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
12. The fathers of the Bald Eagle and the White Wolf remain along the
sea, rich in fish and muscles.
13. Floating up the streams in their canoes, our fathers were rich,
they were in the light, when they were at those islands.
14. Head Beaver and Big Bird said, "Let us go to Snake Island,"
they said.
15. All say they will go along to destroy all the land.
16. Those of the north agreed,
Those of the east agreed.
Over the water, the frozen sea,
They went to enjoy it.
17. On the wonderful, slippery water,
On the stone-hard water all went,
On the great Tidal Sea, the muscle-bearing sea.
[Illustration:
18. Tellenchen kittapakki nillawi,
Wemoltin gutikuni nillawi,
Akomen wapanawaki nillawi,
Ponskan, ponskan, wemiwi olini.
19. Lowanapi, wapanapi, shawa-napi,
Lanewapi, tamakwapi, tume-wapi,
Elowapi, powatapi, wilawapi,
Okwisapi, danisapi, allumapi,
20. Wemipayat gunéunga shinaking,
Wunkenapi chanelendam payaking,
Allowelendam kowiyey tulpaking.]
IV.
[Illustration: 1. Wulamo linapioken manup shinaking.
2. Wapallanewa sittamaganat yukepechi wemima,
3. Akhomenis michihaki wellaki kundokanup.]
18. Ten thousand at night,
All in one night,
To the Snake Island, to the east, at night,
They walk and walk, all of them.
19. The men from the north, the east, the south,
The Eagle clan, the Beaver clan, the Wolf clan,
The best men, the rich men, the head men,
Those with wives, those with daughters, those with dogs,
20. They all come, they tarry at the land of the spruce pines;
Those from the west come with hesitation,
Esteeming highly their old home at the Turtle land.
1. Long ago the fathers of the Lenape were at the land of spruce pines.
2. Hitherto the Bald Eagle band had been the pipe bearer,
3. While they were searching for the Snake Island, that great and
fine land.
[Illustration: 4. Angomelchik elowichik elmusichik menalting.
5. Wemilo kolawil sakima lissilma.
6. Akhopayat kihillalend akhopokho askiwaal.
7. Showihilla akhowemi gandhaton mashkipokhing.
8. Wtenkolawil shinaking sakimanep wapagokhos.
9. Wtenk nekama sakimanep janotowi enolowin.
10. Wtenk nekama sakimanep chilili shawaniluen.]
4. They having died, the hunters, about to depart, met together.
5. All say to Beautiful Head, "Be thou chief."
6. "Coming to the Snakes, slaughter at that Snake hill,
that they leave it."
7. All of the Snake tribe were weak, and hid themselves
in the Swampy Vales.
8. After Beautiful Head, White Owl was chief at Spruce Pine land.
9. After him, Keeping-Guard was chief of that people.
10. After him, Snow Bird was chief, he spoke of the south,
[Illustration: 11. Wokenapi nitaton wullaton apakchikton.
12. Shawaniwaen chilili, wapaniwaen tamakwi.
13. Akolaki shawanaki, kitshinaki shabiyaki.
14. Wapanaki namesaki, pemapaki sisilaki.
15. Wtenk chilili sakimanep ayamek weminilluk.
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