O
caayay
ka
cisera
kami
,
o
sera
ko
sakaira
niyam
.

We don’t own the land, the land owns us.
O
caayay
ka
cisera
kako
,
o
sera
ko
sakaira
ako
.

O
caay
ka
ciriyar
kita
,
o
riyar
ko
sakaira
no
mita
.

We do not own the ocean, the ocean owns us.
O
caayay
ka
ciriyar
kiso
,
o
riyar
ko
sakaira
iso
.

You do not own the ocean, the ocean owns you.
O
caayay
ka
cicidal
ko
kakarayan
,
o
cidal
ko
sakaira
no
kakarayan
.

The sky does not own the sun, but the sun owns the sky.
O
awaay
ko
kilakilangan
no
tamdaw
,
o
kilakilangan
ko
sakaira
no
tamdaw
.

Man does not own the forest, but the forest owns mankind.
O
caayay
ka
cikilakilangan
kita
,
o
kilakilangan
ko
sakaira
no
mita
.

We do not own the forest, the forest owns us.