EXHALES from Debut by Tsimka & Michael Red

ʔiwačayʔaƛs łimaqsti
(i have a big feeling)
qiičiʔaƛs qwaʔat łimaqsti
(it’s been a long time that i’ve had this feeling)
sayiqacinuƛʔick
(you travelled a long way)
tiicktiickac tiičma
(my heart is thundering)
huʔačinkšiʔaƛniš
(we are together again)
ƛayahuʔałs suutił
(It's good to see you)
ʔiiḥmisʔuks suutił
(i treasure you
ʔuukʷiłs suutił)
(i choose you)
yaʔakuks suutił
(i love you)

Un sentiment fort m’habite
(i have a big feeling)
Je le sens depuis longtemps
(it’s been a long time that i’ve had this feeling)
Tu reviens de loin
(you’ve come back from far)
Mon coeur gronde aussi fort que le tonnerre.
(my heart is thundering)
Nous nous retrouvons
(we are together again)
C’est si bon de te revoir
(it is so good to see you)
Je te chérie
(i treasure you)
Je t’aime
(i love you)

ḥasiiyaʔišaał ʔinkhiš hišpiqak ʔaatḥiyuuʔatquu.
(the colours burned bright when it is night)

c̓uʔičšiʔaƛʔiš. wikaałʔakƛaƛ
(it will be winter. there will be no leaves.)

čitasyiḥak hičinkšiƛ ƛasqumłʔaqƛʔi suč̓as
(with the kiss of the cold the tree will be naked)

haaʔaksinḥic̓um mułmumc
(may the roots hold strong)

hiłqiqḥʔakƛaƛ puupuuca qʷiiyuʔakƛaƛʔitk ƛ̓aqačiƛ tuułsaḥap ƛiiksapa łayiipt
(while the top dreams of gentle unfurling)

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