kanâci pîstâw
kanâtâpâwew kitaskînaw
kanâtâpâwew wîsakitîhewin
môskâpâwew sâkihitôwin …
ᑲᓈᒋ ᐲᐢᑖᐤ
ᑲᓈᑖᐹᐍᐤ ᑭᑕᐢᑮᓇᐤ
ᑲᓈᑖᐹᐍᐤ ᐑᓴᑭᑏᐦᐁᐏᐣ
ᒨᐢᑳᐹᐍᐤ ᓵᑭᐦᐃᑑᐏᐣ …
It’s a cleansing rain
Our earth is washed clean
Heartache is washed clean
Exposing love
Thanks to Chief Billy Joe Laboucan for permission to share this poem of cleansing, and to his old friend, Solomon Ratt for providing audio.
