Wi Ne Mban/Wi Ne Mbak

(Go To Sleep)

Note to parents: In Potawatomi, you must be specific if you are singing to one child or more than one child.

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Wi ne mban

Wi ne mbak

 

 

 

 

  One child More than one child
Go to Sleep Wi ne mban Wi ne mbak
Go to Sleep Wi ne mban Wi ne mbak
Soon you will be sleeping Gaga she éwi mbayen Gaga she éwi mbayék
Go to Sleep Wi ne mban Wi ne mbak
Go to Sleep Wi ne mban Wi ne mbak
So you may have good dreams Éwi mno apwéyen Éwi mno apwéyék

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This work by Donald Perrot is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

Music: "Brahm's Lullaby," Cradle Song (Weigenlied) by Johannes Brahm, Public Domain

Lyrics: Original Potawatomi Lyrics Copyright 2008 Donald and Dolores Perrot