Rio del Ciudad
Her curves cut through him She is the center of his life All roads in his city
End upon her shores; Her Mountains –Earthquakes, Time and her origins– Embrace him Day and Night
Wind and heat; parch and monsoon She drinks from the sky to bring his thirst to an end
He lights Her nights and bridges her spans They form this imperfect circle
One man, called by many names Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil; Arawageeki; Vakêêke; Alo:ke:k'ya; Gołgéeki'yé — now AL-bə-kur-kee
One woman, loved by the people mets'ichi chena, posoge, paslápaane hañapakwa, Tó Baʼáadi, Female River, Great Waters, Rio Grande