Music has always been part of Sakay (pronounced Saguee) Ottawa’s life. He is an Attikamek from the Manawan community, who took up the guitar as a teen and started to write his own songs. In a folk rock style, Sakay sings his songs with very personal lyrics in his mother tongue.
EKOTE OTA (E OTCIAN)
Ni micta pa mireriten
Ota e pa tacikeian
Micta mitcen kekocica
Ke ki totamapan
Tepirak kanawapatcikatew
E ici waskackakonaniwok
Ekote ota mocak ke moteian
Ekote ota mocak ke
wapamikoian
Ekote ota mocak ke tacikeian
Ekote ota, ekote ota, ekote ota,
Ekote ota, ekote ota e ototeweian
Ni mikwin kimocominok
Ota kewirowaw e ki pa matisitcik
Ota kewirowaw e ki pimotetcik
Tapwe kicteritakon
Meskanariw ka ki nakatamakowikw
Mocak ki ka wapaminawaw
Ekote ota mocak ke moteian
Ekote ota mocak ke wapamikoian
Ekote ota mocak ke tacikeian
Ekote ota, ekote ota, ekote ota,
Ekote ota, ekote ota e ototeweian