“Bicaa lulu’ laadu”
By Irma Pineda
Bicaa lulu’ laadu
nalu’ yu dé reeche nga laadu
mani’ ma qui gapa stipa
biaanihuiini’ telayú
Yanna ma nannu’ staledu
xpinidu nga guié ne gui’xhi’
runibia’du ni riní’ ca guiigu’
rininedu yuxi nexhe’ guriá nisado’
Yanna ma nannu’ cadi stubidu nuudu
stale bezalú cundaachi’ ndaani’ gui’xhi’
cayuuyaca’ cuyaadu cue’ guendaguti
ne cayuuyaca’ lii cayuunalu’ lade ca yaga ca
ti lii laaca runibia’lu’ dxiibi
Notes:
Read the Spanish-language version by Irma Pineda. Read the English-language translation by Wendy Call. Read the note on this poem by Wendy Call.
Source: Poetry (February 2022)