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For Love and Only for Love

by Pete M. Wyer

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Mannaz 10:59
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Nia Wen 13:45
sung entirely in Mohawk (with translation by Amalli Nalli of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe) Mohawk words with English translation provided below. Akwé:kon énska (We are all one/everyone is one) Entitewahwe'nón:ni (We will wrap/put together) Onkwa'nikòn:ra (Our minds) Tánon (And) Teiethinonhwaraton Ne (We give our greetings, thanks and love to) Onkweshón:'a (The people) Ionkhi'nisténha Ohwéntsia (Our Mother Earth) Ohneka'shón:'a (The waters) Kentsion'shón:'a (The fish) Ohonte'shón:'a (The plants) Kahishón:'a (The fruit) Ononhkwa'shón:'a (The medicines) Kaienthóshera (The food plants/harvest plants) Kontírio (The animals) Nia'tekakwírake (The trees) Otsi'ten'okón:'a (The birds) Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke (The four winds: east,west,north,south) Ionkhihsothokón:'a Ratiwé:ras (The thunders) Sonkwahtsí:'a Kiohkehnékha Karáhkwa (Elder brother the sun) Ionkhihsótha Ahsonhthenhnékha Karáhkwa (Grandmother moon) Iotsistohkwarónion (The stars) Kaié:ri Niionkwé:take (The four beings, enlightened teachers) Shonkwaia'tíson (The creator) Tho niiohtónhak ne onkwa'nikòn:ra (Now our minds are one) Sewarihónia iethiien'okón:a tsi ohwentsiake ne ionkwa'nisténsera (Teach your children that the earth is our mother) O'kén:ra (Dirt, soil) Ó:iente (Wood) Ohné:kanos (Water) Iohnhonwataien (Puddle, pond) Kahionhatáke (Stream, creek) Ká:nen (Seed) Karonhiá:ke (The sky, heaven) Ó:kwire (Tree, sapling) Onèn:ta (Evergreen, conifer) Onenia'shon:'a (Rocks) Ohwentsià:ke (World, ground, earth) Kaniá:tara (River, body of water) Otsi'tsia'shón:'a (Flowers) Kontatewenniio (Wild plants) Oskenón:ton (Deer) Tsikara'kwístak (Robin) Terí:teri (Bluejay) Tsistekeriiá:kon (Owl) Otsi'nahkontahkwá:ne (Bee) Takwa'áhson (Spider) Tewattsirókwas (Firefly) Tsiki'nhontstókhi (Ant) Tsiktsinón:nawen (Butterfly) Iaonhará:ien (There is frost on the ground) Iaó:te (It is windy) Iokennó:ron (It is raining) Io'keren:'en (It is snowing) Ioráhkote (It is sunny) Tekanien'kwataséhne (A storm is coming) Konnorónhkwa':sera (Love) Konnorónhkwa (I love you) Atohnhetshera (Spirit) Skén:nen (Peace, serenity) Niá:wen (Thank you) Atenró:sera (Friendship) Wahta (Sugar maple) Ononta' (Hill) Onontá:wanen (Mountain) Sewatahonsatàt (Listen all of you, open your ears) Tsa'tekaia'takweh:ti:io (Equality, matters of equal level) Kaná:ieta (A sense of pride, dignity, honor) Kaianase (Rights, the power of goodness) Tsi shé:kon ionkwátkatho (May we still see, may we continue to greet) Ó:wera (Air) Kaniehtahkwá:tshera (Trust, believe)
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Her Dance 03:35
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His Dance 03:56
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Their Dance 04:26

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An album of the installation for New York Botanical Garden, presented by Make Music New York in association with WNYC New Sounds.

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released December 21, 2020

Performed by
Sopranos Julie Cooper, Lucy Cox, Daisy Walford
Altos Hannah Cooke, Eleanor Minney, Martha McLorinan, Elisabeth Paul
Tenors Jeremy Budd, Thomas Castle, Edward Ross
Basses Ben Davies, Tom Lowen, William Gaunt, Jimmy Holliday

Produced by Jim Unwin.
Executive producer Pete M. Wyer
Engineered by Dom Kirtley and Andy Ramsay at Press Play Studio, London


Cover photo by Bill Hayes www.billhayes.com

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