Nettie Ruben: "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (1957)

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[1]	ikxunanáhaanich	kun-'íin	mu-keechíkyav	xákaan
	evening.star	3pl(>3s)-(two).be	3sPOSS-sweetheart	with.(one.person)

Evening Star lived with his sweetheart.

[2]	kári	xás	xára	vúra	yâamach	kun-kupá-'iin-ahi-tih
	then	then	long.time	Intensive	pretty	3pl(>3s)-MODAL-(two).be-Modal-DUR

And they lived nicely for a long time.

[3]	áxmay	vúra	kun-páxviipha
	suddenly	Intensive	3pl(>3s)-quarrel

Suddenly they quarreled.

[4]	kári	xás	u-pvâaram	p-eekxuraráhaan
	then	then	3s(>3)-go.back	the-evening.star

And Evening Star left.

[5]	kári	xás	chavúra	u-p-vápiroopithvu-tih	p-eethívthaaneen
	then	then	finally	3s(>3)-ITER-go.around-DUR	the-land

Finally he went around the world.

[6]	yíiv	vúra	t-u-'íipma
	far	Intensive	PERF-3s(>3)-return

He went far away.

[7]	kári	xás	pa-'asiktávaan	u-xús	ii	nini-keechíkyav
	then	then	the-woman	3s(>3)-think	oh!	1sPOSS-sweetheart

And the woman thought, "Oh, my sweetheart!

[8]	hûut	ník	vúra	pa-ni-kup-eepmáh-ah-eesh	pa-nini-keechíkyav
	how	a.little	Intensive	NOMZ-1s(>3)-MODAL-see.again-Modal-FUT	the-1sPOSS-sweetheart

How will I ever see my sweetheart again?

[9]	ii	vúra	t-u-sáyriihva
	oh!	Intensive	PERF-3s(>3)-be.lonesome

Oh, she was lonesome.

[10]	i'kúkam	t-u-p-ikrîish
	outdoors	PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-sit.down

She sat down outdoors.

[11]	ii	tá	na-sáyriihva	t-óo	xus
	oh!	PERF	1s-be.lonesome	PERF-3s(>3)	think

"Oh, I'm lonesome!" she thought.

[12]	púyava	kúkuum	vúra	imáan	ikxúrar	t-u-p-ikrîish
	you.see	again	Intensive	tomorrow	evening	PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-sit.down

So again the next day she sat down outdoors in the evening.

[13]	hûut	áta	pá-ni-kuph-eesh
	how	maybe	NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT

"How ever shall I do?"

[14]	kári	xás	u-xús	man'áta	pákuri	ni-kyâa-vish
	then	then	3s(>3)-think	maybe	song	1s(>3)-make-FUT

And she thought, "Maybe I'll make a song.

[15]	vaa	xasík	vúra	pa-ni-kup-eepmáh-ah-eesh	pa-nini-keechíkyav
	so	then.(future)	Intensive	NOMZ-1s(>3)-MODAL-see.again-Modal-FUT	the-1sPOSS-sweetheart

That way I'll see my sweetheart again.

[16]	kári	xás	kúkuum	imáan	i'kúkam	t-u-p-ikrîish
	then	then	again	tomorrow	outdoors	PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-sit.down

And again the next day she sat down outside.

[17]	kári	xás	u-pakúriihva
	then	then	3s(>3)-sing.songs

And she sang.

[18]	vaa	u-xús	vaa	xasík	vúra	pa-ni-kup-eepmáh-ah-eesh
	so	3s(>3)-think	so	then.(future)	Intensive	NOMZ-1s(>3)-MODAL-see.again-Modal-FUT

She thought, "That way I'll see him again."

[19]	ta'ítam	u-pakurîihv-aheen
	so	3s(>3)-sing.songs-ANT

So she sang.

[20]	ii	nini-keechíkyav	mít	tá	nu-páxviiph-at
	oh!	1sPOSS-sweetheart	near.past	PERF	1pl(>3)-quarrel-PAST

"Oh, my sweetheart! we quarreled.

[21]	ii	víri	chími	nú-p-iin-i
	oh!	so	soon	1pl(>3)-ITER-(two).be-IMPER

Oh, let's live as two again!

[22]	ii	nini-keechíkyav	tá	na-sáyriihva
	oh!	1sPOSS-sweetheart	PERF	1s-be.lonesome

Oh, my sweetheart, I am lonesome!

[23]	víri	xáat	ithivthaneen-'ípan	t-i-'íipma	vaa	káan	i-paramsíipree-vish
	so	may	land-end	PERF-2s(>3)-return	so	there	2s(>3)-start.going.back-FUT

You may go to the end of the earth, (but) you will come back from there.

[24]	ôok	ithivthanéen-'aachip	xasík	nu-p-inívruuhtunv-eesh
	here	land-middle	then.(future)	1pl(>3)-ITER-roll.together.(pl.)-FUT

We will roll together here at the middle of the world.

[25]	pa-t-u-píkyaar	p-oo-chiihvîichvu-ti	kári	xás	p-eekxuraráhaan	u-xús	ii	tá	na-sáyriihva
	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-finish	NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.love.songs-DUR	then	then	the-evening.star	3s(>3)-think	oh!	PERF	1s-be.lonesome

When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!

[26]	ayukîi	nini-keechíkyav
	hello!	1sPOSS-sweetheart

Hello, my sweetheart!

[27]	chími	kan-p-imúsan
	soon	1s(>3)-ITER-go.see

Let me go see her again!"

[28]	káruma	tá	púfaat	pa-mú-thvaay
	in.fact	PERF	nothing	the-3sPOSS-chest

The fact was, his heart was gone.

[29]	kári	xasík	vúra	mú-thvaay	u-pmáh-eesh
	then	then.(future)	Intensive	3sPOSS-chest	3s(>3)-see.again-FUT

And he was going to find his heart again.

[30]	káruma	ôok	ithivthanéen-'aachip	xasík	xákaan	puráan	kun-ipmáh-eesh
	in.fact	here	land-middle	then.(future)	both	each.other	3pl(>3s)-see.again-FUT

The fact was, they were both going to see each other again here at the middle of the world.

[31]	kári	xasík	pa-mú-thvaay	u-pmáh-eesh
	then	then.(future)	the-3sPOSS-chest	3s(>3)-see.again-FUT

And he was going to find his heart again.

[32]	p-eekxuraráhaan	pa-mu-keechíkyav	puráan	tá	kun-íkfuukiraa
	the-evening.star	the-3sPOSS-sweetheart	each.other	PERF	3pl(>3s)-grab

Evening Star and his sweetheart (finally) clasped one another.

[33]

kári

xás

u-píip

pa-'asiktávaan

pa-yaas'ára

u-'iiníshrih-aak

víri

xáat

káru

tá

kun-'íitshur

víri-va

vúra

u-pmáh-eesh

pa-nini-pákuriha

mûuk

then

then

3s(>3)-say

the-woman

NOMZ-rich.person

3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when

so

may

also

PERF

3pl(>3s)-leave

so-so

Intensive

3s(>3)-see.again-FUT

the-1sPOSS-song

with.(by.means.of)

And the woman said, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) may also become abandoned, (but) she will find (her sweetheart) again by means of my song.

[34]	vaa	vúra	káan	u-paramsíipree-vish	xáat	káru	ithivthaneen-'ípan	t-u-'íipma
	so	Intensive	there	3s(>3)-start.going.back-FUT	may	also	land-end	PERF-3s(>3)-return

He will come back from there, (though) he may have gone to the end of the earth."

[35]	xás	ikxuraráhaan	p-oo-pkêevish	páy nanu'ávahkam	atayrám-kaam
	then	evening.star	NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.transformed	sky	star-large

Then Evening Star was transformed into a big star in the sky.