Edited sentence: Among the Aztecs the Otomi were renowned for their songs, and a special genre of Nahuatl songs called otoncuicatl "Otomi Song" are believed to be translations or reinterpretations of songs originally composed in the Otomi language.Dąthé thogi thogi.However no songs in Otomi from the pre-columbian period have survived to our days.However, beginning in the early 20th century anthropologists have collected many songs performed by modern Otomi singers, and they stand out for their simplistic, yet evocative lyrics.In the 1930'es Otomi songs were collected by anthropologists Roberto Weitlaner and Jacques Soustelle, and a study of Otomi musical styles was conducted by Vicente T Mendoza.Life passes.Mendoza found two distinct musical traditions a religious and a profane; The first, with lyrics in Spanish, going back to the sixteenth century when friars like Peter de Gante taught the indians to construct European style instruments for singing religious hymns, and the second tradition, with lyics in Otomi comprising lullabies, joking songs, songs of romance and songs involving animals.Mʔbɨ´y thogi....Ndąhi thogi thogi.The following example was recollected by Àngel María Garibay in the mid-twentieth century:.The river passes, passes.The wind passes, passes.hínkhąbɨ pɛ^ngi.hínkhąbɨ thege.it never comes back.it never stops