Hočąk Text — Descent of the Drum, Version 2

English Translation

The following are Greek letters used as morpheme abbreviations in Radin's text. Their values mostly correspond to those given in Radin's notebook Winnebago II, #6, on the interstitial page between 107/108:

α	β	γ	ε	λ	τ	υ
égi	éja	-gíži ?	-gáją ?	žesge	gų ?	-regi

ψ	K	·נ	C	X	2	ɕ
hąké	janą́hi	nunige	š'ageniwína	uañk	-že, -še	-xjį

9	-	/	·/	·/, ·/	⨪
-ižą	-ra	-ną	-kjéną	-kjanèną	-nañk

In the interlinear text where the translation is missing, it has been supplied whenever possible from the English text of The Road of Life and Death (see Source below). Where a missing translation has been supplied from other sources, it is enclosed in brackets, [ ].

Title

Neghodjį	Ruwína
Neǧojį	Ruwína
Drumming	[the Acquisition of]

p. XX —

'Uañge[υ´]	[K]	widjádja	éwa'ú[/]	widjádja
'Uañgerégi	janą́hi	Wijája	éwa'úną.	Wijája
From above	[as many as]	[the Messengers]	he made it.	The Messenger

nañjíñkdje[-]	'uañge[υ´]	nąboréhi	gųsá[/]	[α]
nąžíñkjera*	'uañgerégi	nąboréhi	gųsáną.	Égi
that might stand	up above	[with his own hands]†	he made it.	[Then]

*the text version where /ñ/ is before /ž/ is not well-formed.
†the translation has, "he handled it".

mąnégi	howáhugigi[·/]	wogų́zotcí[-]	tcąt'iáñgere	[α]
mąnégi	howáhugigikjéną.	Wogų́zočíra	čąt'iáñgere	égi
[to earth]	[he would make it come.]	The Creation Lodge	as it appears	[here]

howáhugigi[·/]	'uañge[υ´]	hura	hąb[-´]	tciwį́hu[/]
howáhugigikjéną.	'Uañgerégi	hura.	Hąberá	čiwį́huną.
[he would make it come.]	From above	it came.	[The light]	roaring it came.

XXI* —

hąb[-´]	djobóhi	hokikó[⨪]†	konañk[γ´]	hi[9´]
Hąberá	jobóhi	hokikónañka	konañkíži,	hižą́
[The light]	[four]	within one another	that he placed,	[one]

*at the top of this page Radin has the following conjugations: "to walk = máni, macíni, maní; to shout = hawána, rawáną, wáną". At the left top of the page, he has written, "mąráni also permitted but (?) ...".
†the symbol [⨪] has an /a/ above over it.

hiradjíga	hąbe[-]	tciwį́djikére	maní[2]	hikarókihíwi[-]
hirajíga	hąbera	čiwį́jikére	maníže.	Hikarókihíwira
it came to	[the light]	[arriving with a roar]	it walked.	Our Grandmother

[X´]a'iądją́ne	[ψ]	[α]	hiwucáni[2]	hiradjígi
uáñga'iąją́ne	hąké	égi	hiwušániže.	Hirajígi,
that we live on	[not]	[here]	did it stop.	When it came to,

hąb[-´]	ksųtc	djikere[2´]	tciwį́djikere[2´]	gisgą́djire[2´]
hąberá	ksųč	jikerežé.	Čiwį́jikereže.	Gisgą́jirežé.
[the day]	shaking	it became.	[It arrived with a roar.]	It pierced through and went on.

hikarokihíwi[-]	mokiságe[υ]	huñgé	hi[9´]	xgicgúni
Hikarokihíwira	mokiságeregi	huñgé	hižą́	xgišgúni
Our Grandmother	in the middle of the earth*	[chief]	[a]	quiet†

*this has "center" written above it.
†"quiet" is written above "calm", which has been crossed out.

t'ąp[2´]	[γ´]	jeé	[ϕ]	wogų́zotci[-]
t'ąpšé	gíži.	Žeé	hąké	Wogų́zočira
he placed it	[.]	[That one]	[not]	the Creation Lodge

wowéwina	hókarakéreniñge	[ε]	wowéwina	jé[τ´]gi
wowéwina	hókarakéreniñge	gają (?).	Wowéwina	žegų́gi (?)
his thoughts	he did not add	[.]	[His thoughts]	if it was thus

hidjókewehí[·/]ge	[ε]	wagi'ų́[2]	widjádja[-]
hijókewehíkjege	gają (?).	Wagi'ų́že.	Wijájara
he would send it in	[.]	That's why he did it to him.*	[The Messenger]

*this is connected by a line to the bottom of the page where a footnote reads, "the creator sent the drum to the huñgé so that he might add his thoughts to it."

tciókiság[β]	kiridjégigi[2´]*	[α]	wakdjexiáka	hanį́dji[⨪]†
čiókiságeja	kirijégigižé.	Égi	Wakjexiáka	hanį́jinañka.
[in the center of the lodge]	he made it land.	[Here]	[the Waterspirit]	he seized.

*hi[2´] was crossed out and gigi[2´] written above it.
†/a/ is written above the [⨪] symbol.

hodją́	p'į'úinege	p'į́dja[·נ´]	hidjaíra[ɕ]	p'į'ų́[2]
Hoją́	p'į'úinege	p'į́janunige	hijaíraxjį	p'į'ų́že.
Already	it had been made well, but	[as good as it was, however,]*	much more	he fixed it.

*the original translation, "it was good but", has been crossed out.

hicdjá[-]	hąberégi'ų́[2]	[α]	wogų́zotcí[-]	tcáwa
Hišjára	hąberégi'ų́že.	Égi	Wogų́zočíra	čáwa
The face	he used the daylight on.	[Then]	[the Creation Lodge]	[towards]

hugigí[2]	djobohą	wanąhé[2]	[α]	tciókiság[β]
hugigíže.	Jobohą	wanąhéže.	Égi	čiókiságeja
[he was sent.]	[Four times]	he shouted.	[And]	in the center of the lodge

hąbemaxárok	haghépdjįp[2]	[β]	horá	tcąt'įdjikere[2´]
hąbemaxárok	haǧépjįpše.	Éja	horá	čąt'įjikerežé.
light piercing	it burnt forth.	[There]	[the voice]	it was audible.

[α]	mañxiócecínina	djásgakirécge	haną́tciñ[ɕ]	sániñk
Égi	mañxióšešínina	jásgakiréšge	haną́čiñxjį	sániñk
[And]	bad clouds	[even as they were]	[everyone of them]	[direction]

howucgúninegi*	hoisintc	rehí	[α]	wogų́z[-]
howušgúninegi	hoisinč	rehí	égi	wogų́zera
[to the bad place]	[to sweep]	[he sent off]	[and]	[the creation]

*just before this word /howuc/ has been crossed out.

p. XXII —

djasgé[ɕ][⨪]i*	haną́tcį[ɕ]	nañxgų́	djinógire[2]	uañge[υ´]
jasgéxjįnoki*	haną́čįxjį	nañxgų́	jinógireže.	Uañgerégi
[howsoever big it is]	[absolutely all of it]	to hear it	[they suddenly did.]	[From above]

*above the symbol [⨪] is written an /o/.

[K]	récge	nañxgų́	dji[⨪][2´]	'uañgi[9]
janą́hi	réšge	nañxgų́	jinañkšé.	'Uañgižą
[as many as]	[started to go out also]	he heard it	[he did suddenly.]	A man

widjádjadje	nañxgúine[2]	wogų́zotciáka	djagú	rogų́
wijájaje	nañxgúineže.	Wogų́zočiáka	jagú	rogų́
as one making announcements*	they heard it.	The Creation Lodge	what	they desired

*the English line has, "the public crier" above which is written, "announcing". But a line connects to a header note that reads, "they heard it as one making announcements".

wa'ú[⨪]k[γ]	[λ]	hidjadjádje[2]	haną́tcį[ɕ]
wa'únañkiži.	Žesge	hijajáježe.	Haną́čįxjį
they did it.	[In this way]	[he made announcements.]	[Everyone of them]

hiperésdji[⨪´]re[2]	[α]	karókehíwi[-]	djasgéga[⨪]re
hiperésjinóñkreže.	Égi	Karókehíwire	jasgéganoñkre
they came to know it.	[And]	[Our Grandmother]	[every time when it happened]

haną́tcį[ɕ]*	tco[-´]	dji[⨪][2´]	[α]
haną́čįxjį	čorá	jinoñkšé.	Égi
[all of it]	green	[she became suddenly.]	[And]

*an arrow is drawn from the previous occurrence of this word to the present place in the Hočąk line where the word "repeat" is written.

tciókiságonąjį́ne	hodazób[-]	rotcáñ[ɕ]	djidjejí[2]
Čiókiságonąžį́ne	hotazóbera	ročáñxjį	jiježíže.
[He who Stands in the Middle of the Lodge]*	the blaze	[very straight]	[it became there]

*the translation has simply, "fire".

[ϕ]	habozógenądjení	[α]	[C]	tcitcábire[-]
Hąké	habozógenąjení.	Égi	š'ageniwína	čičábirera
Not	it was unbendable.	[And]	[the ancestors]	[their lodge]

hąbe[-]	rukírikíri	kinibí[2]*	[α]	'uañge[υ´]
hąbera	rukírikíri	kinibíje.	Égi	'uañgerégi
[the light]	[resplendent]	it became.	[And]	[from above]

*just before this word, kinip has been crossed out.

[K]	wogų́z[-]	hokúruxutc	huhi	wogų́z[-]
janą́hi	wogų́zera	hokúruxuč,	huhi	Wogų́zera.
[as much as]	[the creation]	he looked upon,	his own	[the Creator.]

hicdjarókitcórak[2]	wogų́z[-]	karaípį[2]
Hišjarókičórakše.	Wogų́zera	karaípįže.
Their faces were lit up by the reflection from one another.	[The creation]	[it was nice.]

widjádja[-]	tcąt'į́dji[υ]	hiwacísgedjá[-]	here[·/´]gi	[β´]
Wijájara	čąt'į́jiregi.	Hiwašísgejára	herekjégi,	éja
The Announcer	[he began to be audible.]	The main dance songs	when it is time,	[there]

hikaraítcga	hagigí[·/, ·/]	néghodjį	hiñgirúwįdjé[-]
hikaraíčga	hagigíkjaneną,	néǧojį	hiñgirúwįjéra.
to try himself	I will let him,	the drumming	he buys from me that did.

Source:

Jasper Blowsnake, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3885 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Winnebago III, #2: XX-XXII.