Name'ewin

Read by Margaret Noori

Pii gooniwaabowaan giiskamaanh,
When a blanket of snow I take off

Pii aandegag niimiwaad naamiying iyaa'aanh
When crows dance beneath me

Pii e-adisigejig digoshinowaad memetigwaking,
When visitors come into the woods

Miidash ziizibaakwadaaboo n'bagdinamaanh
Then sweet water I offer

Zhiwagamizigan obwaadaanaawaa
Syrup they dream of it

Ziibiin ziigwang obwaadaanaawaan
Rivers in spring they dream of them

Shkakamikwe n'zaagi'aanaa
Mother Earth, I love her

E-osawid n'daaw
A father I am

E-agwisawid n'daaw
A son I am

Manido-aninaatig ndizhinikaaz
Spirit of the maple is my name.

© 2008 Margaret Noori

Margaret Noori

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