by Gentri Glaittli
Stérns
Stérns-mis teuté
Stars to listen
Ad-leuk kel-ent
By light covered
Ksun deiwo-es uper en upo
With gods above and below
Kweyes gnéH-s en ngnéH-s nsmé-bhy gnō-énti werə-ent
Who known and unknown us can tell
Leuk-ōm nōkwts-es gnō-énti arg-énti
Lights of night can illuminate
Ksun weid-es kailo-es esti
With vision whole is
Kweyes nsmé-bhy weid-énti égras-su en egher-su
Who us watch on fields and lakes
Leuk-ōm nōkwts-es weid-énti
Lights of night look to
Stérns-mis teuté
Stars to listen
English Translation
Listen to the stars,
Covered by light
With gods above and below,
Who can tell us what is known and unknown.
The lights of the night can illuminate
With vision that is whole.
Who watch us on fields and lakes
Look to the lights of the night.
Listen to the stars.
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This is simple but lyrical. I like the ring-composition of the first and last lines.
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