Carlos Córdoba on Nostr: In some regions of Brazil it is known as "Urutau", which in the Tupi language means ...
In some regions of Brazil it is known as "Urutau", which in the Tupi language means "ghost bird", there is a native legend about it:
"Legend has it that Nheambiú, a beautiful young woman, daughter of the Tuxaua of the Guarani nation, fell deeply in love with a brave Tupi warrior named Cuimbaé, who had been taken prisoner by the Guaranis.
Nheambiú asked her parents to consent to her marriage to Cuimbaé. However, this and subsequent requests were categorically denied, with the allegation that Cuimbaé was a Tupi, that is, a mortal enemy of the Guaranis.
Unable to bear the suffering any longer, Nheambiú disappeared from the village, causing a huge uproar.
The old chief then mobilized all his warriors to search everywhere for his precious daughter.
After a long search, the young woman was found in the heart of the forest, paralyzed and mute, like a stone statue. Upon seeing her, her father shook her, but she gave no sign of life.
Then, her father sent for the tribe's witch doctor, who examined her and told the chief: "Nheambiú has lost her speech forever; only great pain can make Nheambiú return to what she was before." Then they began to tell the young girl all the saddest news possible: the death of her father and all her friends. However, nothing had any effect. The young girl remained unshaken and intact. Then the tribe's shaman approached and said: "Cuimbaé has just been killed." At that very moment, the young girl's body shook and she, letting out repeated laments, disappeared from the forest. All those who were there, filled with pain, ended up transformed into dry trees, while Nheambiú was transformed into a Potoo and flew, night after night, through the branches of those friendly trees, crying over the loss of her great love."
Source: https://cachoeiradorosario.com.br/historia-de-pirenopolis-goias/urutau-a-conheca-suas-lendas-e-mitos
"Legend has it that Nheambiú, a beautiful young woman, daughter of the Tuxaua of the Guarani nation, fell deeply in love with a brave Tupi warrior named Cuimbaé, who had been taken prisoner by the Guaranis.
Nheambiú asked her parents to consent to her marriage to Cuimbaé. However, this and subsequent requests were categorically denied, with the allegation that Cuimbaé was a Tupi, that is, a mortal enemy of the Guaranis.
Unable to bear the suffering any longer, Nheambiú disappeared from the village, causing a huge uproar.
The old chief then mobilized all his warriors to search everywhere for his precious daughter.
After a long search, the young woman was found in the heart of the forest, paralyzed and mute, like a stone statue. Upon seeing her, her father shook her, but she gave no sign of life.
Then, her father sent for the tribe's witch doctor, who examined her and told the chief: "Nheambiú has lost her speech forever; only great pain can make Nheambiú return to what she was before." Then they began to tell the young girl all the saddest news possible: the death of her father and all her friends. However, nothing had any effect. The young girl remained unshaken and intact. Then the tribe's shaman approached and said: "Cuimbaé has just been killed." At that very moment, the young girl's body shook and she, letting out repeated laments, disappeared from the forest. All those who were there, filled with pain, ended up transformed into dry trees, while Nheambiú was transformed into a Potoo and flew, night after night, through the branches of those friendly trees, crying over the loss of her great love."
Source: https://cachoeiradorosario.com.br/historia-de-pirenopolis-goias/urutau-a-conheca-suas-lendas-e-mitos