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.