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Gaspar Pedro GonzÁlez
The Fiesta of the Birds (JUN SQ'IN NO TZ'IKIN)

   

The Dry Season

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Xol jan te mimeq te wahantoq
chi tojxokalab'oq jun nich'an b'e,
xolaq taqin xaq te.
Ipan yayol jopan yapqn k'u,
chi schahok jun su'in no tz'ikin,
jurlab'i yek' no xolaq sq'ab'te:
ay no yalixh no mimeq,


no kaqin, no tz'ib'in, no q'an, no yax...
tuktuk, tuktuk, xhi no josom te',
wilontomi, wilontomi, wilontomi, yaq'on no syon,
k'itk'it, k'itk'it, yoq' no pirinchuk',
jun xew chi ek' paqlab'oq: xher, xher, xher...
Ch'it, ch'it, ch'it, xhi no tz'unun yin an kaq.
Ipan yek' nililoq no xolaq te',
chi slo no juan sat te chi q'anb'i'eloq:
te q'aq', te iximte', te chulub'
watx' wek'al sloji te chi yab' no',
tol chi wech'lab'i no haxka wal junoq q'in.
Woqhanhintoq yich jun miman k'olol,
ka chi wilontoq najan jan asum,
¡Haxkawal tu stoj hin pixan najat!

-Gaspar Pedro González

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