sîkwahki (In the Spring)

by Sherryl Sewepagaham

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Music for Choirs · sîkwahki (In the Spring) – SATB – by Sherryl Sewepagaham

featuring Exultate Chamber Singers – directed by Mark Ramsay

LYRICS

sîkwahki
ayiwâk ta mîyonâkwan askîy
ta mîyonâkwan askîy sîkwahki

ta sakipikaw
sîpîya ta pimcowanwah

kinwîs ta kîsikaw sîkwahki
pîwiysak ta takopîyâwak
pîwiysak ta takopîyâwak

translation
In the spring,
The earth will be more beautiful.
The earth will be beautiful in the spring.

The leaves will come out.
The rivers will flow.

The days will be longer in the spring.
The birds will fly back.
Baby animals will be born

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sîkwahki
si-kwʌh-kIh
SEE-kwuhh-kihh
In the spring,

ayiwâk ta mîyonâkwan askîy
Aj-I-wak ts mi-jo-ns-kwan s-ski
uh-yih-wuhk tuh MEE-joh-NUH-kwun uh-SKEE
The earth will be more beautiful.

ta mîyonâkwan askîy sîkwahki
tʌ mi-jo-nʌ-kwʌn ʌ-ski si-kwʌh-kIh
tuh mee-yoh-nuh-kwuhn uh-skee see-kwuhh-kihh
The earth will be beautiful in the spring.

ta sakipikaw
tʌ sʌ-kI-pI-kʌw
tuh SUH-kih-pih-kuhoo
The leaves will come out

sîpîya ta pimcowanwah
si-pi-js ts plm-tfo-wan-wah
see-pee-yuh tuh pihm-choh-wuhn-wuhh
The rivers will flow.

kinwîs ta kîsikaw sîkwahki
kIn-wis ts ki-sI-kaw si-kwsh-klh
kihn-WEES tuh KEE-sih-kuhoo SEE-kwuhh-kihh
The days will be longer in the spring.

pîwiysak ta takopîyâwak
pi-wa:i-ssk ts ts-ko-pi-ja:u-wak
pee-wuhee-suhk tuh tuh-koh-PEE-juhoo-wuhk
The birds will fly back.

piskîsak ta nihtawikowak
pls-ki-sak ts nih-ts-wl-ko-wak
pihs-kee-suhk tuh nihh-tuh-wih-ko-wuhk
Baby animals will be born.