I Remember How Religious Grampy Was
| Start Time | Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English |
|---|---|---|
| 00:01 | Kenuk mecimi-te nwewitahatom | But I always remember |
| 00:03 | eci-woli-papahtok, iya, Muhmum. | how religious Grampy was. |
| 00:05 | U, every morning-ote olomuhse. | Oh, every morning he's walking by. |
| 00:07 | Peciyat Easter morning, itom, | On Easter morning he came over and said, |
| 00:09 | "Ma-te nil keqsey man | "I don't have any money |
| 00:10 | ntihiwon weci-kisi-punom." | for the collection." |
| 00:13 | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| 00:14 | Apc sakhiyat... weci-kisi-tepahket, | When he came over again to get money for the collection, |
| 00:17 | sakhiyat itom, | he said, |
| 00:19 | "I think nil wen nkisi-punomakun." | "I think someone put money in for me." |
| 00:20 | Itom, "I think Keluwosit | He said, "I think God |
| 00:22 | ntotoli-wicuhkemoq." | is helping me." |
| 00:22 | Itom, "Yut eli, iyey, | He said, "When I |
| 00:25 | pisiptinewi, ihik, npitsonakonok... " | put my hand in my pocket... " |
| 00:27 | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| 00:28 | ... itom, "yut tahk, iyey, man." | ... he said, "I had money." |
| 00:30 | Iya, good. | Oh, good. |
| 00:31 | Itom, "Nit kisi-tepahki." | He said, "That's what I put in the collection." |
| 00:33 | Mmm-hmm. | Mmm-hmm. |
| 00:34 | Nit-te-na kilun mecimiw | That's how it was |
| 00:35 | weckuwi-macekultihiq... | when we were growing up. |
| 00:36 | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| 00:37 | Mecimi-te 'pawatomon | He always wanted us |
| 00:39 | kilun knaci-witimiyahtinen. | to go to church. |
| 00:40 | Aha, iya. | Yes, yes. |
| 00:41 | I know. | I know. |
| 00:42 | Eci-te iyey, | I know. |
| 00:46 | eci-te nekom, iyey, woli-papahtok. | He was very religious. |
| 00:48 | Mecimi-te sistossok | The sisters |
| 00:49 | naka pahtoliyasok wikultuwok | and the priest lived with him, |
| 00:49 | Iya. | Yes. |
| 00:51 | nekom wikuwak naka 'tankeyuwa. | and he would take care of them. |
| 00:53 | Nekom 'tankeyuwa, naka | He took care of them, and |
| 00:54 | tan ci keq olluhkewat | when he did something for them |
| 00:55 | ma 'pawatomuwon 'tapenkuwaniya. | he didn't want payment. |
| 00:58 | Nama. | No. |
| 00:58 | Psi-te nit nekom mecimiw | He always kept the church |
| 01:00 | nokka-wolehtun imiyewikuwam. | in perfect condition. |
| 01:02 | Aha. | Yes. |
| 01:03 | Naka ma 'tawotuhkewawon. | And he didn't charge them. |
| 01:04 | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| 01:04 | Ma 'tawotuhkewawi, iya. | He didn't charge them, yes. |
| 01:06 | Mecimiw eci-wolinaqakpon. | It always looked good. |
| 01:07 | Kat-olu. | That's right. |
| 01:08 | Tokec eci-ktomakinaqahk. | Now it's in poor condition. |
| 01:09 | Ktomakinaqot. | It looks really bad. |
| 01:10 | Ma ehta-te-na wolihtasiw lamikuwam toke. | They don't clean the inside now. |
| 01:13 | Nama, ma wen 'pehkihtuwon. | No, no one cleans it. |
| 01:14 | Nama ma-te... Mecimi ehpicik. | No, they don't... The women used to. |
| 01:16 | Naka mecimiw wasisok. | And the children used to. |
| 01:18 | Nilun Veronica. | Veronica and I. |
| 01:19 | Mecimiw-ote-na ehpicik. | The women used to do it. |
| 01:21 | Ehpicik mecimiw, iya. | Yes, the women used to do it. |
| 01:22 | Naci-kospahtahsultinuwok. | They would wash the floor. |
| 01:23 | Ma-te wen tokec kotuwi-pisuwoluhkew. | Now, they don't want to work for nothing. |
| 01:25 | Nama, cuwi toke apenkuwak. | No, they have to be paid now. |
| 01:27 | Iya, iya. | Yes, yes. |
| 01:27 | Kenuk, iyey... | But... |
| 01:29 | Naka eci-wolihpukahk micuwakon. | And the food used to taste so good. |
| 01:31 | Mmm-hmm. | Mmm-hmm. |
| 01:32 | Naka mecimi-te, iyey, | And he used to |
| 01:35 | milan kekesk wen ska | give food to the ones |
| 01:38 | kisonuhmuhk micuwakon. | that couldn't afford to buy it. |
| 01:39 | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| 01:41 | 'Taqami-milan. | He would rather give it away. |
| 01:42 | 'Taqami-milan, iya. | Yes, he would rather give it away. |
| 01:44 | Mecimiw yuktok wasisok | The children that didn't |
| 01:45 | ska wen kisi-spasihpihq, nit-tehc... | have breakfast, he would... |
| 01:47 | 'Kocicihtun-ote-na. | And he always knew. |
| 01:48 | - 'Kocicihtun-ote nekom. | Yes, he knew. |
| 01:50 | Nit-tehc 'taqami-milan. | He would give them more. |
| 01:53 | Kenuk, iya, | But |
| 01:55 | psi-te keqsey | everything I've thought about, |
| 01:56 | weckuwi-maceki tepitahatom, | about growing up, |
| 02:00 | nit tokec nil | that's what I remember |
| 02:02 | mihqitahatom etucikotoni. | now that I'm old. |
| 02:06 | Stehpal tan etucikotonihiq. | You make it sound as if we're so old. |
| 02:09 | Keka kmehtatomultipon kis. | We're almost at the end of our lives. |
| 02:11 | Mesqa. | Not yet. |
| 02:14 | Kiluwaw. | You are. |
| 02:14 | - Kiluwaw. | - You are. |
| 02:18 | Nilun-oc Lena ktankeyulpon. | Lena and I will take care of you. |
| 02:20 | Nil kahk ma wen ntankeyaku! | No one is taking care of me! |
| 02:24 | Mecimi-tehc ntali-qasq. | I'll always be running around. |
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2010-10-12
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