Audio by Solomon Ratt:
Rough line-by-line pronunciation guide, provided by Darren Okemaysim:
pimâtisiwin osâmi-apisâsin
ka-ati-waniskâk kîkisêpa ê-mîhtâtaman kîkwây.
êkosi, sakihik êkonik kwayask
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,
So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don’t.
And believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, take it.If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said it would be easy:
They just promised it would be worth it.
1. pi.maa.ti.soo.win…oo.saa.mi-u.pi.saa.sin
2. ku-u.ti-wu.nis.kaak…key.ki.sey.paa.yaa…
ey-meeh.taa.tu.mun…key.kweye
3. ey.ko.si…saa.gi.hik…ey.go.nik…kwey.usk…
kaa-pu.min.skik
4. ey.gwu…key.yaam…ey.go.nik…ey.keye…kaa-mee.yoo-i.too.taas.kik
5. ey.gwu…taa.pwe.wu.gey’h.tu…kaa.key.yoe…oo.chi.toe…ey.pey-is.pu.yik
6. ki.kus.key.taa.yi.ni…weeh.gaatch – oo.ti.nu
7. keys.pin…u.ti-meys.ko.chi.peye.i.gi…ki.pi.maa.ti.soo.win – pu.ki.ti.nu
8. nu.mow.wee.yuk…oo.chi-eye-i.tweyw…ey-wee-weh.chu.sik.
9. ki.taa.soo.tu.maa.go.win…kwey.usk…ku.-u.ti-mee.yoo.peye.ik
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Reblogged this on The Métis Raconteur and commented:
Cree Literacy Network shared a poem that has been translated into Plains Cree. These words in any language are inspiring.