Name: Making Art (nimeywehitin - I am happy)
Duration: P00H03M12S
Description: composed for Nêhiyawêtan, the APTN Cree Language series produced by Loretta Todd

Making Art (nimeywehitin - I am happy)

by Cheryl L'Hirondelle

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composed for Nêhiyawêtan, the APTN Cree Language series produced by Loretta Todd

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ê-sasôpayihkahikiyan, ê-sâsopayihkahikiyan
(s/he is painting, s/he is painting)
nimêywêhitin, pê-miyonahkwan
(“I am happy - come and see how good it looks”)

ê-mamanisikiyan, êmamanihsikiyan
(s/he is cutting/carving, s/he is cutting/carving)
nimêywêhitin, pê-miyonahkwan
(“I am happy - come and see how good it looks”)

And when I’m feeling down
Why not just go paint the town with
Blues and whites and reds and yellows
Or simply carve a path
Cut across a lawn, a patch of grass to
Find my favorite tree and say “HI”
I thread a bead, I made a design
And now I’m gonna weave my way home

ê-mamihkasihkahikiyan, ê-mamihkasihkahikiyan
(s/he is beading, s/he is beading)
nimêywêhitin, pê-miyonahkwan
(“I am happy - come and see how good it looks”)

ê-ayapikêyan, ê-ayapikêyan
(s/he is weaving, s/he is weaving)
nimêywêhitin, nicihciya ê-apacihtiyan
(“I am happy using both of my hands”)

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released January 25, 2023
Making Art ©2010 SOCAN/Miyoh Music
music and lyrics by Cheryl L'Hirondelle

Performed by Cheryl L'Hirondelle (vocals)
vocals recorded by Cheryl L'Hirondelle
all instruments recorded, mixed and produced by Gregory Hoskins

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