Sultans of String - Kǫ́ (Featuring Leela Gilday and Leanne Taneton)

Nekǫ́h, kǫ́ nátse neh whę
Keep the home fires burning

Nekǫ́h, kǫ̨́ nátse neh whę
Keep the home fires burning

Verse 1

Dene néné nezǫ k’éhtsedía gǫ́h-ǫhn
We stand up for our home/land

Kǫ́ gah tsiridindéh, Mahsi tsi-ni-weh
We feed the fire, we give thanks

Dene néné, nę, edire néné nezǫ k’éhtsedía gǫ́h-ǫhn
We protect our land/earth

Dene ts’ǫ́dane hé dene chá ke gogha
For our children and our grandchildren

(Refrain) Nekǫ́h, Kǫ́ Nátse Neh whę
Keep the home fires burning

Verse 2 (spoken)

Dene ah-dáh nezǫ deh ts’egéhlilę, t’á,
Edire néné tsı́gewegah
(Some people are lost, they would damage our earth)

Gogah, Katts’eretįndeh dah-ho
Nezǫ nágedihgah. Įndó Nezǫ gogidígah
(We pray for them to find their way back and live well)

(Sung) Dene ts’ǫ́dane, hé, Dene dhá ke Gogha
For our children and grandchildren

Bridge:
Hey-hey-hey hey-ha
Hey-hey-hey-hey-ha

Verse 3

Dene néné nezǫ k’éhtsedía gǫ́h-ǫhn
We stand up for our home/land

Kǫ́ gah tsiridindéh, Mahsi tsi-ni-weh
We feed the fire, we give thanks

Dene néné, nę, edire néné nezǫ k’éhtsedía gǫ́h-ǫhn
We protect our land/earth

Dene ts’ǫ́dane hé dene chá ke gogha
For our children and our grandchildren


(Refrain) Nekǫ́h, kǫ́ nátse neh whę
Keep the home fires burning