A Voice from the Eastern Door
When our lights went out
1. Iaótehkwe It was windy
2. Kawera'sátstehkwe The wind was strong
3. Wa'owisón:ti It was sleeting
4. Owisóhskon ne okwire'shòn:'a The trees were covered with ice
5. Ka'nhahtowá:nens ne ó:kwire karonwarà:ke tón:sen'ne Large tree branches fell on the power lines
6. Ókia'ke ne okwire'shòn:'a ahsén:nen wa'tewató:ren Some trees split in half
7. Ohahà:ke wa'kaién:ta'ne ne ó:kwire Trees were in the road
8. Òn:shwa The power went out
9. Wa'onkwhá:shwahse The lights did go off on us
10. Wahsontanohstà:ne It was a cold night
11. Í:iah tewakatékha I did not have heat
12. Onkenónhsanohste My house became cold
13. Wa'akwatahsirorókhon We covered ourselves with blankets
14. Wa'tkahónhtanohste, wa'tewakahsió:tanohste tánon wa'tewakahsenní:take My ears, hands, and feet were cold
15. Oháhsera, ohahseratokénhti, ionthahserotáhkhwa tánon iehahserénhas wa'ákwatste We used flashlights, candles, table lamp and lanterns
16. Ókia'ke rotikstohokòn:'a tsi ionkia'tarohrókstha niahón:ne tahonwatí:nonte tánon wahonkia'tataríha'te Some went to the senior's center for hot meals and to get warm
17. Ókia'ke tsi ionkientáhkhwa niahón:ne Some went to hotels
18. Ókia'ke kahsatsténhsera wáhontste Some used generators
19. Ókia'ke ó:iente wahonté:ka'te Some started their woodstoves
20. Ohontsió:kon wa'kahné:ko'ne Basements were flooded
21. Ron'shwáhtha wahonhkwíshron wahatihnekará:ko ne onkwehshòn:'a raononhwentsió:kon The firemen worked hard to pump out people's basements
22. Wa'kanennió:kwanohste ne akhonro'ta'shòn:'a My water pipes were frozen
23. Karì:wes tsi niió:re sahatikwatá:ko tsi karonwarahrónnion It took a long time for them to repair the power lines
24. Sakawisáhrho It is covered with ice again
25. Aiá:wens tóhsa aonsaionkwá:shwahse I hope
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