Sule’katike’l (Out on the Mira)
Sule’katike’l ta’n te’s welikiskîklOut on the Mira on beautiful days
Kisiku’k ekwitam’tijik te’sikiskîk
Elders fish daily
Aq mu koqoey ne’patu’tikw
And if they catch nothing
Mu talite’tmi’tikw
They think nothing of it
Ksatmukk ap kisi-tkweyaq
I wish I were with them again
L’pa’tu’sk wikuma’tiji e’pite’sk
Young men call out to the young girls
Ki’kajeiwa’tiji ta’n kesala’tiji
Teasing the ones they are fond of
Aq elmi-wla’kwe’l metaseiwa’tiji
And into the evening the courting begins
Ksatmukk ap kisi-tkweya’q
I wish I were with them again
Chorus: Tami we’jitutesk ta’n tetutki’k musikisk
Where would you find anywhere in this Universe
Tepi-klu’lk wjit eleke’wijik
That is fit for kings
Iknmulikk metla’sîkl kjikanl
I’d give you ten cities
Wjit Marion Bridge aq tel-wlkawek
For Marion Bridge and the good feelings it brings
Sule’katike’l ta’n te’s sankewi-wla’kw
Out on the Mira during mild evenings
Maljewe’jk welaptmi’tij nu’te’nmaqn
The young ones love to watch a bonfire
Kiwkto’qa’lukutijik aq ketapekia’tijik
They dance around and sing
Ksatmukk ap kisi-tkweyaq
I wish I were with them again
Ke’sk kiwkto’qopia’tijik aq a’tukutijik
As they sit around and tell stories
A’tukwalut ki’kwa’ju aq wikulatmu’j
About Wolverine and Little Forest People
Kloqoejk wen’ju’jaqma’tijik sipuk
Stars look at their reflection in the river
Ksatmukk ap kisi-tkweyaq
I wish I were with them agian
Sule’katike’l ta’nek welmîtu’tijik
Out on the Mira people are so kind
Nqana’multaqq wnpimuow kisiknaq
They’ll treat you to homebrew when it’s set
Aq nmi’sk na’tal jilein apoqnmultaqq
And if you are ailing they’ll see that you mend
Ksatmukk ap kisi-tkweyaq
I wish I were with them again
Ke’sk nike’ mu maja’siw
Now before I leave
Etawey wlo’ti
I ask for peace
Wl-pua’tinew aq wlqatmu’tinew
And that you have good dreams and happiness
Naqluloq nike’ miamuj poqtamka’si
I leave you now for I must part
Mîta naji-tkweyaqik, naji-tkweyaqik,
‘Cause I’m going to be with them, going to be with them,
Mîta naji-tkweyaqik nike’
‘Cause I’m going to be with them again
Translation and performance (c)opyright 2001 Dr. Bernie Francis
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