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Lenape Tahkokën (Fall) Poem

Mèchi tahkokënëmihëna,
   We are already experiencing Autumn,

Ok yukwe thapànëmihëna,
   And now we are having cool weather,

Alëmi xu pënipahikëleyok,
   The leaves will begin to fall from the trees,

Xuniti nànkahchuwàk Lënapeyok.
   Soon the Delawares will shiver from the cold.

Winter Poem

Yukwe mèchi luwànëmihëna,
   Now we are experiencing winter,

Ok yukwe nkàski athiluhehëna.
   And now we can tell the wintertime stories.

Wàni Lënape xu tupànuxweyok,
   The Delawares will walk in the frost,

Ok xuniti nèki Chëlilisàk ktëkiyok.
   And soon the Snowbirds (Juncos) will return.