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Cherokee

After both going through the worst heartbrake and fighting depression over the love of our lives Yung Ace and I jumped in the studio to let some of that pain out. "Love Hurts" is just a taste of what we have to get off our chest

Love Hurts

J Gutta Ft. Brabo Gator - Dont Like Me

Oxy Cotten

2Hott White Boyz Ft. Carter & Chubbs(2)

Cherokee words by Sara Snyder
music from Jump Right In! music curriculum

ᎠᏂᏃᏍᎩ  ᎠᎺᏉᎯ  ᎧᏃᎩᏓ (Song of the Pirates)

Backwoods Trail (J-Mo)

Hard trap song
Business/Promotion - LilVossBusiness@Yahoo.com

Ignorant (Prod. By Jewfy And Lil Voss)

Translated by Tom Belt and Sara Snyder

ᏗᎨᎬ	Digegv	Home (“Where I’m From”)

ᏃᏊ  ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ
Nogwu nigalsdi.
Now it is happening

ᎡᏙᏓ  ᎤᏰᎵᏓ
Edoda uyelda. 
Father is the reason

ᏤᏍᏗ  ᏯᏆᏚᎵᏍᎨ  ᏥᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ
Tsesdi yagwadulisge tsinagwalsdaneha,
I didn’t want that which is happening to me

ᏣᏲᎢ.
Tsayo’i.
You are bad.

ᎣᏍᏓ  ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎸ
Osda nitsadvnelv 
If you believe that you did good

ᏱᏦᎯᏳ  ᏔᎵᏓᏍᏗ  ᎭᏓᎾᏖᎦ
yitsohiyu talidasdi hadantega.
You are mistaken you think

ᎠᎭᏂ  ᏃᏊᏧ  ᎣᏏᏊ  ᎨᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ
Ahani nogwutsu osigwu gelisgesdi.
Will I think it is okay here?

ᏙᎯᏳ  ᎤᎵᏏᎦ  ᏃᎴ  ᎤᏴᏣ
Dohiyu ulsihga nole uyvtsa
Truly it is dark and cold

ᎸᎯᏳ  ᎠᎾᏗᎲ  ᎦᏛᎩᏍᎬ  ᏥᏲᏝ  ᏥᎨᏒ
(hi)lvhiyu andihv gatvgisgv tsiyotla tsigesv
Long ago I heard them say when I was a child

ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ  ᎮᎲᎢ
galvkdodi hehv’i
You should like where you live

ᎤᏙᎯᏳ  ᎨᏎ
udohiyu gese
It must have been true


ᏗᎨᎬ  ᎢᏅᎯ  ᏥᏅᏗᎭ
digegv invhi tsinvdiha
Far away from home, I miss it

ᎨᎵᎠ  ᏥᎨᏒ  ᏙᎯᏳ  ᏥᏅᏗ  ᎥᏊ
geli’a tsigesv dohiyu tsinvdi vgwu
I think I truly miss how it was

ᎦᏓᎾᏖᎭ  ᏗᎨᎬ  ᏣᎩᏲᎯᏎᎳᎯ
gadanteha digegv tsagiyohiselahi
I am thinking of where I came from and I let go of (rejected) it

ᎠᏂᏧ  ᎨᎡᏍᏗ  Ꮓ  ᎠᎴ  ᏂᎪᎯᎸ
anitsu ge’esdi no ale nigohilv
Will I live here now or always?

ᎩᎶᎢ  ᏂᏥᎪᏩᏘᏒᎬᏅ  ᎨᏒ
kilo’i nitsigowtisgvnv gesv
(here where) I am not seeing anyone

ᎠᏎᏃ  ᎠᏍᏕᎵᏴ  ᏥᏄᏛ  ᎨᎠ  ᏱᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵ
aseno asdeliyv tsinudv ge’a yiadasdeli
But my life can change back (again)

ᏍᎩᏚᎲᎦᏃ  ᎭᏂ
Sgiduhvgano hani
Now lock me in here

ᏗᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ  ᏕᏣᏚᎦ
Disduisd(i) detsadug(a)
Throw the keys

ᏗᎪᎱᏍᏗ  ᏂᎪᎯᎸ  ᏱᎨᏌ
Digohusd(i) nigohilv yigesa
Nothing is forever

ᏗᎨᎬ  ᎢᏅᎯ  ᎦᏓᎾᏖᎦ
Digegv invhi gadantega
I am thinking of home

Home from Beauty Beast - Cherokee Language Vocal by Sara Snyder

Cherokee Songs

a...e...i...

forever ain' forever

Sogwili agwatselino
My horse

Gvnvna datsikilvtani
I’m going to ride it to the road

Sogwili agikaha
I have a horse

Gayvhulo gadu
The saddle is on top

Agwalsgwetuga
I am wearing a hat

Diyvgisdi dagiha
I have spurs

Tsikilvdiha
I am riding

Dagwalel hyakilvda
You can ride a car

Nige osdego’i
[The horse] and I go far

Tsohlo’igwu galtsode
You always just sit at home

Tla kilo gohusdi yagwoseho
Nobody can’t ever tell me anything

Gesdi yisgiyosi
You can’t tell me it

Old Town Road (Cherokee Version)

Sgwatinisesdi Yihowa
Eladi ga'i'sv'i
Tsiwanagaliyu ayv
Tsahlinigidi nihi
Nigohilv, nigohilv
Sgisdelisgesdiyogo

Guide Me Jehovah (North Wind)

This is dedicated to my wife. Thank u for saving me. I Love You!

Sobriety Loves Misery

Cruise Produced By Ritter Productions

The Souldiers That Remain

Would You Die for Me feat. Seckond Chaynce (Bonus Track)

05 U DON'T UNDERSTAND ME

Siyo! Seli dagwado'a. You can check out my English-language project at soundcloud.com/stereospread 

My name is Sara Snyder Hopkins. I am the Director of the Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University. These translations are by Cherokee speakers and/or me. They can be used for teaching and learning about the Cherokee language. The recordings and texts cannot be reproduced elsewhere without permission. Email me at slsnyder@wcu.edu.

Home from Beauty Beast - Cherokee Language Vocal by Sara Snyder

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