Gidowiigwaaminaa - Our House by: Crosby Stills Nash, and Young.

Anishinaabemowin Writing Practice

Makwa-gwiiwizens miinawaa Pichi-kwezens

Inga-boodwaadaang.

I’ll light the fire.

Waawaaskonye giga-biina’aan moodaying, 

You place the flowers in the vase

giishpinidooyin nongom.

that you bough today. 

Maamakaazaabandamang shkode,

Staring (in amazement) at the fire,

diba’iganan miinawaa diba’iganan

For hours and hours 

Epiichi bizindaninaa, nmadwetooyin gizaagidiwin-n’gamwinan

While I listen to you play your love songs

gbe-dibik niin.

all night long for me. 

Niin eta.

Only for me. 

Gidodishin nongom.

Come to me now. 

Gidapikweshimo eta naano-dibagaans

Rest your head for just 5 minutes. 

Kina gegoo giizhiitaamgat.

Everything is done. 

Aapiji mino-aachinigan

Such a cozy (very nice) room.

Waaskone waasechigan 

The windows are illuminated

Onagoshi-giizis zhaabwaasige shkode-sin giin.

By the evening sun shines through the fiery gems for you. 

Giin eta

Only for you.

Gidowiigwaaminaa Apiji-aapiji-aapiji-gwetaan’gamik. 

Our house is a very-very-very fine house. 

niizh gaazhagensak gitigaaning.  

With two cats in the yard. 

Bimaadiziwin zaam gii-zanagad. 

Life used to be so hard.

Megwaa kina gegoo wenpanat ozaam giin.

Now everything is easy because of you. 

Na-na, na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na, na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

la-la, la-la-la-la-la

la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

la-la-la-la-la-la-la

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

la-le, la-la-la-la-la

la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Gidowiigwaaminaa Apiji-aapiji-aapiji-gwetaan’gamik. 

Our house is a very-very-very fine house. 

niizh gaazhagensak gitigaaning.  

With two cats in the yard. 

Bimaadiziwin zaam gii-zanagad. 

Life used to be so hard.

Megwaa kina gegoo wenpanat ozaam giin.

Now everything is easy because of you. 

Inga-boodwaadaan.

I’ll light the fire.

Waawaaskonye giga-biina’aan moodaang, 

You place the flowers in the vase

giishpinidooyin nongom.

that you bough today. 

Glossary:

Wiigwaam -ni- house

Odishi -vta- come to smb. arrive at smb. 

Apikweshimo -vaio- lay one's head on something, rest one's head on something, use something as a pillow

Waaskone -vai- glow, be lit, be on, give off light, shine

Moodaying -ni- bottle, jar 

Gwetaan’gamik -ni- exceedingly beautiful house

Zhaabwaasige -vai- sun shines through