Marriage Failure Song - In this audio recording, Chief Ben Christmas recites a song in Mi’kmaq that is sung when a marriage fails and divorce is eminent.

Translation

Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j al-talitutk a’ al-talitutk al-talitutk Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j al-talitutk a’ al-talitutk al-talitutk Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j al-talitutk a’ al-talitutk al-talitutk Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen Nekm na teli-pkwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j atkitemit a’ atkitemit atkitemit Nekm na teli-pwatoq a’ witape’kaltinen To’q nike’j atkitemit a’ atkitemit atkitemit				It is her doing that we joined It is her doing that we joined And now she mopes around It is her doing that we joined It is her doing that we joined And now she mopes around It is her doing that we joined And now she mopes around It is her doing that we joined It is her doing that we joined And now she cries. It is her doing that we joined Now she cries.