We Are Conduits for the Energy of Life

We are conduits for the energy of life,
we are vessels of the spirit,
we are love, embodied,
and nothing more.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked Wisdom 68

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎦᏙᎴᏈᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗᏁ ᎠᏂ-ᏲᏁᎦ, ᎠᏂ-ᏳᎳᏈᎯ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ. ᎢᎦᏛ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎣᏍᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗ Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎦᏙᎴᏈᏎ , ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏫᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏆᏂᏳᏍᏗ, ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏗᏁ.

We learned many things from the Whites, the Europeans. Some things were good, but two things that we learned, drinking whisky and gambling, have ruined many lives.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 68

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎦᏙᎴᏈᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗᏁ ᎠᏂ-ᏲᏁᎦ, ᎠᏂ-ᏳᎳᏈᎯ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ. ᎢᎦᏛ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎣᏍᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗ Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎦᏙᎴᏈᏎ , ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏫᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏆᏂᏳᏍᏗ, ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏗᏁ.

ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏏᎵᏯ ᏗᏜ (2) / Song to Celia (2)

ᎣᏔᏕᎩᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏙᏓᏎ
ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎭᏎ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗᏁ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏯ ᏰᎵᏊᏎ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ
ᎦᏁᎲᏁ ᏦᏫ* ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎢᏴᏚᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ.

* ᎠᎪᎢ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ, ᎡᏙᏓ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.


"The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
I would not change for thine."

ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏏᎵᏯ ᏗᏜ (2)

ᎣᏔᏕᎩᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏙᏓᏎ
ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎭᏎ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗᏁ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏯ ᏰᎵᏊᏎ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ
ᎦᏁᎲᏁ ᏦᏫ* ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎢᏴᏚᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ.

* ᎠᎪᎢ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ, ᎡᏙᏓ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.

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.