Vulnerable candle lights

Dát idja lea rašit go eará ijat

Dán ija lea soames
gii cáhkkeha ginttala

Su ovddas,
gii buolašijas olgun dál idjada
ja geas ii ruoktu leat
Su ovddas,
geas nealgi sihkku buot eará dovdduid,
ja gii geafi lea juohkeládje

Su ovddas,
gii vuohččan juovllaid ávvuda
lagamusaidis haga geat luohpan leat
Su ovddas nai,

gii akto lea máŋggaid juovllaid jo leamašan

Su ovddas,
gii guđđojuvvon lea ja vajalduvvon
ja geas noađđi deaddá olggiid
Su ovddas,
gii áibbaša ja gii váillaha, morašta
ja geas árbi sielus lea

Lea soames
gii cáhkkeha ginttala sin ovddas

Ja gii cáhkkeha dan,
dat maiddai galga min muittus leat
 

Girjjalašvuođas, das dat lea fápmu

literature has the power 

Doalašin du gieđas álohii

 A scent of vulnerability

overwhelmed me

the moment I stroked

your porcelain cheek

and I do not understand

why it is me who shall sing you asleep

when I feel so small myself,

smaller than you

Perhaps I'm less than you,in every way my beloved one 

You might one day 

be the one making me fall asleep

A second of joy, but a lifetime 

of anxiety

all covered by the strange,

intense feeling

When your warm breath

reach my skin

how blessed am I?

To be given this tiny person

Whether it is a dream

I am not sure,

but likely there is a heavenly calm

when I reach the heart of you