Moyobambamanta xöq warmika xöq tuta payta japirka, nin. Warmipak wasipi paypak takita uyaxpa tukuy quchukunapi payta maxkarka tarirkakama. P’unllapi alli payta rikunkapak, warmika wataywasi magmapi payta sakixpami magmapak ximipi ribosota watarka. “Kunan, kamixka millayka kaypi sakirirka,” warmi payaka kuxi-kuxi xina añichirka. “Kayami payta alli rikurixa. Tukuy mundumanka payta rikuchikrini.”

Rikcharixpallaka, ña warmika payta rikukrirka. Icha, ribosowan wataxka magmata rikujpika, ayapullituka mana chaypi karkachu.

Ramiréz, Carlos Navarro and Javiar Bartra Ringifo
    2000     Hojarasca I : literatura amazónica : cuentos, leyendas, mitos y casos de la selva. Grafic Impresores E.I.R.L.: Tarapoto.

Written by: Juan Carlos Galeano
Translated by: Joshua Homan

Aylluka Napo Mayopi kawsaxpa kinsa sumak uxuxikunatami charixka. Xöq p’unlla, mamaka mayopi yakuta tarichun punta uxuximan nijpimi, uxi ch’ingarirka. Aylluka yanapachun ampijman tapujpimi, payka “Yakuruna payta xuarka” nirka. Ampijka ayahuascamantapix toémantapix wakankiwan delfínta takurixpami mayo ukupi wambrata maxkagrirka. Payka tigraxpami paykunaman nirka, “Wambraka chaypi yakurunata sawarigrin. Payka chayxöq sumak waxaman ñawi q’ari charixpa kaxpami, yaku uku llaqta delfínwanpix wakinkunawanpix ayñin.

“Icha kaypiman payta apamugrixa,” ampijka kussakñirka.

Mamaka nirka, “Mana ch’ik’anchak kanchu. Ñukaka payta alli kuydarkani. Iquitosmanta xöq k’atuj oyantarandijwan sawarinkachari yuyaxpa. Mana payta yakuruna xuachun munarkanichu.”

Mamaka paypak chayxöq uxuxikuna wakin yakurunakunawan waynayankami preocuripaxpami, paykunaman nirka, “Ama mayopiman riychu. Kankunapak ñaña imata tukuxkata rikurkankichikmi.”

Ampijka xuaxka wambrata alliyachun sayritapix quxnichixpa, ikarokunatapix takixpa, mayo quchupi tawga p’unllakuna yallirka. Puchukaypi, wambraka mayomanta jukarixpa paypak wasiman rirkami. Paypak aqchapi apaxka inchakunaka ch’ingarirkami. Chay yandika, paypak jakchaka uchilla chawlawan churarirka. Paypak taytamamaka payta rikuxpa kuxi-kuximi karka. “Ah, tayta Dioslla, uchilla uxuxigu, maypi karkanki?” mamaka waqajpimi, achkokunaka awllakurkakuna.

Wambraka paykunaman kuximi karkani nixpa willarka. Paykunata llakirka, icha uray pachaka axtawan alli karka. “Paykunaka wagrakunata, atallapakunata, k’uchikunatapix charinkuna. Chaypi, runakunaka mana yaku facturakunata o electricidad facturakunata jurkankunachu. Paykunapix lumuta, sarata, arusta, cocatapix iñachinkuna. Yuyukunakapix atunllami iñan. Chaymanta, runakunaka mana achka llankankunachu.

Paypak taytaka tukuy kayta utinarirkami. Paypak mamapix uxuxikunapix uyaxpami, sumak awakuymanta paypak churunata utirka. Paykuna kuytzapak churanata tupajpi, wambraka paykunaman nirka: “Yakurunata sawarikrini. Payka ñuka karu llaqta Braziman puxawanka.” Paypak mamaman nirka, “Yaku illaj mana allichu kan. Kaypi wayra samika mana alli kanchu. Chaymanta, mana kaypi suni sakinichu,” mayoman kallparka. Paypak taytaka payta katirka. Icha, kuytzata yaka japijpimi, mayoka, yakurunakunata kazuj mayuka, payta japichun atun olata kacharka.
Taytamamaka paykunapak sakirij uxuxikunawan achka chanakkuna tukurka, icha paypak punta uxuxita ña llatirkakunami. Paykunaka ampijta rikukrixpa, kuytzata yaku uku llaqtaman pallarikrichun payta tapurka. Ampijka sasixpa yakurunata riku’mokrirka. Pay utkay tigraxpami, “Kuytzaka yakurunapak warmi ña kan” kutzapak taytamamaman nirka. Kayta uyaxpami, paykunaka achqa llakirirka.

Ampijka paykunata kuxichixpa, “Kuytzata alli-allimi kawsagun. Chaymanta ama preocuripay,” nirka. Paykunaman yaku uku llaqtamanta rimaykunata nixpami, mullomantapix coralmantapix wasita describinkapak kallarirka. Chawpi chawla warmikunaka kuytzpak yanakuna karka nirka. “Tukuy kawsayka ukupi kan,” ampijka nirka. “Sumak anacondakunaka wantukunami kankuna. Uchilla charapakunaka paykunapak uxotakunami kankuna. Uchilla-uchilla apangurakunaka pachananchakunami kankuna. Arapakunaka pilpintökunamantapix nina-kurumantapix ruraxka kan. Achka-achka imakunaka mana yuyarinichu.”

Chaymanta, kuytzapak taytamamaka kuxiyarka. Icha ñañakunaka, achka tijsuxka uyaxpami, wakin p’unlla pakalla paykunata yakuruna xuachun mutzunkunaya.

References:
Galeano, Juan Carlos
    2009    Folktales of the Amazon. Libraries Unlimited: Westport.   

“Piruámanta rimay” por Tukano Runakuna

Ñawpa pachaka, Pamurí-mahsëka achpapi chayaxka. Achqa maqlluj wiwakunaka piruá xina xamuxka. Piruákunaka mayomanta atun amarukuna kaxpami chawlakunata kamachin. Kanchis umayuk amarupix chayaxka. Kay amaruka xöq kuytza tukuj wambratami k’uyarka. Ampijpix uchilla achqopix chay wambrapak malokapimi karkakuna. Wambrata amaruka quyuchina pitmixka k’ipa, malocamanta runakunata makanata yuyarka. Payka xöq umuwan rikurixpami, paykunata ña tukuyta mikunkapak karka.

Ampijka payta ch’imbapurarixpa kaspiwan payta makarka. Achqoka amarupak ukkuta kanirka. Ampijwan achqowan paykunapura umata llikirka. Kutin muxoq uma llukxrika, chaytapix xinallatak rurarka.  Kanchis uma lluqxinkaxkaman xina rurarkakuna. Icha payka xöq sapalla amaru karka! Puchukaypi payka wañuxka karka.  Ampijka yantata apamuxpami atun ninata ruraxka. Payka amaruta rupachirka. Amaruka alli rupaxka tukyarirka. Payka achqa kurpitapix kuxnitapix rurarka. Kuxnika atun yana p’uyu tukuxpami Milky Wayman sikaxka. Wayrami mamaqochaman payta urmachirka. Chay k’ipa, tamiajpimi, amaruka kutin wacharirka. Chaymanta pachami, amaruka xöq atun mayopi mamaqochapi tiyan.

And the original myth, translated to English by Reichel-Dolmatoff:

“In the days of the Creation Pamurí-mahsë arrived on earth. With him came many dangerous beasts such as piruá, the large snakes of the river that are the progenitors of fish. Also a snake arrived that had seven heads. This snake was in love with a girl who was at puberty. In the maloca of the girl there was a payé and a little dog. After trying to seduce the girl, the snake decided to attack the people of the maloca. He appeared with one head, ready to devour them. The payé confronted him and hit him with a stick. The dog bit its body. Between the payé and the dog they shattered the head. Another head came, and they did the same to it. They kept on until the seventh head; but it was one single snake! At last it was dead. The payé went and brought firewood and built a large bonfire. He burned the snake. When it was well burned, the snake burst. It made a loud noise; it produced smoke, a large black cloud that rose up to the Milky Way. The wind carried it down to the sea. Then it rained and the snake was reborn. Since then, it exists in the sea, in a large river.” (255)

On Sunday, May 2nd 2010, Dustin Stovall went to be with our creator. His death is a shock to his family, friends, and his devoted wife Christen Stovall.

Dustin’s death (while ruled a homocide until the investigation is closed) was a suicide. His body was found by a fisherman in the Smoky Hill River near Bill Burke park. He was reported missing on Saturday, May 1st when his car was found at the park. He had not reported for work that day, and his phone was turned off.

Dustin has recently dealt with depression, which may or may not have been caused by an adverse reaction to medication.

While his apparent suicide leaves many questions, it inevitably leads to one answer. He’s gone. We should not choose to be angry at anyone, but rather we should celebrate the times we had with the old Dustin.