QADANALCHEN'S SONG

Written and Read by Peter Kalifornsky

from: A Dena'ina Legacy, K'tl'egh'i Sukdu. pp. 252-253.
edited by James Kari and Alan Boraas
Alaska Native Language Center: Fairbanks.

Hear Peter Kalifornsky explain and sing the song.
Hear Andrea Ivanoff read the song.
Click on a Dena'ina sentence for an explanation.
QADANALCHEN K'ELIK'A QADANALCHEN'S SONG
1. Ki q'u ke sha nuntalghatl'. Another dark night has come over me.
2. Qint'a hk'u q'iłdu ki. We may never be able to return home.
3. Shesh t'qełani. But do your best in life.
4. Shi k'u ki. That is what I do.
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