Thank you to Sherryl Sewepagaham for permission to share this sweet, original composition that she recorded with her group Asani in 2009. The a capella trio includes Sherryl, Sarah Pocklington and Debbie Houle, who first met in the Grant McEwan College Aboriginal Choir. It was fun to transcribe the words in SRO and syllabics following in response to a post on Ramona Washburn’s Facebook Group Cree Language Resources ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ. It was also great to have Sherryl’s help – especially with the flies! 😉
| 1. niwâpamâw niskîsikos ohci | ᓂᐚᐸᒫᐤ ᓂᐢᑮᓯᑯᐢ ᐅᐦᒋ | I see, with my eye |
| ayîkis ê-ay-apit | ᐊᔩᑭᐢ ᐁᐊᕀᐊᐱᐟ | a frog sitting |
| 2. niwâpamâw niskîsikos ohci | ᓂᐚᐸᒫᐤ ᓂᐢᑮᓯᑯᐢ ᐅᐦᒋ | I see, with my eye |
| ayîkis ê-kwâskohtit | ᐊᔩᑭᐢ ᐁᒁᐢᑯᐦᑎᐟ | a frog jumping |
| 3. niwâpamâw niskîsikos ohci | ᓂᐚᐸᒫᐤ ᓂᐢᑮᓯᑯᐢ ᐅᐦᒋ | I see, with my eye |
| ayîkis ê-môwat ôcêsa | ᐊᔩᑭᐢ ᐁᒨᐘᐟ ᐆᒉᓴ | A frog eating flies |
| 4. niwâpamâw niskîsikos ohci | ᓂᐚᐸᒫᐤ ᓂᐢᑮᓯᑯᐢ ᐅᐦᒋ | I see, with my eye |
| ayîkis ê-kitot | ᐊᔩᑭᐢ ᐁᑭᑐᐟ | A frog croaking |
Visit Sherryl’s website sewepagaman.com for her more recent recordings, or listen to more of Asani’s music, available for purchase via iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/listen/id344750659
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/rattle-and-drum/id55441817
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beautiful song