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REBLOG (12-30-21)   There is the #Mi'kmaq #Blackbird   The International Year of Indigenous Languages is a United Nations observance in 2019 that aims to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangerment of Indigenous languages across the world, with an aim to establish a link between language, development, peace, and reconciliation. To bring awareness to this important cause students at Allison Bernard Memorial High School in Eskasoni, Cape Breton recorded Paul McCartney's Blackbird in their native Mi'kmaq language. Songwriter: Paul McCartney Translation: Katani Julian and Albert "Golydada" Julian  Music Production: Carter Chiasson Audio Production: Jamie Foulds (Soundpark Studios) Video Production: Matthew Ingraham and Multimedia 12 students from ABMHS Project Lead/Music Teacher: Carter Chiasson Pu’tliskiej – Kime’sk // LYRICS:  Pu’tliskiej wapinintoq Kina’masi telayja’timk tel pitawsin eskimatimu’sipnek nike’ mnja’sin Pu’tliskiej wapinintoq Ewlapin nike’ ...

i'll tend to the flame


Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies, 
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives. 
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses. 
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
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Capture the wild things and bring them in line 
And own what was never your right to confine. 
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters. 
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
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Do you feel heavy? 
Your eyes drop with grief. 
Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief. 
So never you buckle and bend to the masses. 
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
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Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale 
And tell us a story from beyond the pale. 
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches. 
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
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Now show me a man that can meet all his needs, 
For what we need most now is unity's seed: 
A common old song for all creeds and all classes. 
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
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I'll tend to the flame... 
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What will we do when the world it is ending, 
And time it is halted for friend and for foe? 
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
 I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
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I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. 
 
 (let me know if i got anything wrong. I just got this from their website.)

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