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Category Archives: Songs in Cree
kinipān cī / Are you sleeping? (y-dialect, audio)
(An adaptation for Plains Cree of “Frère Jacques” (English: “Are You Sleeping”) by Arok Wolvengrey. Singing assistance by Solomon Ratt.) kinipān cī, kinipān cī, nistēs John? nistēs John? pē-tēpwēstamākēw, pē-tēpwēstamākēw: “waniskā! waniskā!”* kinipān cī, kinipān cī, nimis Joan? nimis Joan? … Continue reading
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How Great Thou Art: Michael Boots (y-dialect)
Michael Boots and his guitar Lucille have a great ear for a gospel tune. Thanks to both of them for sharing this version of How Great Thou Art, along with text (I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to get … Continue reading
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Rhonda Head sings O Canada with the Toronto Symphony (n-dialect)
Rhonda Head is a classically trained singer from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba. Her recording in Cree was one of 12 versions of O Canada recorded with the TSO in honour of Canada 150.
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Catherine Moise’s Little Song (th-dialect, video)
A really charming little song from Catherine Moise of Lac Brochet who made up her own Cree words to the tune of Mother Maybelle Carter’s You are my Flower – and had her daughter Lisa post it on Facebook,. People … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect, with audio)
What do you get if you take a Christmas song that’s already loved for packing in a lot of nonsense, and translate it into Cree where the nonsense demands a whole lot more syllables? (Thanks, Sol: Love the hat!) A … Continue reading
Asani – ayîkis (y-dialect, audio)
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 … Continue reading
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Wayne Jackson: tipiskâw mêkwac (y-dialect, audio)
Wayne Jackson’s translation of Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night” is hot stuff! I’d say the same about Wayne, but everybody already knows! (Thanks, Wayne, for permission to share!) Note that this is not a direct literal translation: rather, in the … Continue reading
University of Saskatchewan Honour Song
This honour song, posted by the University of Saskatchewan was composed by the late Tyrone Tootoosis. Tootoosis was approached following traditional First Nations protocol, to create a song making reference to “A Treaty Right to Education.” http://aboriginal.usask.ca/about/first-nation-and-metis-relations.php#Music
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Chamakese & Gladue – Honour Our Women (video, y-dialect)
Thanks to Jason Chamakese for permission to post this song in Cree, honouring women. Jason is playing the flute, while Robert Gladue sings and drums. (I first found the song when Sylvia Mcadam Saysewahum shared it on Facebook). They describe … Continue reading
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Hand Drum Songs by Ross Paskemin
Ross Paskemin from Sweetgrass Cree Nation is a song keeper, drum maker and a member of Sweetgrass Singers. This spring, he released CD with the help of Dr David MacKinnon and the nehiyawewin.ca project. His July performance at North Battleford’s … Continue reading
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