zaagiinoon ngandtawaa
plants, I will listen (to you)
niki-kanâhcitân kiyawaw
I will clean (for) you all
nitasotîn nwaawiindawaa
I promise, I promise (this)
gchi-miigwech maskihkiya
big thank-you (to the) medicines
nitasotîn okâwîmâw
I promise, great mother (earth)
(everything in brackets is poetically or otherwise implied)
credits
released September 9, 2020
song composed by Cheryl L'Hirondelle
performed by Hidden River Singers (Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Michelle St. John, Monique Mojica, Rosa Stella), handdrums by Cheryl L'Hirondelle and special guest Shane Belcourt (guitar). Produced by David Travers-Smith (Found Sound, Toronto)
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