ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏏᎵᏯ ᏗᏜ / Song to Celia

ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎢ (ᎢᎦᏛ): ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏏᎵᏯ ᏗᏜ, ᏇᏁ ᏣᏂᏐᏁ ᎥᎿᎢ (1616)

ᎠᏗᏔᏍᎫ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏂᎯ ᏗᎦᏙᎵ ᎬᏙᏗ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎠᏚᏓᎸᏙᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎬᏙᏗ.
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏚ ᎠᏓᏪᏙᎩᏁ
ᎠᎫᎩᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎰᏎ
ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗᏁ.


Translation (partial) of Song to Celia, by Ben Jonson (1616)

"Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine.
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not ask for wine."

I will translate the rest of the poem into Udugi too, if there are requests for it.

Udugi text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎢ: ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏏᎵᏯ ᏗᏜ, ᏇᏁ ᏣᏂᏐᏁ ᎥᎿᎢ (1616)

ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎢ: ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏏᎵᏯ ᏗᏜ, ᏇᏁ ᏣᏂᏐᏁ ᎥᎿᎢ (1616)

ᎠᏗᏔᏍᎫ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏂᎯ ᏗᎦᏙᎵ ᎬᏙᏗ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎠᏚᏓᎸᏙᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎬᏙᏗ.
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏚ ᎠᏓᏪᏙᎩᏁ
ᎠᎫᎩᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎰᏎ
ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗᏁ.

We Are Worlds / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏗ

We are worlds
within worlds.
We are systems
within systems.
We are galaxies
within galaxies.
We are universes
within universes.
We are spirit
within a miracle.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏗ
ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᏗ
ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏃᏈᏌrᎣᏗ
ᏃᏈᏌrᎣᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏂᎦᏛᎣᏗ
ᏂᎦᏛᎣᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ
ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked Wisdom 67

ᏴᏫ-ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎤᏬᏚᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏁ, ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎤᏁᎩᎸᏗ. ᎤᏩᏌ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏗᎪᏏᏐᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ.

The human body has beauty and grace, though its past was often ugly. Only spirit can explain it.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 67

ᏴᏫ-ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎤᏬᏚᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏁ, ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎤᏁᎩᎸᏗ. ᎤᏩᏌ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏗᎪᏏᏐᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ.

Naked Wisdom 66

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᎾᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ
ᎯᏁᎩ.

He works naked,
he lives naked.
There is nothing to say.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 66

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᎾᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ
ᎯᏁᎩ.