Wodob, e-m skojaaned adik lyrics

December 23, 2013

Rudolph wideBy Dany Riopelle

You know DASHer and DANcer and PRANcer and VIXen

gi-g(i)ken(i)maa DASHer miin(a)waa DANcer miin(a)waa PRANcer miin(a)waa VIXen

 

COmet and CUpid and DONner and BLITZen

COmet miin(a)waa CUpid miin(a)waa DONner miin(a)waa BLITZen

 

but do you reCALL

gi-m(a)kwen(i)maa na aDIK

 

the most FAmous REINdeer of ALL?

ge wiin E-g(e)chi-(i)SHPENdaagoZID?

 

RUdolph, the RED-nosed REINdeer

WOdob, e-m(e)SKOjaaned Adik

 

HAD a VEry SHIny NOSE

Gii-k(i)CHI-waaWAAS(i)koNEN(i)jaanSIM

 

AND if you EVer SAW it

GIISHpin wiiKAA gii-waabanDAAman

 

YOU would EVen SAY it GLOWS

WaaWAASkoNEM(a)gad giDAA-(i)kid ge-GIIN

 

ALL of the OTHer REINdeer

GAkina DASH gwa ADIkoog

 

USED to laugh and CALL him names

GII-ganabaPII’aawaan

 

THEY never LET poor RUdolph

WII-(o)dam(i)noNID, gaa WIIkaa

 

JOIN in any REINdeer GAMES

GII-bagidiNAAsiiWAAN

 

Then, one FOGgy CHRISTmas EVE,

(I)ngoding (o)NAAG(o)shik gii-g(i)CHI-aWANG

 

SANta CAME to SAY,

SANTA gii-BI-(i)kiDO

 

“RUdolph, with your NOSE so BRIGHT,

e-g(e)CHI-m(i)skojaanens(e)WID, nashKE

 

WON’T you GUIDE my SLEIGH toNIGHT?”

gidaa-baBAAniiGAANaBIIchiGE

 

THEN, how the REINdeer LOVED him

MII dash gii-ZAAgii’AAwaad

 

AS they shouted OUT with GLEE,

WOdoban (ga)kiNA (a)diKOOG

 

“RUdolph, the RED-nosed REINdeer,

WOdob, e-m(e)SKOjaaned Adik,

 

YOU’LL go DOWN in HIStoRY!”

PaNE ga-(a)NI-maKWEN(i)miGOO.

 

Lyrics and Translation:

 

Wodob, e-m(e)skojaaned adik

Gii-k(i)chi-waawaas(i)konen(i)jaansim

Giishpin wiikaa gii-waab(a)ndaaman

Waawaas(a)konem(a)gad gidaa-(i)kid ge-giin.

 

Gakina dash gwa adikoog

Gii-ganabapii’aawaan

Wii(o)dam(i)nonid, gaa wiikaa

Gii-bagidinaasiiwaan.

 

(I)ngoding (o)naag(o)shik gii-g(i)chi-awang

Santa gii-bi-(i)kido,

“E-g(e)chi-m(i)skojaanens(e)wid, nashke,

Gidaa-babaaniigaanabiichige.”

 

Mii dash gii-zaagii’aawaad

Wodoban (ga)kina (a)dikoog—

Wodob, e-m(e)skojaaned adik,

Pane ga-(a)ni-makwen(i)migoo.

 

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,

That was one shiny nose of his;

If you ever saw it,

You’d say it glows, too.

 

All the other reindeer,

They laughed at him;

He wanted to play,

But they never let him.

 

Then, one very foggy evening,

Santa came and said,

“You, who have a bright nose, look here,

You should lead.”

 

Then, they loved him,

(That) Rudolph…all the reindeer did;

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,

You’ll always be remembered.