Willin’ Interpreted by Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

Thanks to Sol for sharing his interpretation of “Willin'” by Linda Ronstadt and Lowell George. It will be fun to see who can record it first.
Willin’ (interpreted in Plains Cree)English equivalent to Sol's interprretation
nikî-nanîmiskên
nikî-sâposci-kimiwanisin
nikî-minihkwêskin
mâka kêyâpic
nikî-âhkamêyimon
ᓂᑮ ᓇᓃᒥᐢᑫᐣ
ᓂᑮ ᓵᐳᐢᒋ ᑭᒥᐘᓂᓯᐣ
ᓂᑮ ᒥᓂᐦᑵᐢᑭᐣ
ᒫᑲ ᑫᔮᐱᐨ
ᓂᑮ ᐋᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧᐣ
I’ve walked against the wind
soaked by the rain
I was a drunk
But still
I was willing
nikî-pâh-pîhtwâskin
misiwêskamik nikî-pimâcihon
misiwêskamik nikî-wanihon
mâka kêyâpic
nikî-âhkamêyimon
ᓂᑮ ᐹᐦ ᐲᐦᑤᐢᑭᐣ
ᒥᓯᐍᐢᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᑮ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐅᐣ
ᒥᓯᐍᐢᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᑮ ᐘᓂᐦᐅᐣ
ᒫᑲ ᑫᔮᐱᐨ
ᓂᑮ ᐋᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧᐣ
I smoked a lot
I travelled all over
I was lost all over
But still
I was willing
cawâscêsihk nikî-wîkin
wêpinikanihk nikî-ohci-mîcison
âh, kî-kitimâkan, kî-âyiman
mâka kêyâpic
nikî-âhkamêyimon
ᒐᐚᐢᒉᓯᕽ ᓂᑮ ᐑᑭᐣ
ᐍᐱᓂᑲᓂᕽ ᓂᑮ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒦᒋᓱᐣ
ᐋᐦ, ᑮ ᑭᑎᒫᑲᐣ, ᑮ ᐋᔨᒪᐣ
ᒫᑲ ᑫᔮᐱᐨ
ᓂᑮ ᐋᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧᐣ
I’ve lived on the streets
Eaten from garbage bins
Oh, pitiable, hard times
But still
I was willing
nitôtêmak nikî-wîcihikwak
niwâhkômâkanak nikî-sîhkimikwak
nikî-atoskêhikawin
êkwa mîna
nikî-âhkamêyimon.
ᓂᑑᑌᒪᐠ ᓂᑮ ᐑᒋᐦᐃᑿᐠ
ᓂᐚᐦᑰᒫᑲᓇᐠ ᓂᑮ ᓰᐦᑭᒥᑿᐠ
ᓂᑮ ᐊᑐᐢᑫᐦᐃᑲᐏᐣ
ᐁᑿ ᒦᓇ
ᓂᑮ ᐋᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧᐣ᙮
My friends helped me
My family encouraged me
I was given work
Once again
I was willing.
You can find a karaoke track on YouTube for the original song in English by Linda Ronstadt and Lowell George:

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