Ben Christmas - Marriage Failure Song

Title

In this audio recording, Chief Ben Christmas recites a song in Mi’kmaq that is sung when a marriage fails and divorce is eminent.


Translation
 
Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j al-talitutk a’ al-talitutk al-talitutk

Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j al-talitutk a’ al-talitutk al-talitutk

Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j al-talitutk a’ al-talitutk al-talitutk

Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j atkitemit a’ atkitemit atkitemit Nekm na teli-pwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j atkitemit a’ atkitemit atkitemit

 

It is her doing that we joined It is her doing that we joined And now she mopes around

It is her doing that we joined It is her doing that we joined And now she mopes around

It is her doing that we joined And now she mopes around

It is her doing that we joined It is her doing that we joined And now she cries. It is her doing that we joined Now she cries.