yonega unadotlvhi / ᏲᏁᎦ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ (+en, ptl, es, fr)

yonega unadotlvhi hawina,
gago nihi gesvase alisgasdodi
nihi nuwehnavi ale
tsugvwalodinigvnanv nahnai.
aseno itsula tla gotlvdi
na galidastanvne.

ᏲᏁᎦ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎦᎪ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗ
ᏂᎯ ᏄᏪᎿᎥᎢ ᎠᎴ
ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗᏂᎬᎾᏅ ᎾᎿᎢ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏧᎳ Ꮭ ᎪᏢᏗ
Ꮎ ᎦᎵᏓᏍᏔᏅᏁ.

[English]

In white society,
who you are depends
on your wealth and property,
but we do not make
that mistake.


[portunhol surenho]

Na sociedade branca
quem voce é depende
de sua riqueza y propriedade,
mas nós non fazemo
esse erro.


[español]

En la sociedad blanca,
quien eres depende
de tu riqueza y propiedad,
pero no hacemos
ese error.


[français]

Dans la société blanche,
qui vous êtes dépend
de votre richesse et vos biens,
mais nous ne faisons pas
cette erreur.

Business As Usual

It was a shock to realize that there are people who WANT the cruelty, the injustice, to continue. Not that they are particularly cruel themselves, but for the sake of "business as usual." Yes, they would sacrifice millions of lives for business as usual. They would, in fact, sacrifice our world (which is also theirs) in order to have business as usual. They are, in fact, doing it now.

They have the wealth, the power, and all the weight of an unjust system behind them. They care nothing about democracy, or morality, or any human value. They know that it is "business as usual" that enables their greed.

They also know,
even if we don't,
that we have the power
to stop them.

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Adjusting the Fire

the woodstove insert
in the fireplace
is finicky.
there is a spot,
middle of the slot,
of the bottom vent
control--if you can
hit it,
the fire will burn
brighter and longer.
when I do hit it,
I almost remember
something
"O Mary,"
from my Catholic
grade school,
something I liked,
along with much
that I didn't,
"O Mary,"
something that was
good,
and pure,
"O Mary we crown thee"
and perfect.
"With blossoms today,"
I open the door
with the large,
glass pane,
add some wood,
and have to adjust
the fire again,
trying to get it
just right,
middle of the slot.
"Queen of the Angels,"
goddess-worship
comes easy
to me.
"Queen of the May."
and one of the girls,
one I also worshiped,
would place a crown
of flowers
on Mary's head,
like the crown
of stars
on Mother
Yemanyá.

gago aya gesvase (+en, ptl, es, fr)

gago aya gesvase tla gesvase
dohiyu ulisgedv,
aseno duyugodv gesvase
ulisgedv.
duyugodv aisvase tali
ganvsgenidi nahnai,
ale duyugodv aisvase nvgi
ganvsgenidi nahnai,
aseno duyugodv tla gesvase
igvyi-gayehi.

ᎦᎪ ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᏙᎯᏳ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ.
ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎠᎢᏒᎠᏎ ᏔᎵ
ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂᏗ ᎾᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎠᎢᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᎩ
ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂᏗ ᎾᎿᎢ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎢᎬᏱ-ᎦᏰᎯ.

[English]

Who I am is not
very important,
but truth is
important.
Truth walks
on two legs,
and truth walks
on four legs,
but truth is not
stationary.


[portunhol surenho]

Quem eu sou non é
muito importante,
mas a verdade é
importante.
A verdade caminha
em duas pernas,
y a verdade caminha
em quatro pernas,
mas a verdade non é
estacionaria.


[español]

Quién soy no es
muy importante,
pero la verdad es
importante.
La verdad camina
en dos piernas,
y la verdad camina
en cuatro piernas,
pero la verdad no es
estacionaria.


[français]

Qui je suis n'est pas
très important,
mais la vérité est
important.
La vérité marche
sur deux jambes,
et la vérité marche
sur quatre pattes,
mais la vérité n'est pas
stationnaire.

aya adawadvtise / +en, ptl, es, fr

aya adawadvtise aqua tsalagi yvwine
tsalagi hawina ale taliqua
hawina, aseno aya ditlohisdase
aqua udugi yvwine
nigvnadv.

ᎠᏯ ᎠᏓᏩᏛᏘᏎ ᎠᏆ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏴᏫᏁ
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵᏆ
ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏯ ᏗᏠᎯᏍᏓᏎ
ᎠᏆ ᎤᏚᎩ ᏴᏫᏁ
ᏂᎬᎾᏛ.

[English]

I have visited my Cherokee people
in Cherokee and in Tahlequah,
but I meet
my hope people
everywhere.


[portunhol surenho]

Eu visitei meu povo Cherokee
em Cherokee y em Tahlequah,
mas eu me encontro
meu povo esperanza
em toda parte.


[español]

He visitado a mi gente Cherokee
en Cherokee y en Tahlequah,
pero me encuentro
mi gente esperanza
en todos lados.


[français]

J'ai visité mon peuple cherokee
à Cherokee et à Tahlequah,
mais je rencontre
mes gens d'espoir
partout.

Gymnosophia XXIII - We Are Abstractions (+ptl, es, fr)

We are abstractions,
intended to represent more,
collections of atoms
held together by spirit.
The deeper message,
longer lasting,
cannot be denied.

[portunhol surenho]

Nós somos abstrasones
destinado a representá mais,
colesones de átomos
unidos pelo espírito.
A mensagem mais profunda,
Mais duradoura,
non pode ser negado.


[español]

Somos abstracciones,
destinadas a representar más,
colecciones de átomos
unidos por el espíritu.
El mensaje más profundo,
de más larga duración,
no se puede negar.


[français]

Nous sommes des abstractions,
destinées à représenter plus,
collections d'atomes
maintenus ensemble par l'esprit.
Le message plus profond,
plus durable,
ne peut être nié.