Gii-maamakaazaabandaan
nakeyaa giizhigong
nakeyaa anakwadong
maamakaamaadizid inaadizid.
Maagonaan banga’ang
onik debibidood aki
onik debididood awan
maagobinidizod ininaamod.
Wii-maa’ikose anaamibiing
aadikwe’iged ozhigwanaad
aadikwe’iged ozhigiizhowed
gaagige-minawaanigoziwining
She-He gazed in amazement
in the direction of the sky
in the direction of the clouds
spectacularly alive.
She-He feels a heart beat
one arm touching the earth
one arm touching the mist
self-compressed and breathing.
She-He will go under the river
steering with a strong tail
steering commitments
into the afterlife.
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