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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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Kishelmukonk Os'hakame

Our Creator in Heaven - A Lenape Hymn. . . Sung by Cornelius Wilson to the tune of How Firm A Foundation . . . recorded 1954
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English:
Our Creator lives in Heaven,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk òs'hakame ahpu,
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English:
We always live here on the earth,
Lenape:
Kiluna hàkink nkëmei ktàpihëna,
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Our Creator does good things,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk nèka wëlilìsu,
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We truly live pitiful lives.
Lenape:
Kiluna kehëla këtëmakawsihëna.
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Our Creator does many great deeds,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk ahi xinkwilësu,
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We can only do truly small deeds;
Lenape:
Kiluna kehëla ktànkìti lësihëna;
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Our Creator is very strong,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk ahi chitanësu,
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We are really very weak.
Lenape:
Kiluna kìchi sòmi kshawësihëna.
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Our Creator has watched over us for a long time,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk lòmëwe nutawsu,
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English:
We must now try to watch over ourselves,
Lenape:
Kiluna kënch yukwe kënutawsihëna,
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Our Creator will live on forever,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk ihapchìch lehëlèxe,
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English:
We will live a good life for only a short while.
Lenape:
Kilunàch takìti kulehëlexihëna.
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Our Creator is always happy,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk wihëlatènamu,
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We live very pitiful lives;
Lenape:
Kiluna sòmi këtëmakawsihëna;
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English:
Our Creator wants us,
Lenape:
Kishelëmùkònk katatàmakuna,
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English:
That we also will be really happy.
Lenape:
Kèpëna kìchi kulatènaminèn.