A snip of a translation of a poem by Edgar A. Guest:
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill
…..
Rest if you must, don’t give up.
ispî kimâyipayihikon
tâpiskôc âskaw kâ-ispayik;
ispî kimêskanâm ita kâ-pimohtêyan
tâpiskôc kapê ê-âmaciwêmok;
aywêpi pitamâ, kâya pakicî.
ᐃᐢᐲ ᑭᒫᔨᐸᔨᐦᐃᑯᐣ
ᑖᐱᐢᑰᐨ ᐋᐢᑲᐤ ᑲ3-ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐠ;
ᐃᐢᐱ1 ᑭᒣᐢᑲᓈᒼ ᐃᑕ ᑳ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᔭᐣ
ᑖᐱᐢᑰᐨ ᑲᐯ ᐁ ᐋᒪᒋᐍᒧᐠ;
ᐊᔰᐱ ᐱᑕᒫ, ᑳᔭ ᐸᑭᒌ᙮
