A Voice from the Eastern Door

Kakwitéhstsi Nikahá:wi

Early Springtime – Part 1

1. Tonsakté:ni ne akerahkwaka'aión:tha I changed my clock

2. Énska niiohwistà:'e wá:khente akerahkwaka'aiòn:tha I turned my clock 1 hour ahead

3. Ó:nen thó:ha kakwitè:ne nikahá:wi It is almost spring time

4. Sha'té:ions tsi niwenhníseres tánon ne tsi niwahsón:tes It will be the same length of day and night (equinox)

5. Sakanié:ien It did snow again

6. Tonsakeniehtohtáhrho I did shovel snow again

7. Sakewisarón:ko I did scrape ice again

8. Sakarahkwataríha'te The sun got warm again

9. Wa'kaniehtaná:wen The snow did melt

10. Iowisen'tónnion ontshá:rhon The icicles did drip

11. Akwathentà:ke iohnekónnion There are puddles in my yard

12. Tsi tekahronión:ni wa'tkeniehtohtáhrho ohén:ton tsi tewakenónhsote I did clean the snow from the ditch in front of my house

13. Ó:kiake ne otsi'tén:'a tontakón:ne Some of the birds did come back

14. Otsi'ten'okón:'a kontirennotákie onkwathón:te'ne I heard the birds singing

15. Wa'kerontahrá:rake I did tap trees

16. Wa'kerontakahrón:ten I did make a hole in the log

17. Teieronwarahonteráhkhwa iehwatasé:tha wà:katste I used an electric drill

18. Wa'ke'wahstò:roke I did insert the spout

19. Wa'ke'wahstotónnion I stood up a lot of taps

20. Wa'kena'tsianiiontónnion I did hang a lot of buckets

21. Wa'khnekarò:roke ne orontákeri I did collect the sap

22. Ia'káweron ne orontákeri I did pour the sap

23. Wa'kenón:wakentste I did filter it

24. Wa'tekhnekónkiehte I did boil the liquid

25. Katshè:takon wa'kéta'a I put it in a jar

 

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