Agine Osiha | In Darkness

Wa:hu: sani hahe:
mite:si: kohinąkhíse,
hú:k manktahǫtane:ka inhase.
Malapo:k mahanąka.
Agine osiha
owayądi oplá:ta.

Here is the phonetic version of the poem.

WAH-hoo SAH-nee hah-HEY
me-TAY-see ko-HE-nahn-KEY-say,
hook MAHNK-tah-hohn-tah-NAY-kah een-HAH-say.
mah-lah-POKE mah-ha-nahn-ka.
AH-gee-nay oh-SEE-ha
oh-wah-YAHN-dee oh-PLAHN-tah.

Here is the poem in English.

Cold bones speak,
striking my corpse,
scattering all I have.
My ashes remain.
In darkness,
I beg for light.

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