E kunnu minuat tshe nekumian
Miam uitakushit ka tutaman ashit nuitsheuan
E kunnu minuat peikuau tshe pamuteian
Tshe uataman minuat peikuau e man'teuian
Ni minuen'ten e uishamin E tepuashin tshetshi uapmin
Ni pukuaten tshetshi tshiueian nte menepian
Ni minuen'ten e uishamin E tepuashin tshetshi uapmin
Ni pukuaten tshetshi tshiueian nte menepian
Kie shah n'tshish anu metshetut niuitseuan
Pessamit nte Pakuakumit kie mak Kuanshit
Kassinu tshessentamut muenu n'tshish pet eshen'kaskuk
E uapmakau e nikamutau nenekamun
Ni minuen'ten e uishamin E tepuashin tshetshi uapmin
Ni pukuaten tshetshi tshiueian nte menepain
Ni minuen'ten e uishamin E tepuashin tshetshi uapmin
Ni pukuaten tshetshi tshiueian nte menepain
Ni pukuaten tshetshi tshiueian nte menepian
Ni pukuaten tshetshi tshiueian nte menepian
The band Kashtin comes from the North Shore of the St Lawrence river, in Quebec, Canada. Singing in Montagnais, they are the most successful aboriginal pop/rock group in history, with several albums and double-platinum sales. They are known in places as widely apart as Korea and The Vatican.
This song represents the times they had travelling the band communities (about 12 of them)...
"For a long time we had many friends
From all the communities such as Pessamit, Pakuakumit, and Ekuanshit
You come to hear us sing and you come to dance.
All of you, we play for you and you dance to our music."