The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticityBrinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
Delaware Indians; Delaware language -- Texts; Picture-writing, Indian
[Illustration: 1. Pehella wtenk lennapewi tulapewini psakwiken
woliwikgun wittank talli.
2. Topan-akpinep, wineu-akpinep, kshakan-akpinep,
thupin akpinep.]
11. There were many monster fishes, which ate some of them.
12. The Manito daughter, coming, helped with her canoe, helped all, as
they came and came.
13. [And also] Nanabush, Nanabush, the grandfather of all, the
grandfather of beings, the grandfather of men, the grandfather of the
turtle.
14. The men then were together on the turtle, like to turtles.
15. Frightened on the turtle, they prayed on the turtle that what was
spoiled should be restored.
16. The water ran off, the earth dried, the lakes were at rest, all was
silent, and the mighty snake departed.
1. After the rushing waters (had subsided) the Lenape of the turtle
were close together, in hollow houses, living together there.
2. It freezes where they abode, it snows where they abode, it storms
where they abode, it is cold where they abode.
[Illustration: 3. Lowankwamink wulaton wtakan tihill kelik meshautang
sili ewak.
4. Chintanes-sin powalessin peyachik wikhichik pokwihil.
5. Eluwi-chitanesit eluwi takau wesit, elowi chiksit,
elowichik delsinewo.
6. Lowaniwi, wapaniwi shawaniwi, wunkeniwi, elowichik apakachik.
7. Lumowaki, lowanaki tulpenaki elowaki tulapiwi lina-piwi.
8. Wemiako yagawan tendki lakkawelendam nakopowa wemi owenluen atam.
9. Akhokink wapaneu wemoltin palliaal kitelendam aptelendam.]
3. At this northern place they speak favorably of mild, cool (lands),
with many deer and buffaloes.
4. As they journeyed, some being strong, some rich, they separated into
house-builders and hunters;
5. The strongest, the most united, the purest, were the hunters.
6. The hunters showed themselves at the north, at the east, at the
south, at the west.
7. In that ancient country, in that northern country, in that turtle
country, the best of the Lenape were the Turtle men.
8. All the cabin fires of that land were disquieted, and all said to
their priest, "Let us go".
9. To the Snake land to the east they went forth, going away, earnestly
grieving.
[Illustration: 10. Pechimuin shakowen[261] nungihillan lusasaki pikihil
pokwihil akomenaki.
11. Nihillapewin komelendam lowaniwi wemiten chihillen winiaken.
12. Namesuagipek pokhapockhapek guneunga waplanewa ouken waptumewi
ouken.
13. Amokolon nallahemen agunouken pawasinep wapasinep akomenep.[262]
14. Wihlamokkicholenluchundi, Wematam akomen luchundi.
15. Witehen wemiluen wemaken nihillen.
16. Nguttichin lowaniwi,
Nguttichin wapaniwi,
Agamunk topanpek
Wulliton epannek.
17. Wulelemil w'shakuppek,
Wemopannek hakhsinipek,
Kitahikan pokhakhopek.]
10. Split asunder, weak, trembling, their land burned, they went, torn
and broken, to the Snake Island.
11. Those from the north being free, without care, went forth from the
land of snow, in different directions.
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