâ wᴜwᴜĭ
toward pamᴜmᴜlimᴜ
run tarsai
sun yᴜnda
in nyoka
middle wᴜñgany
round naipimᴜ.
run. (Repeat
as
above)

III

Tawot
Who yatamᴜ
man *
komûs
you siny
me wᴜnata-akᴜ
with vany
me mᴜlitco
run kamova
there tcokama
goal nyᴜitaimᴜ
looking hinavany
there me nyoñgi
in front ta
of nᴜmamangᴜvi
waving the hands yᴜkaimᴜ
his shadow? (Repeat
as
above)

Translation

Many people have gathered together,
I am ready to start in the race,
And the Swallow with beating wings
Cools me in readiness for the word.

Far in the west stands the Black mountain
Around which our racers ran at noon.
Who is this man running with me,
The shadow of whose hands I see?

Vâpûtai NyՈĭ, Lay Song^[3]

[By Virsak Vâĭ-ĭ]

I

Yandᴜndo itcaya, yandᴜndo itcaya. (Sing three times)

II

Yandᴜndo iya-andᴜndo. (Sing three times)

Hoho kaviyo fᴜnd, ama aimivakavi yo fund; ova, ova, yo wiyanhi hila atcovayo nimiya no kiyaho. Hoho kaviyo fᴜnd ama, âĭniva kaviyo fᴜnd. (Repeated until the opponents guess where the sticks are)

A-al Hatcitcivitak NyՈĭ, Children Play Song

[By Sikaʽtcu, Dry]

Ʌᴜkʼimûlolo tak vaiwana. (Repeat indefinitely)

The children clasp hands and dance and sing this song. They are divided into two parties, one leader saying âʼnûmatcĭt and the other kĭlʼsiyâ.

↑ This song is sung in the evening, and during the next day the women play the game called Tâkaɭ(d).
↑ Sung the evening before the day of the foot race.
↑ Derived from another tribe, but from which is not known. The meaning of the words is not known to the Pimas.

[1] This song is sung in the evening, and during the next day the women play the game called Tâkaɭ(d).

[2] Sung the evening before the day of the foot race.

[3] Derived from another tribe, but from which is not known. The meaning of the words is not known to the Pimas.

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