My hope when creating this video was to help people learn this song and its meaning as accurately as possible. I'd like to give a huge thank-you to Dr. Bernie Francis, for helping me with spelling and grammar corrections and improving my understanding of the translation.
It is helpful to remember to translate thought-for-thought rather than word-for-word.
Mawita'mkewey - The Gathering One
(ie: the song for gathering)
wejkwita'jik - they are coming
kikmanaq - our people
ula tett nike' - right here, now
mawio'mi - the gathering
weskowa'si - I am at
wel'ta'sualtulti'kw - we're all happy to see each other
wejkwita'jik - they are coming
niskamijk - my ancestors
ula tett nike' - right here, now
nenmi'tij - they are aware / they know
ta'n el'ta'tij - where they are going
pektaqte'ji'jk - straight / direct
wutawtiwow - their path
wejkwita'jik - they are coming
no'kmaq - my family
ula tett nike' - right here, now
pepkijete'ma'tijik - they are drumming
newtitpa'q - all night long