1. Goin’ Be Alright / Osdawidigalisda / ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏛᏂᎦ

2. The Baker / Digaduhvsga / ᏗᎦᏚᎲᏍᎦ

3. Performers / Anvdvnelisgi / ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

4. Spotted Bird / Judadatla Tsisqwa / ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

5. Cherokee Yodel / Gatlohiha / ᎦᏠᎯᎭ

6. Salty Tears / Aamaha Digasawosdi / ᎠᎠᎹᎭ ᏗᎦᏌᏬᏍᏗ

7. Shelter Me / Squasesdedi / ᏍᏆᏎᏍᏕᏗ

8. Spill (The Tea) / Hatsewa / ᎭᏤᏩ

9. Disconnect /Diyohisdi/ ᏗᏲᎯᏍᏗ

10. (Grey) Skies / Galvlad(i) / ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᎤᏍᎪᎸ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ

11. Uktena / ᎤᎧᏖᎾ

12. The Orchard (In the Mulberry Trees) / Kuwa Detlukv/ ᎫᏩ ᏕᏡᎬᎢ


1. Goin’ Be Alright / Osdawidigalisda / ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏛᏂᎦ

by Austin Markham

Producer: Sam Hart
Vocal Production: Ben Prosser
Writers: David Dennis, Hope Dennis, Abigail Malloy, Austin Markham, Sam Hart
Translation: Ellen Culp and Danielle Culp
Choir: ᎤᏬᎭᎵ Kristen Thomas, ᏓᎳᎳᏛ Kenny Glass, ᏓᎳᎳ Eric Marshall

I could keep complaining
aya gal(i)sganosga
ᎠᏯ ᎦᎵᏍᎦᏃᏍᎦ

how the world is always changing
elohi anetliyvsgv
ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ

All these questions leave me hanging
nigad(a) tla yigoliga
ᏂᎦᏓ Ꮭ ᏱᎪᎵᎦ

But imma trust that we gon’ be alright
gohiyusd(i) windigalisda
ᎪᎯᏳᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏗᎦᎵᏍᏓ

Picking up the pieces that my past and present left me
gutega gal(i)stan(i)doha utiyvhi
ᎫᏖᎦ ᎦᎵᏍᏓᏂᏙᎭ ᎤᏘᏴᎯ

Falling forward to my future
ga’isv (u)wakdidisv
ᎩᎢᏒ ᎤᏩᎩᏗᏗᏒ

And imma trust that we gon be alright, alright, alright
gohiyusd(i) osdwidingalisda osda osda
ᎪᎯᏳᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏗᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎣᏍᏓ

Lay off your heaviness
witsakewa
ᏫᏣᎨᏩ

You have the right to rest
nitsawesolvsdihno
ᏂᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᏃ

Spring is coming baby
deganvgog(a)
ᏕᎦᏅᎪᎦ

Lift up your head
hisvldvnga
ᎯᏒᏛᏂᎦ

And look up
hakta
ᎭᎦᏔ

Cause you’re not finished yet
tla squad(i) donvyiga
Ꮭ ᏍᏆᏗ ᏙᏅᏱᎦ

When you cant keep going and you feel like life is over
doyu uhisodi al(i)squadi elisda
ᏙᏳ ᎤᎯᏐᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗ ᎡᎵᏍᏓ

just remember what they told you
hadan(i)tesga getsvnoselv
ᎭᏓᏂᏖᏍᎦ ᎨᏨᏃᏎᎸ

that better days are up ahead
datsetlv windagal(i)sda, gal(i)sda, sal(i)sda
ᏓᏤᏢ ᏫᏓᎦᎵᏍᏓ …ᎦᎵᏍᏓ …ᎦᎵᏍᏓ

Lay off your heaviness
witsakewa
ᏫᏣᎨᏩ

You have the right to rest
nitsawesolvsdihno
ᏂᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᏃ

Spring is coming baby
deganvgog(a)
ᏕᎦᏅᎪᎦ

Lift up your head
hisvldvnga
ᎯᏒᏛᏂᎦ

And look up
hakta
ᎭᎦᏔ

Cause you’re not finished yet
tla squad(i) donvyiga
Ꮭ ᏍᏆᏗ ᏙᏅᏱᎦ

Look up, look up, lift up your head
hakta, hakta, hakta, galvladitlv
ᎭᎦᏔ, ᎭᎦᏔ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ

Lay off your heaviness
witsakewa
ᏫᏣᎨᏩ

You have the right to rest
nitsawesolvsdihno
ᏂᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᏃ

Spring is coming baby
deganvgog(a)
ᏕᎦᏅᎪᎦ

Lift up your head
hisvldvnga
ᎯᏒᏛᏂᎦ

And look up
hakta
ᎭᎦᏔ

Cause you’re not finished yet
tla squad(i) donvyiga
Ꮭ ᏍᏆᏗ ᏙᏅᏱᎦ

You’re gon’ be alright x2
osdawidvnga
ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏛᏂᎦ

We gon’ be alright
osdawidigalisda
ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏗᎦᎵᏍᏓ

Whatchu waiting for, we gon’ be alright
do’usd(i) hikti, osda gesesd(i)
ᏙᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎦᏘ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ

You’re gon’ be alright x3
osdawindvnga
ᎣᏍᏓᏫᏛᏂᎦ

Look up, look up, look up
hakta, hakta, hakta
ᎭᎦᏔ, ᎭᎦᏔ, ᎭᎦᏔ

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2. The Baker / Digaduhvsga / ᏗᎦᏚᎲᏍᎦ

by Zebadiah Nofire

Translated by Cora Flute, Zebadiah Nofire
Produced by Kawnar

 

I make a lot of bread
tsquisd gadu degotlvsgo
ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᎦᏚ ᏕᎪᏢᏍᎪ

My name is The Baker
digaduhvsga dawadoa
ᏗᎦᏚᎲᏍᎦ ᏓᏩᏙᎠ

I’m always first
nigohilv agvyi tsidowadiso
ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏥᏙᏩᏗᏐᎢ

You? You’re late
nihi? Tsagoniyotsido
ᏂᎯᏍ? ᏣᎪᏂᏲᏥᏙ

I’m always working hard
Nigohilv sdayi dagilvwisdaneho
ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏍᏓᏱ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰ

You have some money / I make more
detsaha adela / ugodo gotlvsgo
ᎦᏣᎭ ᎠᏕᎳ / ᎤᎪᏙ ᎪᏢᏍᎪ

Everyone knows me / they don’t know your name
nigadadv gvwolgi / tlayi yunanta destadoa
ᏂᎦᏓᏛ ᎬᏉᎵ,Ꭹ / ᏝᏱ ᏳᎾᎾ,Ꮤ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ

I’m working every day
tsugitsvnvda dagilvwisdaneho
ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰ

My coat is big
aquasalena utana
ᎠᏆᏌᎴᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ

My necklace is big
ayaldi utana
ᎠᏯᏟᏗ ᎤᏔᎾ

My house is big
aquenvsv utana
ᎠᏇᏅᏒᎢ ᎤᏔᎾ

Everything I own
nigada gohusd aginhav
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎿᎥᎢ

I always have a lot of money
nigohilv tsquisd adela dagitla
ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ ᏓᎩᏝ

The price doesn’t bother me
tla gohusd awvne yigi dalgvwvtlvsgv
Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏮᏁ ᏱᎦ ᏓᎵᎬᏮᏢᏍᎬ

I use a lot of money
tsquisd degvdiho adela
ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᏕᎬᏗᎰ ᎠᏕᎳ

I don’t care about the price
Tla gohusd tsigeli dalgvwvtlvsgv
Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏥᎨᎵ ᏓᎵᎬᏮᏢᏍᎬ

Big (3x)
utana
ᎤᏔᎾ (3x)

My wallet is big
adela digaldodi utana
ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎵᏙᏓ ᎤᏔᎾ

My pocket is big
awatlawadv utana
ᎠᏩᏝᏩᏛ ᎤᏔᎾ

My car is big
awatsododi utana
ᎠᏩᏦᏙᏗ ᎤᏔᎾ

Everything I own
nigad gohusd aginhav
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎿᎥᎢ

Everything I own
nigad gohusd aginhav
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎿᎥᎢ

Do you understand what I’m saying?
holgatsu nitsiwesgv?
ᎰᎵᎦᏧ ᏂᏥᏫᏪᏍᎬ?

Big
utana
ᎤᏔᎾ

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3. Performers / Anvdvnelisgi / ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

by IIA

 

Translated by Kathy Sierra and Bobbie Smith
Produced by Ben Prosser and Costa Upson

 

Can somebody get the animals in the cages out here?
Kilo ke yideganvgowah ganatlai
ᎩᎶ Ꭸ ᏱᏕᎦᏅᎪᏩ  ᎦᎾᏝᎢ

I’m going to let them run around the circus my dear
Dvnatlaidoli na  diganatlai
ᏛᎾᏝᎢᏙᎵ Ꮎ ᏗᎦᎾᏝᎢ

It’s hard to see them all in their cages
Sda digowatvdi aniyav(i)
ᏍᏓ ᏗᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᏂᏯᎥ(i)

When they could be having fun in the sun
Osda  uniyelv agalisga
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏂᏰᎸ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎦ

Don’t worry I only do this once a month
Tlesdi yijadanvtedihesdi
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏓᏅᏖᏗᎮᏍᏗ

And it’s not just for anyone
Tla nigad(a) yinvdvga
Ꮭ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏱᏅᏛᎦ

And I will be the ringmaster
Aya dejigatiyesdi
ᎠᏯ ᏕᏥᎦᏘᏰᏍᏗ

I will give the orders
Ay(a) aquadvnvtedi
ᎠᏯ ᎠᏆᏛᏅᏖᏗ

Lalalalalalalalala Circus in my mind
Lalalalalalalalala  Anvdvnelisgi
ᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

Now bring in the actors
Tatinog(a)  anisoi
ᏔᏘᏃᎦ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ

We gotta get some action in here
Ugod(i)  anvdvnelisgi
ᎤᎪᏗ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

I hope it doesn’t get outside the circus my dear
Tlesdi doyaditla  jinigvlistani
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏙᏯᏗᏝ ᏥᏂᎬᎵᏍᏔᏂ

It’s hard to keep all in the circus
Sdaya quo digasesdodi
ᏍᏓᏯ Ꮙ ᏗᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ

Where everything is fun and games
dananelohvsga i
ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎦ Ꭲ

Don’t worry I try to keep it tame
Tlesdi yijadanvtedi sgesdi
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏓᏅᏖᏗᏍᎨ ᏍᏗ

It’s not like I don’t have anything to gain
Tlagohusdi yigi unequohisdi
ᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏁᏉᎯᏍᏗ

And I will be the ringmaster
Aya dejigatiyesdi
ᎠᏯ ᏕᏥᎦᏘᏰᏍᏗ

I will give the orders
Ay(a) aquadvnvtedi
ᎠᏯ ᎠᏆᏛᏅᏖᏗ

Lalalalalalalalala Circus in my mind
Lalalalalalalalala  Anvdvnelisgi
ᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

I had a big idea
Gadvnvtesgvi
ᎦᏛᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ

But I felt like you didn’t want to hear it
Tla skini yijaduli stvgodii
Ꮭ ᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏣᏚᎵ ᏍᏛᎪᏗᎢ

I have a circus in my mind
Na anvdvnelisgi
Ꮎ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

I don’t want you to hear it
Tla stvgodi yawaduli
Ꮭ ᏍᏛᎪᏗ ᏯᏩᏚᎵ

But you just keep on coming near it
Asesgi si navi hilug(o)
ᎠᏎᏍᎩ Ꮟ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎷᎪ

I have a circus in my mind
Na anvdvnelisgi
Ꮎ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

Lalalalalalalalala Circus in my mind
Lalalalalalalalala  Anvdvnelisgi
ᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳᎳ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

And I think I am crazy
Agilulojvi
ᎠᎩᎷᎶᏨᎢ

I think I talk too much to the animals
Degalinoheda aninatla
ᏕᎦᎵᏃᎮᏓ ᎠᏂᎾᏝ

And I don’t think you think that I am Crazy
Tla doyeli agilulojv
Ꮭ ᎪᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᎷᎶᏨ

But I think I talk too much to the animals
Squisdi degalinohedi diganatla
ᏍᏈᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎵᏃᎮᏗ ᎦᎾᏝ

I had a big idea
Gadvnvtesgvi
ᎦᏛᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ

But I felt like you didn’t want to hear it
Tla skini yijaduli stvgodii
Ꮭ ᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏣᏚᎵ ᏍᏛᎪᏗᎢ

I have a circus in my mind
Na anvdvnelisgi
Ꮎ ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ

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4. Spotted Bird / Judadatla Tsisqwa / ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

by Kalyn Fay

 

Translated by Ellen Culp with Danielle Culp
Cello: Matt Magerkuth
Produced by Scott Bell

 

Spotted bird
Judadatla Tsisqwa
ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

Perched high in the tree
Galvladi ditski’la
ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏗᎩᏍᎩᎳ

Won’t you come down
Eliwus ahan hit’luk
ᎡᎵᏭᏍ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎯᏔᎷᎦ

Won’t you tell me the secrets you keep
Eliwus yisginohis adelda
ᎡᎵᏭᏍ ᏱᏍᎩᏃᎯᏍ ᎠᏕᎵᏓ

Have you seen the heavens
Tsvgohv’is gvlalvdi
ᏨᎪᎲᎢᏍ ᎬᎳᎸᏗ

Have you flown to the seas
Tsvtlvwidvhis amequohi
ᏨᏢᏫᏛᎯᏍ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ

How does the moon feel
Dohv usd nvda asvn(a)sdi
ᏙᎲ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏅᏓ ᎠᏒᎾᏍᏗ

When the night touches your wings
Hi’laya Usv asvniha
ᎯᎳᏯ ᎤᏒ ᎠᏒᏂᎭ

When the night touches your wings
Hi’laya Usv asvniha
ᎯᎳᏯ ᎤᏒ ᎠᏒᏂᎭ

Spotted bird
Judadatla Tsisqwa
ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

It’s a quiet song you sing
Etluwe’i iyusd(i) hinogisgo
ᎡᏡᏪᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᏃᎩᏍᎪ

You got some news I’ve heard
Gusdisd stv’gana sginohisi
ᎫᏍᏗᏍᏗ ᏍᏛᎦᎾ ᏍᎩᏃᎯᏏ

Does it have to be for me
Doya ay(a) aktvdasd(i)
ᏙᏯ ᎠᏯ ᎠᎦᏛᏓᏍᏗ

Could you just let me be
awasv nawvdvntesd(i)
ᎠᏩᏒ ᎾᏮᏛᏂᏖᏍᏗ

Spotted bird
Judadatla Tsisqwa
ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

Is it my time to go
Ayas no awenvsdi
ᎠᏯᏍ Ꮓ ᎠᏪᏅᏍᏗ

Can it wait awhile
Eliwus hikti
ᎡᎵᏭᏍ ᎯᎦᏘ

Can you tell me the secrets you know
Eliwus yisginohis adelda
ᎡᎵᏭᏍ ᏱᏍᎩᏃᎯᏍ ᎠᏕᎵᏓ

Can you tell me the answers before I go
Sginohis tsa’ta’hnv si nagwanvgisv
ᏍᎩᏃᎯᏏ ᏣᏔᏅ Ꮟ ᎾᏆᏅᎩᏒ

Spotted bird
Judadatla Tsisqwa
ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

Quiet song you sing
Etluwe’i iyusd(i) hinogiisgo
ᎡᏡᏪᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᏃᎩᏍᎪ

You got some news I’ve heard
Gusdisd stv’gaana sginohisi
ᎫᏍᏗᏍᏗ ᏍᏛᎦᎾ ᏍᎩᏃᎯᏏ

Does it have to be for me
Doya ay(a) aktvdasd
ᏙᏯ ᎠᏯ ᎠᎦᏛᏓᏍᏗ

Spotted bird
Judadatla Tsisqwa
ᏧᏓᏓᏝ ᏥᏍᏆ

It’s a quiet song you sing
Etluwe’i iyusdi hinogisgo
ᎡᏡᏪᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᏃᎩᏍᎪ

You got some news I’ve heard
Gusdisd stv’gana sginohisi
ᎫᏍᏗᏍᏗ ᏍᏛᎦᎾ ᏍᎩᏃᎯᏏ

Does it have to be for me
Doya ay(a) aktvdasd(i)
ᏙᏯ ᎠᏯ ᎠᎦᏛᏓᏍᏗ

Does it have to be for me
Doya ay(a) aktvdasd(i)
ᏙᏯ ᎠᏯ ᎠᎦᏛᏓᏍᏗ

Could you just let me be
awasv nawvdvntesd(i)
ᎠᏩᏒ ᎾᏮᏛᏂᏖᏍᏗ

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5. Cherokee Yodel / Gatlohiha / ᎦᏠᎯᎭ

by The Chuj (Agalisiga Mackey)

 

Translated by Ryan Mackey
Produced and engineered by Jared Tyler  @ Blue Alleluia Studio – Tulsa, OK
Musicians:
Upright Bass- Jordan Hehl
Fiddle and mandolin- Luke Bulla
Weissenborn guitar – Jared Tyler
Acoustic Guitar and lead vocals – Agalisiga Mackey

 

attention everyone listen up
ka nigada itsatvdasda
ꭷ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓ

there was a beautiful woman
uhna ageya doyu uwoduha
ᎤᎿ ᎠᎨᏯ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏬᏚᎭ

I am pleased by her kindness
udanvtiyuhi galieliga
ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳᎯ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ

aside from her stepping out on me when she drinks in excess
tugisdi tsaditasgo yagilonuhesgo
ᏚᎩᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᎪ ᏯᎩᎶᏄᎮᏍᎪ

doesn’t feel good but Im used to it
tla osda yagiyelv aseno agikisiha
Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏯᎩᏰᎸ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎩᎩᏏᎭ

then this morning she went and left me
agisdayvhvsgi kosvnale tsaniga
ᎠᎩᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎩ ᎪᏒᎾᎴ ᏣᏂᎦ

but when I find her lover I will shoot him
udalitugi asgaya tsiyatvdi datsiyohihi
ᎤᏓᎵᏚᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏥᏯᏛᏗ ᏓᏥᏲᎯᎯ

you will rest in a black box then
gvhnage kanesai tatsawesolvstani
ᎬᎿᎨ ᎧᏁᏌᎢ ᏔᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏔᏂ

I’m going to go to old Mexico
sgwani uweti gei widagedoli
ᏍᏆᏂ ᎤᏪᏘ ᏫᏓᎨᏙᎵ

as the law chases me
dinadaniyisgi gvgysdawaditohohi
ᏗᎾᏓᏂᏱᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎰᎯ

when I hop in that box car I will be good to go
digatsanuli dagatsani osda gesesdi
ᏗᎦᏣᏄᎵ ᏓᎦᏣᏂ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ

but when I get there the bad news will catch up to me
vsgi tsitsilugi uyoi dvginiyvi
ᎥᏍᎩ ᏥᏥᎷᎩ ᎤᏲᎢ ᏛᎩᏂᏴᎢ

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6. Salty Tears / Aamaha Digasawosdi / ᎠᎠᎹᎭ ᏗᎦᏌᏬᏍᏗ

by Monica Taylor

Translation by Harry Oosahwee
Guitar, vocals: Monica Taylor
Bass: Casey Van Beek
Drums: Jake Lynn
Dobro, vocals: Jared Tyler
Guitars, vocals: Travis Fite
Additional Vocals: Tanya Comingdeer

 

Now my tears  the seed starts memories
Noquu dawak(a)tlanehvi nugata didaleni dinvdadistodi
ᏃᏊ ᏓᏩᎧᏝᏁᎲᎢ Ꮎ ᎤᎦᏔ ᏗᏓᎴᏂ ᏗᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗ

For my home and stream mountain side
Nasgihai digwenvsv ale uweyvi odalviastv
ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ ᏗᏇᏅᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏴᎢ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ ᎠᏍᏛ

There bones my love ones peace lying
Unai kola gvtsigeyvhi tohi detsiya
ᎤᎾᎢ ᎪᎳ ᎬᏥᎨᏴᎯ ᏙᎯ ᏕᏥᏯ

Yes I know fulfill pledge/vow and/or always
V agwanita tsagalisodi tsadudalvnv ase agolv
Ꭵ ᎠᏆᏂᏔ ᏣᎦᎵᏐᏗ ᏣᏚᏓᎸᏅ ᎠᏎ ᎠᎪᎸ

to walk where we walked
Agilohisdi na ginilosvi
ᎠᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᎩᏂᎶᏒᎢ

And cold bites my hands that Devil’s tongue like
Ale uyvtlv tsidasgatligo diwoyeni na tsusgina gan(i)go elisdi
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏢ ᏥᏓᏍᎦᏟᎪ ᏗᏬᏰᏂ Ꮎ ᏧᏍᎩᎾ ᎦᏂᎪ ᎡᎵᏍᏗ

Quietly I cry your name however
Etlawei gatloyiho nihi detsadovi aseno
ᎡᏝᏪᎢ ᎦᏠᏱᎰ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ ᎠᏎᏃ

the Devil to speak without
Tsvsgina uwonisdi igesvna
ᏥᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏬᏂᏍᏗ ᎢᎨᏒᎾ

But you dear/love Lord/God all I will give the worries
Aseno nihi gulvgwodi unetlanvhi nigada idetsvhvsi na adan(i)tedi
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎫᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᏕᏨᎲᏏ ᎾᎠᏓᏂᏖᏗ

But you dear / love Lord / God as I walk dropping
Aseno nihi gulvgwodi unetlanvhi gaisv degadosga
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎫᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ ᎦᎢᏒ ᏕᎦᏙᏍᎦ

Warm salty tears
Tsuganawi aamaha digasawosdi
ᏧᎦᎾᏫ ᎠᎠᎹᎭ ᏗᎦᏌᏬᏍᏗ

How my people now gone here Earth
Hila digiyvwi gala unanigida ani elohi
ᎯᎳ ᏗᎩᏴᏫ ᎦᎳ ᎤᎾᏂᎩᏓ ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ

laugh/smile remember
Igiyesgv dvnan(i)tatetli
ᎢᎨᏰᏍᎬ ᏛᎾᏂᏔᏖᏟ

Nowhere our footprints and our laughter and no child living
Tlatlv degalasinui ale degiyesgv ale tla ayotli yehesdi
ᏝᏢ ᏕᎦᎳᏏᏄᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎩᏰᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᎠᏲᏟ ᏰᎮᏍᏗ

Storytellers like life near fire side
Kanohesgi nusdv gvhida nav gotvi astv
ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᎯᏓ ᎾᎥ ᎪᏛᎢ ᎠᏍᏛ

Now my mother and my father and two my sisters
Nogwu agitsi ale agidoda ale tali tsotsadalv
ᏃᏊ ᎠᎩᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏦᏣᏓᎸ

have gone / left here cold small trail
Unanigida hia uyvtla usdi ganvnv
ᎤᎾᏂᎩᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏴᏝ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ

as for me must walk because the others
Aya gesv awatsvsiyedi nigastino aniso
ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏩᏨᏏᏰᏗ ᏂᎦᏍᏘᏃ ᎠᏂᏐ

Not cannot walk
Tla gonatsvsiyeda
Ꮭ ᎪᎾᏨᏏᏰᏓ

If I could flee already flee surely/already
Gvwak(i)tiskiyegi gala awak(a)tisv yegehei
ᎬᏩᎩᏘᏍᎩᏰᎩ ᎦᎳ ᎠᏩᎧᏘᏒ ᏰᎨᎮᎢ

But you dear / love Lord / God as I walk dropping
Aseno nihi gulvgwodi unetlanvhi gaisv degadosga
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎫᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ ᎦᎢᏒ ᏕᎦᏙᏍᎦ

Warm salty tears
Tsuganawi aamaha digasawosdi
ᏧᎦᎾᏫ ᎠᎠᎹᎭ ᏗᎦᏌᏬᏍᏗ

Dropping warm salty tears
Degadosga tsuganawi aamaha digasawosdi
ᏕᎦᏙᏍᎦ ᏧᎦᎾᏫ ᎠᎠᎹᎭ ᏗᎦᏌᏬᏍᏗ

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7. Shelter Me / Squasesdedi / ᏍᏆᏎᏍᏕᏗ

by Travis Fite

Soultree Records, ACAP
Translated by Harry Oosahwee
Travis Fite: Guitars, Bass, Organ, Percussion
Ricky Gonzalez: Drums

 

hear, listen to truth
Hatvdvga hatvdasda duyug(i)to
ᎭᏛᏛᎦ ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏓ ᏚᏳᎩᏙ

Spirit let it rise the proof you will see
Tsadadv wal(i)tsal(i)dvga goyui yigowata
ᏣᏓᏛ ᏩᎵᏣᎵᏛᎦ ᎪᏱᎢ ᏱᎪᏩᏔ

to grow is dirt you to start from/begin
Atvhisdi gesv gadohi iyudalen(i)di
ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏂᏗ

Love itself will heal you do not/don’t negative
Adageti datsanvwani hesdi uyo nudanvdvna
ᎠᏓᎨᏘ ᏓᏣᏅᏩᏂ ᎮᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᏄᏓᏅᏛᎾ

Fast passing today/days time marching/walking
Utlisdi degalosga  iga atliilisv ai
ᎤᏟᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎶᏍᎦ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏟᎢᎵᏒ ᎠᎢ

In the past living your life  is gone
Tsutlilvstanv tsalenidolv unigisa
ᏧᏟᎸᏍᏔᏅ ᏣᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎤᏂᎩᏌ

Day light meets the sun
Iga atisdisgv idvnatlosa nvda
ᎢᎦ ᎠᏘᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏛᎾᏠᏌ ᏅᏓ

And darkness fades
Ale ul(i)tsigv asgolvgi
ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏥᎬ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎩ

Garden no grow unless it rains
Awisunv tla gotvhi ale yugahana
ᎠᏫᏑᏅ Ꮭ ᎪᏛᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏳᎦᎭᎾ

Love will not endure pain without
Adageti tla alisdayvdi agitliyosdi nigesvna
ᎠᏕᎨᏘ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᎩᏟᏲᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ

Teach me the higher the way it is
Squeyohvga Oh Jah, na galvladitla tsinusdi
ᏍᏇᏲᎲᎦ Ꮎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏝ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ

And the wisdom now
Ale na ak(a)tov noquu
ᎠᎴ Ꮎ ᎠᎧᏙᎥ ᏃᏊ

Lead/teach me to mist mountain
Squatinvga na kanoulu(di) odalv(i)
ᏍᏆᏘᏅᎦ Ꮎ ᎧᏃᎤᎷᏗ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ

Fast passing today/days time marching/walking
Utlisdi  degalosga iga atliilisv ai
ᎤᏟᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎶᏍᎦ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏟᎢᎵᏒ ᎠᎢ

In the past living your life is gone
Tsutlilvstanv tsalenidohv unigisa
ᏧᏟᎸᏍᏔᏅ ᏣᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎤᏂᎩᏌ

Day light meets the sun
Iga atisdisgv idvnatlosa nvda
ᎢᎦ ᎠᏘᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏛᎾᏠᏌ ᏅᏓ

And darkness fades
Ale ul(i)tsigv asgolvgi
ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏥᎬ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎪ

Shelter/protect you Shelter/protect me
atsag(a)sesdi squasesdedi
ᎠᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᏍᏆᏎᏍᏕᏗ

listen to music
Hatvdasta dikanogisdi
ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏔ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ

Your heart let it grow
Hadan(i)dogi watvhi
ᎭᏓᏂᏙᎩ ᏩᏛᎯ

Shelter/protect you Shelter/protect me
atsag(a)sesdi squasesdedi
ᎠᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᏍᏆᏎᏍᏕᏗ

Your love let it shine
Tsadageti wagalisvi
ᏣᏓᎨᏘ ᏩᎦᎵᏒᎢ

Let healing rain fall on me
Asgosda adanvwii agasgawagigana
ᎠᏍᎪᏍᏓ ᎠᏓᏅᏫᎢ ᎠᎦᏍᎦ ᏩᎩᎦᎾ

Fast passing today/days time marching/walking
Utlisdi degalosga iga atliilisv ai
ᎤᏟᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎶᏍᎦ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏟᎢᎵᏒ ᎠᎢ

In the past living your life is gone
Tsutlilvstanv tsalenidohv unigisa
ᏧᏟᎸᏍᏔᏅ ᏣᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎤᏂᎩᏌ

Day light meets the sun
Iga atisdisgv idvnatlosa nvda
ᎢᎦ ᎠᏘᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏛᎾᏠᏌ ᏅᏓ

And darkness fades
Ale ul(i)tsigv asgolvgi
ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏥᎬ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎩ

Shelter/protect you Shelter/protect me
atsag(a)sesdi squasesdedi
ᎠᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᏍᏆᏎᏍᏕᏗ

listen to music
Hatvdasta dikanogisdi
ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏔ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ

Your heart grow
Hadan(i)dogi watvhi
ᎭᏓᏂᏙᎩ ᏩᏛᎯ

Shelter/protect you Shelter/protect me
atsag(a)sesdi squasesdedi
ᎠᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᏍᏆᏎᏍᏕᏗ

Your love let it shine
Tsadageti wagalisvi
ᏣᏓᎨᏘ ᏩᎦᎵᏒᎢ

Let healing rain fall on me
Asgosda adanvwii agasga wagigana
ᎠᏍᎪᏍᏓ ᎠᏓᏅᏫᎢ ᎠᎦᏍᎦ ᏩᎩᎦᎾ

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8. Spill (The Tea) / Hatsewa / ᎭᏤᏩ

by Desi & Cody

Words and Music by: Cody Clinton
Desirae Roses: Vocals
Translated by Kathy Sierra and Bobbie Smith
Cody Clinton: Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Sitar: George Barton
Production, Engineering, Mixing, and Editing, by Cody Clinton at Hawthorne Lake Studios

 

He’s so Extra
osda utselv
ᎣᏍᏓᎤᏤᎸ

She’s depressing (miserable)
Utsosedi
ᎤᏦᏎᏗ

Can’t be so happy
Tla yalihelig(a)
Ꮭ ᏯᎵᎮᎵᎦ

Got arrested
atsiniya
ᎠᏥᏂᏯ

Heard she left him
unigisv(i)
ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎢ

Talkin’ misery
uyo gawonisg(i)
ᎤᏲ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩ

He’s so thirsty
utvdegi(a)
ᎤᏛᏕᎩᎠ

She’s so flirty
tsul(a)sgisdi
ᏧᎳᏍᎩᏍᏗ

Salty as the Sea
ama iyusdi
ᎠᎹ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ

At the Party
an(a)datlisgv
ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏍᎬ

Oh So Sorry
uyoayelvn(a)
ᎤᏲᎠᏰᎸᎾ

Really Wasn’t Me
tla aya yigi
Ꮭ ᎠᏯᏱᎩ

Spill (the Tea) x4
hatsewa
ᎭᏤᏩ

Through the Grapevine
tsaninohe
ᏣᏂᏃᎮ

In the Sunshine
yagali(ha)
ᏯᎦᎵᎭ

Out for all to See
anigowati
ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘ

Under Pressure
utsosedi
ᎤᏦᏎᏗ

Feel the Pleasure
osda aquadan(v)d(a)
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏓ

Why’d ya spill (the Tea)
gado hatsewa
ᎦᏙ ᎭᏤᏩ

Spill (the Tea) x4
hatsewa
ᎭᏤᏩ

He’s so Extra
osda utselv
ᎣᏍᏓᎤᏤᎸ

She’s depressing (miserable)
Utsosedi
ᎤᏦᏎᏗ

Can’t be so happy
Tla yalihelig(a)
Ꮭ ᏯᎵᎮᎵᎦ

Got arrested
atsiniya
ᎠᏥᏂᏯ

Heard she left him
unigisv(i)
ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎢ

Why’d ya spill (the Tea)
gado hatsewa
ᎦᏙ ᎭᏤᏩ

Spill (the Tea) x4
hatsewa
ᎭᏤᏩ

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9. Disconnect / Diyohisdi / ᏗᏲᎯᏍᏗ

by Aaron Hale

 

Produced by Trent Bell, Bell Labs
Drums: McKenzie Webb
Bass: Patricio Labarca 
Guitar and vocals and keys: Aaron Hale

 

Return to the source of creation
igaluhisdi judalenv
ᎢᎦᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᏅ

Connecting to your cosmic vibration
Dilig(i)do galalohi unawiy(a)
ᏗᎵᎩᏙ ᎦᎳᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏫᏯ

Have you lost your inspiration
jayohuse hadan(v)tesgv
ᏣᏲᎱᏎ ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ

Living in the Babylon Nation
Alenidasdina ayetli
ᎠᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᎾ ᎠᏰᏟ

All I see is a disconnect from
Nigada diyohisdi
ᏂᎦᏓ ᏗᏲᎯᏍᏗ

The earth and sky around me
Na elohi na galvlohi
Ꮎ ᎡᎶᎯ Ꮎ ᎦᎸᎶᎯ

A disconnect from the air and water
Diyohisdi unole ama
ᏗᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎠᎹ

And all the plants
Ale digakodi
ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᎪᏗ

And animals that make all of our DNA
Ale ganatlai nigada igajeli
ᎠᎴ ᎦᎾᏝᎢ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ

It’s the way they have got us
jedegag(a)tosdo
ᏤᏕᎦᎦᏙᏍᏙ

Staring down into screens
didayelatvsgi
ᏗᏓᏰᎳᏛᏍᎩ

Instead of looking up at the stars
Nidigvg(v)tosdvna gvlvlad(i)
ᏂᏗᎬᎬᏙᏍᏛᎾ ᎬᎸᎳᏗ

And all the constellations all aligning
Ale aninoqu(i)si  unadvnvnv
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏃᏈᏏ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏅ

Woah, it breaks my heart
Wo esga aqwadan(v)d(o)
Ꮼ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ

What I feel is there are those who
Aya  gvdanvtesgv
ᎠᏯ ᎬᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ

Intentionally separate themselves
Unvsa jidanagalenisgo
ᎤᏅᏌ ᏥᏓᎾᎦᎴᏂᏍᎪ

From everything that is real
Nigav howa gesv
ᏂᎦᎥ ᎰᏩ ᎨᏒ

Separate now, dominant, and above
Digalehnadi, galvlad(i)
ᏗᎦᎴᎿᏗ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ

All the nature that is living
Nigada aneha gvnoda
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏁᎭ ᎬᏃᏓ

And existing within and without each one of us
Ale nigada ideha ale nigehvn(a)
ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᏕᎭ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎨᎲᎾ

And what will be left for the seven generations
Gado usdi dvtiyi juniyvwi
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏛᏘᏱ ᏧᏂᏴᏫ

When they’ve poisoned
Uyo nidanvnehv
ᎤᏲ ᏂᏓᏅᏁᎲ

The air and water of every single nation
Na unole ale ama nigad(a) ayetli
Ꮎ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎹ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏰᏟ

Woah it breaks my heart
Wo esga aquadanvd(o)
Ꮼ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ

For so long we’ve lived in isolation
Kohidi idehv igvsvwu
ᎪᎯᏗ ᎢᏕᎲ ᎢᎬᏒᏭ

Longing for community with cosmic
Igad(a) igadulisgv galvlo
ᎢᎦᏓ ᎢᎦᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎦᎸᎶ

And higher vibrations
galvladitli
ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏟ

You came through the dark of the night
Tilohi  ul(i)siga usv
ᏘᎶᎯ ᎤᎵᏏᎦ ᎤᏒ

And cut it with obsidian
Ale hik(e)tvlehi
ᎠᎴ ᏂᎨᏛᎴᎯ

Till all the colors flooded and cave again
Kila nigada jul(i)suwida siquu
ᎩᎳ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏧᎵᏑᏫᏓ ᏏᏊ

And it heals our hearts
iginvwisgo
ᎢᎩᏅᏫᏍᎪ

The way you bring us all together
Ijulahv jinisgiyvneho
ᎢᏧᎳᎲ ᏥᏂᏍᎩᏴᏁᎰ

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10. (Grey) Skies / Galvlad(i) / ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᎤᏍᎪᎸ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ

By Ken Pomeroy

Translated by Kathy Sierra and Bobbie Smith
Ethan Wilcox: bass, collaboration
Ethan Neel: percussion, collaboration
Isaac Stalling: guitar,mellotron, and production
Colton Jean: engineering, collaboration
Chad Copelin: engineering, keys, collaboration
Ken Pomeroy: lyrics/composition; vocals, guitar

 

(Grey) skies
galvlad(i)
ᎦᎸᎳᏗ

Birds that don’t fly hoping for a better life
Tsisqua tla yanalawid(a) anehv
ᏥᏍᏆ Ꮭ ᏯᎾᎳᏫᏓ ᎠᏁᎲ

You’re stealing grass from the hills
ganulv(i)  hinosgi
ᎦᏄᎸᎢ ᎯᏃᏍᎩ

Showing all the feelings you hide
isgigotvdi tsadanvtv
ᎢᏍᎩᎪᏛᏗ  ᏣᏓᏅᏛ

Someday
Tlvyv
ᏢᏴ

I may forgive you
nelagi gesesd(i)
ᏁᎳᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ

For keeping me in captivity
Tsisgiyvkiyv (i)
ᏥᏍᎩᏴᎩᏴ Ꭲ

Blaming me for all your mistakes
Tsisgiyuhisdod(i)  aya
ᏥᏍᎩᏳᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏯ

I just wish
Aquaduli
ᎠᏆᏚᎵ

You could understand
Tsohidodi(i)
ᏦᎯᏙᏗᎢ

The sun rises and it sets again
Nvda kalvg(a) ale wudelig(a)
ᏅᏓ ᎧᎸᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏭᏕᎵᎦ

Don’t fight it until the end
Tlesdi tsatlilv
ᏞᏍᏗ  ᏣᏟᎸ

You felt compelled
Yitsadvn(a)diwu
ᏱᏣᏛᎾᏗᏭ

Now you’re sneaking out late at night
Hatletisgv usv yigi
ᎭᏞᏘᏍᎬ ᎤᏒ ᏱᎩ

Counting all the stars by yourself
Dehasehihv noksi tsvsa
ᏕᎭᏎᎯᎲ ᏃᏈᏍ ᏨᏌ

You dream alone
Haskisgai
ᎭᏍᎩᏍᎦᎢ

Hoping that she’s flown away
Utlawidvhvino
ᎤᏝᏫᏛᎲᎢᏃ

You meet her in your nightmares
Desdatlosgv hassgisgv
ᏕᏍᏓᏠᏍᎬ ᎭᏍᎩᏍᎬ

Sing a song and realize you’re awake
Hinogisgv hiyegoi
ᎯᏃᎩᏍᎬ ᎯᏰᎪᎢ

I just wish
Aquaduli
ᎠᏆᏚᎵ

You could understand
Tsohi dodii
ᏦᎯ ᏙᏗᎢ

The sun rises and it sets again
Nvda kalvg(a)  ale  wudelig(a)
ᏅᏓ ᎧᎸᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎫᏕᎵᎦ

Don’t fight it it will set again
Tlesdi  tsatlilv
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏟᎸ

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11. Uktena / ᎤᎧᏖᎾ

Written and Performed by Colby Luper

 

Translation by David Crawler
Language coach: Schon Duncan
Produced by Colby Luper

 

A disease was affecting the earth. The sun sent it.
Vhyugi esga nigvneha elohi. Nvda nidayunvi
ᎥᏳᎩ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎡᎶᎯ. ᏅᏓ ᏂᏓᏳᏅᎢ

A lot of people are dying. They have a fever. They will kill the sun.
Unijadi yvwi daniyohusga. Dunadidlahvsga. Nvda dvnitli
ᎤᏂᏣᏗ ᏴᏫ ᏓᏂᏲᎱᏍᎦ. ᏚᎾᏗᏜᎲᏍᎦ. ᏅᏓ ᏛᏂᏟ.

Little people / The medicine it changed / They made something dangerous / From a man
Yvwi junsdi / nvwodi adanetliyvsgv / gohusdi ganyegi unotlvnvi / asgaya agvtanvi
ᏴᏫ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ / ᏅᏬᏗ ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ / ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᎾᏰᎩ ᎤᏃᏢᏅᎢ / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎬᏔᏅᎢ

Rise, Uktena! Fly up above!
Talehvga Uktena, Galvladi hatlvwida!
ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎤᎧᏖᎾ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎭᏢᏫᏓ!

They threw you down. Now that the people are hated by it
Eladi nidayagadainv. Sgino nigvnisa yvwi deganevgei.
ᎡᎳᏗ ᏂᏓᏯᎦᏓᎢᏅ. ᏍᎩᏃ ᏁᎬᏂᏌ ᏴᏫ ᏕᎦᏁᎥᎨᎢ

It failed to bite the sun. You are a failure.
Nvda iga ehi unvlvnvi uhisdii. Janulvhvsgi.
ᏅᏓ ᎢᎦ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏅᎸᏅᎢ ᎤᎯᏍᏗᎢ. ᏣᏄᎸᎲᏍᎩ

It lives in the valley.  It is protecting the crystal.
Ukedaliyvi ehi. Ugasesda ulvsadi
ᎤᎨᏓᎵᏴᎢ ᎡᎯ. ᎤᎦᏎᏍᏓ ᎤᎸᏌᏗ.

Little people/ The medicine it changed./They made something dangerous/ From a man
Yvwi junsdi/ nvwodi adanetliyvsgv/ gohusdi ganyegi unotlvnvi/ asgaya agvtanvi
ᏴᏫ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ/ ᏅᏬᏗ ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ/ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᎾᏰᎩ ᎤᏃᏢᏅᎢ/ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎬᏔᏅᎢ

You have powerful poison. Your body is shining. The crystal is set in your forehead.
Utlanigida adahihi janeha. Ujisdalugia hiyelv. Ulvsadi gadinvta higvdageni.
ᎤᏝᏂᎩᏓ ᎠᏓᎯᎯ ᏣᏁᎭ. ᎤᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩᎠ ᎯᏰᎸ. ᎤᎸᏌᏗ ᎦᏗᏅᏔ ᎯᎬᏓᎨᏂ.

Rise, Uktena! Fly up above!
Talehvga Uktena, Galvladi hatlvwida!
ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎤᎧᏖᎾ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎭᏢᏫᏓ!

They threw you down. Now that the people are hated by it
Eladi nidayagadainv. Sgino nigvnisa yvwi deganevgei.
ᎡᎳᏗ ᏂᏓᏯᎦᏓᎢᏅ. ᏍᎩᏃ ᏁᎬᏂᏌ ᏴᏫ ᏕᎦᏁᎥᎨᎢ

Music (To be sung)!
Dikanogisdi!
ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ!

Rise, Uktena! Fly up above!
Talehvga Uktena, Galvladi hatlvwida!
ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎤᎧᏖᎾ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎭᏢᏫᏓ!

Rise, Uktena. Tlanuwa has arrived. Confront the talons! Fight for your life.
Talehvga, Uktena. Dlanuwa galuga. Tiyatlohi tawodi julasdeni. Tatliya hvhnvi ugvwali
ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎤᎧᏖᎾ. ᏜᏄᏩ ᎦᎷᎦ. ᏘᏯᏠᎯ ᏔᏬᏗ ᏧᎳᏍᏕᏂ. ᏔᏟᏯ ᎲᏅᎢ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.

Rise, Uktena. You have lost to them. Tlanuwa has shredded it.. From above, you were thrown below.
Talehvga, Uktena. Etsatlohi. Dlanuwa uwagalvyvnonvi. Eladi jagadainvsei
ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎤᎧᏖᎾ. ᎡᏣᏠᎯ. ᏜᏄᏩ ᎤᏩᎦᎸᏴᏃᏅᎢ. ᎡᎳᏗ ᏣᎦᏓᎢᏅᏎᎢ

 

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12. The Orchard (In the Mulberry Trees) / Kuwa Detlukv / ᎫᏩ ᏕᏡᎬᎢ

by Nico Albert/Medicine Horse

 

Translation by David Crawler
Language Coach: Schon Duncan
Songwriters: Nico Albert Williams, Kyle Williams Sr, Travis Rowe, Garrett Heck
Producer: Ryan Michael Harvey
Turtle Shell Shackles: Liz Toombs

 

Kill the Indian
Yidaniluga Aniyvwiya
ᏱᏓᏂᎷᎦ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ

Save the man
Yidanisdela yvwi
ᏱᏓᏂᏍᏕᎳ ᏴᏫ

They said In Jesus’ name
Tsisa dudosdvi unvdvnvi
ᏥᏌ  ᏚᏙᏍᏛᎢ ᎤᏅᏛᏅᎢ

You children are wild
Itsiyotli itsehyatahi
ᎢᏥᏲᏟ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎯ

We are here to save you
Otsilugi itsasdeldii
ᎣᏥᎷᎩ ᎢᏣᏍᏕᎵᏗᎢ

If we can
Yelii yinotsadvneha
ᏰᎵᎢ ᏱᏃᏣᏛᏁᎭ

if you do not discipline your children
Nitnvsdadenelana detsadatina
ᏂᏔᏅᏍᏓᏕᏁᎳᎾ ᏕᏣᏓᏘᎾ

They will be wild
Anehyatahi yigi
ᎠᏁᏯᏔᎯ ᏱᎩ

And so our Braids were cut
Dogisdoyehvi
ᏙᎩᏍᏙᏰᎲᎢ

They shamed us
Gogadehotanvi
ᎪᎦᏕᎰᏔᏅᎢ

They cleaned our mouths
Tsotsiholi doginvgalvela
ᏦᏥᎰᎵ ᏙᎩᏅᎦᎸᎡᎳ

They hit us, They did bad
Dogilvnilv uyo nigogvnela
ᏙᎩᎸᏂᎸ ᎤᏲ ᏂᎪᎬᏁᎳ

How will you get to heaven
Atogvnai yiwitsilugi tsosv
ᎪᏙᎬᎾᎢ ᏱᏫᏥᎷᎩ ᏦᏒ

Staring at the sun
itsagtosdvi nvda iga ehi
ᎢᏣᎦᏙᏍᏛᎢ ᏅᏓ ᎢᎦ ᎡᎯ

You children are wild.
Itsiyotli itsehyatahi
ᎢᏥᏲᏟ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎯ

They said
Unvdvnvi
ᎤᏅᏛᏅᎢ

We will take your language
Otsagisi yitsiwonihisdii
ᎣᏣᎩᏏ ᏱᏥᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ

You will be taught the Bible.
Yitsvyeyohvga gohweli uhageda
ᏱᏨᏰᏲᎲᎦ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᎭᎨᏓ

We went to a hidden place
Wogilvkdv
ᏬᎩᎸᏉᏛ

A secret
Udelvi
ᎤᏕᎸᎢ

We were in the mulberry trees
Kuwa detlukv otsedohvi
ᎫᏩ ᏕᏡᎬᎢ ᎣᏤᏙᎲᎢ

Here the leaves rustle
Ahani tsugaloga dusgwanoyvgoi
ᎠᎭᏂ ᏧᎦᎶᎦ ᏚᏍᏆᏃᏴᎪᎢ

They told us to not forget your names.
Goginosehoi tlesdi tsidotsvkewisv detsadovi
ᎪᎩᏃᏎᎰᎢ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏥᏙᏨᎨᏫᏒ ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ

Do not forget who you are
Tsitsvkewisv getsotlisdii
ᏥᏨᎨᏫᏒ ᎨᏦᏟᏍᏗᎢ

Do not be ashamed.
Tlesdi yitsadehosgesdi
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏕᎰᏍᎨᏍᏗᎢ

We find our way in darkness
Otsiwatisgoi ogedasdi ulsigvi
ᎣᏥᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ ᎣᎨᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏏᎬᎢ

We whisper in the words of our ancestors
Otsatonvihoi tsogigayvligei uniwonihisdi
ᎣᏣᏙᏅᎢᎰᎢ ᏦᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ

The day shined
Iga ultisdvi
ᎢᎦ ᎤᎵᏘᏍᏛᎢ

We pretended to be happy
Osda ogiyelvsvi ogatselvsoi
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎣᎩᏰᎸᏒᎢ ᎣᎦᏤᎸᏐᎢ

We lost our hunt
Dogiyosvi otsinohalidohvi
ᏙᎩᏲᏒᎢ ᎣᏥᏃᎭᎵᏙᎲᎢ

We bake new bread
Ogidii itse gadu
ᎣᎩᏗᎢ ᎢᏤ ᎦᏚ

We sing among the mulberry trees
Kuwa detlugv nai asi dotsinogisgo
ᎫᏩ ᏕᏡᎬ ᎾᎢ ᎠᏏ ᏙᏥᏃᎩᏍᎪᎢ

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