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Uks Yaan Ḵ'a̱sḵ'oos
00:22
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Uks yaan ḵ'a̱sḵ'oos
Uks yaan ḵ'a̱sḵ'oos
Gyełga dza xda̱xsn a gyeeka ḵ'a̱sḵ'oos
Walk out, crane, walk out, crane.
Stab a flounder for yourself to eat on the beach, crane.
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Ba'wis
03:14
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Dildaalda amhaw ba’wis Dziła ayawaat
‘Nii Dawila G̱aḵ’oła txa’mooyu
Chorus:
Gyiloom oy’oyu da liploop
Akadi hasag̱i dm ksinaałg̱n da ts’alu,
dm sadzaga’nu ‘nii waalda waals Hedi’ix
‘na̱x’nuuyu ayawaa ba’wis, ada baasu da ba’wis
Akadi hasag̱i dm txal’waa ba’wis a gwii
Translation:
The voice of the Ba’wis echos when it hollers
That, and then my body trembles.
Don’t throw rocks at me
I don’t want you to breath in my face
I will pass out, what is what happened to Hadi’ix
Don’t throw rocks at me
I hear the hollering of the Ba’wis, and I am afraid
I don’t want to meet the Ba’wis there
Don’t throw rocks at me.
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Dm Yootu Stukwliin
02:34
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Dm yootu stukwliin da wap suwilaa’ymsk
Heelda stukwliin da snaneynmx
Ada Lukwil kwdiinu
Dm k'a niisdu na ganustukwliin
Dm ama tooxgm a dzidaawł
There are a lot of rabbits in Nanaimo
And I'm feeling very hungry
So now I am going to check my rabbit traps
And we will be eating good tonight
I'm going to barbecue the rabbits
I'm going to barbecue the rabbits
I'm going to barbecue the rabbits at the university.
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Ndo'o Yaan
02:09
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Ndo'o yaan daa laa
Ayn a k'a gyik niidzn dan ndo'o yaan daa laa
Ayn a k'a gyik niidzn dan ndo'oł yaan daa laa
ayn a k'a gyik niidzn dan ndo'oł yaan
Ami dm waan daa loo
Dm ksa luyeltgn a ndm guun daa laa
Ayn at naa t'in 'woon da awil 'wa̱h g̱oodn daa
Ałgit naa t'in awun dan ndo'oł yaan
Go on, walk away, I don’t want to see you again
Go on, walk away, I don’t want to see you again
And if you do, if you so much as return
I will shoot you
No one will invite you because you have no heart
They won’t cry for you
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5. |
Waaba Gwa̱soo
02:47
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Txa’nii Watsmen Sm’wa̱’ayin.
Akadit łooda na laxyuubm
T’ilgooti, ‘ap luk’wil ‘wah ‘nts’iitst
Awil akadit łooda ła ‘wiileeksit
Ałkadi sgüüł gabilah da k’am
Da'al dm gwelgm mashmallows
'Nüün int 'wah ts'muun
Ndo'o yaan, gyiloo ts'iks yaan
Laandza dip g̱olda na waaba gwa̱soo, dm g̱olda na waaba gwa̱soo
All police, true ancestor-less people
Because they don’t respect our land
Let’s all tear the pig’s houses down
I think you (they) really have no grandmother
Because they don’t respect elders
Let’s all tear the pig’s houses down
We don’t have guns, but marshmallows will burn
You are one who has no ears, go on and quit talking so proud
Let’s all tear the pig’s houses down
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6. |
Liimi Maḵ'ooxs
01:50
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Dm aam ga simaḵ'ooxsm 'nii di
Dm aam ga simaḵ'ooxsm 'nii
Heelda maḵ'ooxs a nduuba sg̱a'niis
Di wilaayu wil t'ała heelda sg̱a̱n maḵ'ooxs
di wilaayu wil t'ała heelda sg̱a̱n maḵooxs
Wayi laandza dip siheelt
Nasdooksu dm wil t'aan
Nasdooksu dm wil t'aan
k'üülda 'yuusl wil sag̱ayt log̱m txooxgm
It’ll be good if we pick salmonberries, eh?
It’ll be good if we pick salmonberries, eh?
There’s lots of salmonberries at the base of the mountain
I know where there’s lots of salmonberry bushes
I know where there’s lots of salmonberry bushes
Now, lets harvest lots
Beside me is where you’ll sit
Beside me is where you’ll sit
From one basket is where we will eat together
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Amuksn awil tgi yaa waas
'wiigyetga wila haw yaa waas
lu gwe'a siipgm g̱oodu
awil akadi k'uł waal nsiip'nsgu
ha'lig̱oodu dm libag̱ayt yaayu
Sgüü nm kwda̱xsa na g̱a̱lts'abu
daawła nsiip'nsgu asda g̱a̱nłaak
ada akadi k'uł waal nsiip'nsgu
Dm daawła'nu dzidaawł a la̱x stiimboodm gilhawli
gyiloom guudag̱u ndeh dm gooyu
akandi da̱'a̱xłga wil 'na̱gm t'aayu
awil akadi k'uł waal nsiip'nsgu
awil akadi k'uł waal nsiip'nsgu
Listen because the rain is falling down
Lonesome is the voice of the rain
My poor heart is breaking
Because my sweetheart isn’t around
I think I will walk around aimlessly
I should leave this town
My sweetheart left this morning
And my sweetheart isn’t around
I will leave tonight on the train
Don’t ask me where I will go
I cannot stay here any longer
Because my sweetheart isn’t around
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8. |
'Nii Wila Waalt
03:46
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dm güültm sm’maay
A dziła aamł laxha
‘Nii wila waalt, ‘nii wila waalt
‘Nii wila loo łaagyigyet
Łan ‘nax’nuu simiik’lsk
dawila dm miiga maḵ’ooxs
‘Nii wila waalt, ‘nii wila waalt
‘Nii wila loo łaagyigyet
Sgüü dm g̱a siła’asgm
A Nag̱ooga dm si hat’alm
‘Nii wila waalt, ‘nii wila waalt
‘Nii wila loo łaagyigyet
Translation:
We will pick blueberries when the weather is good
That’s how it goes, that’s how it happens, that is the way of the ancestors
When I hear the swainson’s thrush (the ripening bird)
Then the salmonberries will be ripe
That’s how it goes, that’s how it happens, that’s the way of the ancestors
We should harvest seaweed before we harvest cedar bark
That’s how it goes, that’s what happens, that’s the way of the ancestors
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9. |
Goosnł Waals Noon
00:43
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Eee iii
Eee iii
goosnł waals noon da
yagwa si'ił sigabooxs noon asga gyeeka
eee iii
Wonder where your mother is
They’re now trying to harvest cockles down the beach
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