Donald Traxler's Poetry

Sunday, May 10, 2020

iyuno ayv ayvsdase / When I Enter (Udugi, en, fr, es, pt)

iyuno ayv ayvsdase equa-elohine
1840di tsalagi vhnai,
ayv anuwosdase utloyi-dinuwone
agayvli-sudetiyvda vhnai,
ale nvdoigaehi
gesvase aqua goweli-gvnigesv-igvnehi.

ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏴᏍᏓᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏁ
1840Ꮧ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᏴ ᎠᏄᏬᏍᏓᏎ ᎤᏠᏱ-ᏗᏄᏬᏁ
ᎠᎦᏴᎵ-ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏅᏙᎢᎦᎡᎯ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎪᏪᎵ-ᎬᏂᎨᏒ-ᎢᎬᏁᎯ.

When I enter the world
of 1840s Cherokee,
I wear the uniform
of millennia,
and the sun
is my passport.

Quand j'entre dans le monde
du Cherokee des années 1840,
Je porte l'uniforme
des millénaires,
et le soleil
est mon passeport.
Cuando entro al mundo
del Chéroqui de los años 1840,
llevo el uniforme
de milenios,
y el sol
es mi pasaporte.

Quando eu entro no mundo
do Cherokee dos anos 1840,
eu visto o uniforme
de milênios,
e o sol
é o meu passaporte.

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Matthew Chapter 1, Verses 22-25

22 Noquu nigadv hia gesvise gotlvdita akalisodi na hinegise unelanvhi aniyelvsgv adelohosgi digvwalosv, hineganete,

23 gowadu, adv gesvose ayotli gvdodi, ale wadiose atsutsane, ale nasgidv uyanvdose utseli dudovne imanueli, nasgi aneladodita gesvase, unelanvhi itsulv gvdodi.

24 nahiyui tsowa gesvanete advhisdodita galvdo nidvlenvda gotlvdise tsilv anidawehi unelanvhi vhnai adanetsedise atsvyv, ale asgisdise atsvyv didla utseli atsiyehi:

25 ale tla unvtise nasgine igohida wadiise utseli igvyi atsutsane: ale atsvyai uyanvdise utseli dudovne tsisa.

Morning Sun on Tree Trunks / Morning Sun on a Naked Man

He is only part of nature,
why must he be censored?
He is not going to rape
or seduce you.
He is only headed
to the kitchen
to fry some eggs.

Friday, May 8, 2020

He Toasts to Life

He toasts to life,
and lives it joyfully.

Il porte un toast à la vie,
et le vit joyeusement.

Él brinda por la vida,
y lo vive alegremente.

Ele brinda a vida,
e vive com alegria.

atsvyai unadetiyisgase vlenidohvne,
ale alenidohase nasgine ulihelisdi gvdodi.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎦᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎭᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ.

Matthew Chapter 1, Verses 17-21 in Udugi

17 hia-iyv nigadv unanelotanvdi equahami nidvlenvda dewi didla gesvase nigadu unanelotanvdi; ale dewi nidvlenvda awidvdo utsatina dadiloni hawina didla gesvase nigadu unanelotanvdi; ale awidvdo utsatina dadiloni hawina nidvlenvda galonedv didla gesvase nigadu unanelotanvdi.

18 noquu udenv tsisa galonedv gesvise hia galohisdi hawina: hilayvi utseli etsi meli gesvise aduyasdodita tsowa didla, unatseli nvlo-itsule udalulv, nasgi-ageyv gesvise awadvdita ayotli gvdodi galvquodiyu adanvdo vhnai.

19 nahiyui tsowa utseli uyehi, gesvanete osdv, ale tla udvnvisdi gotlvdi yvwiunedasdi yidatlilostanvne nasgi-ageya vhnai, adanvtesgise atsvyai wadiyuse nasgi-ageya utsatina utselide.

20 aseno nahiyui atsvyai adanvtesgise aniyelvsgv nasgi-hia iyusdidi, gowadu, anidawehi unelanvhi vhnai gananugoisdise atsvyai didla asgitisga hawina, hineginete, tsowa, nihi dewi uwetsi, tla unayehisdu agisdi nihi-didla meli nihi usdavhvsgi; igvnisisgi nasgi na gesvase ulunvdita nasgi-ageyv hawina gesvase galvquodiyu adanvdo vhnai.

21 ale nasgi-ageyv wadiose atsutsane, ale nihi uyanvdose utseli dudovne tsisa: igvnisisgi atsvyai ahiyasdose utseli yvwine unatseli asganidi nidvlenvda.

We Find Inspiration

We find inspiration wherever we can.

The concept of monotheism was very powerful,
but it came with a heavy price.

Now, and in the future (if we still
have one) it must be respect for nature

and for each other
that inspires us.

Nationalism no longer has a useful role,

and we must all give ourselves
reason to take pride in our real race--

the human one.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Matthew Chapter 1, Verses 1-16 in Udugi

1 hia goweli unanelotanv kanohesgi tsisa galonedv, dewi uwetsi, equahami uwetsi.

2 equahami deneleise esigine; ale esigi deneleise tsegaquine; ale tsegaqui deneleise tsudane ale utseli dinadanvtledine.

3 Ale Tsuda deneleise Quelisine ale Selane, Tema vhnai; ale Quelisi deneleise Isilami; ale Isilami deneleise Elimine;

4 elimino deneleise eminidaqui; ale eminidaqui deneleise nasonine; ale nasoni deneleise salimane;

5 ale salima deneleise quosine lehawi vhnai; ale quosi deneleise oquedine lusi vhnai; ale oquedi deneleise tsesine;

6 tsesino deneleise dewine ugvwiyuhi; ale dewi ugvwiyuhi deneleise solimanvne, ale atsiyehi yulaya vhnai gesyise etsi;

7 solimanvno deneleise loquomane; ale loquoma deneleise equaya;

8 equayano deneleise tsosiquane; ale tsosiqua deneleise tsolamine; tsolamino deneleise osayane;

9 osayano deneleise tsodamine; ale tsodami deneleise ehasine; ehasino deneleise hesigayane.

10 hesigayano deneleise manasine; ale manasi deneleise amonine; amonino deneleise tsosayane;

11 tsosayano deneleise tsegonayane ale utseli dinadanvtledine, igohida na hnai na nasgidv gesvise awidvdita utsatina dadiloni didla.

12 ale ulosonv na nasgidv gesvise ayohisdita dadiloni didla, tsegonaya deneleise saladayiline; saladayilino deneleise tsilaqueline;

13 tsilaquelino deneleise ilayagimine; ale ilayagimi deneleise esone;

14 esono deneleise sedogine; ale sedogi deneleise egimine; egimino deneleise ilayadine;

15 ilayadino deneleise iliesane; ale iliesa deneleise madanine; madanino deneleise tsegaquine;

16 tsegaquino deneleise tsowa, nasgi oyehi meli vhnai gesvise, nasgi gesvise etsi tsisa, nasgi gesvase uyanvdita galonedv.