GODADZ DINAGHE’ TONTR’ITEX...
(This is the way we brush our teeth...)
Jim Dementi
hiddenGodadzdinaghe’tontr’itexts’in’,tontr’itexts’in’,tontr’itexts’in’.
This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth1hiddenGodadzdinaghe’tontr’itexts’in’,
This is the way we brush our teethhiddenEdivinoxɬyiq.
Early every morning.hiddenGodadzdinalo’tontr’ilaxts’in’,tontr’ilaxts’in’,tontr’ilaxts’in’.
This is the way we wash our hands, wash our hands, wash our handshiddenGodadzdinalo’tontr’ilaxts’in’,
This is the way we wash our handshiddenEdivinoxɬyiq.
Early every morning.hiddenGodadzdinana’tontr’u’oxts’in’,tontr’u’oxts’in’,tontr’u’oxts’in’.
This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our facehiddenGodadzdinana’tontr’u’oxts’in’,
This is the way we wash our facehiddenEdivinoxɬyiq.
Early every morning.
Notes
- Tontr’itex ‘we wash it (rigid object; e.g. truck, snow machine, boat). Here there is poetic license because dinaghe’ tontr’itex really means ‘we’re washing (one) tooth’. Tontr’ilax ‘we’re washing them’ would be more appropriate in this stanza also.