Hocąk Text — Herók’a Songs


English Translations


Slow Song
Te’é hąk’é wažį́* tuš’áknį́ra hižąk’íra
This not something I cannot miss† one
*the text has waž(ah)į́.
†broken down as, "I miss / not / the".

 


 

Wažatų́zra* hįki’ų́ra.†
the Creator he made for me.
*broken down as, "something / create / the".
†broken down as, "me for / do / the".

 


 

Dance Song
Wáp’ahí hanirá* wak’ąc’ą́kšąną. P’ežé c’owé
Sharp thing my it is holy. [Who]† way
*broken down as, "I have / the".
†translated as "someone".

 


 

hararuc’ék’ce?*
he can cross my own?
*written as, har(ah)aruc’ék’ce. It is broken down as, "my / across / will".

 


Songs. Bladder, Song about the Older Brother (v. 2), Bladder, Song about the Older Brother (v. 3), Buffalo Dance Songs, Clan Songs, Bear Clan, Clan Songs, Bear Clan, Song for Returning, Clan Songs, Bear Clan, Song for Starting Out, Clan Song, Bear Clan, Song of the Youngest, Clan Songs, Buffalo Clan, Clan Songs, Buffalo Clan, The Four Songs of Hojanoka, Clan Songs—Deer Clan, Clan Songs—Wolf Clan, Clan Songs—Wonáǧire Wąkšik Clan, The Crawfish’s Song, Duck Song, Farewell Songs, The Four Services Songs, Grandfather Sparrow’s Rain Songs, Grizzly Bear Songs, Hare’s Song to Grasshopper, Hare’s Song to the Wągepanįgera, Hare’s Song to Wildcat, Hawk’s Song, Heroka Songs, Holy Song, Holy Song II, Little Fox’s Death Song, Little Fox’s Death Song (for the Warpath), Little Fox’s Tail Song, Love Song I (female), Love Song II (female), Love Song III (female), The Mouse Song, Nightspirit Songs, The Quail’s Song, Redman’s Song, Slow Song of the Heroka, Soldier Dance Songs, Song for Calling the Buffalo, Song from the Water, Song from the Water (King Bird), The Song of Bluehorn’s Sister, Hocąk Text — The Song of Sun Caught in a Net, The Song of the Boy Transformed into a Robin, Song of the Frog to Hare, Song of the Thunder Nestlings, The Song of Trickster’s Baby, Song to Earthmaker, The Song to the Elephant, The Sun’s Song to Hare, Three Warrior Songs, Turtle’s Call for a Warparty (v. 1), Turtle’s Call for a Warparty (v. 2), Turtle’s Four Death Dance Songs, Twins, Ghost’s Song (v. 1), Twins, Ghost’s Song (v. 2), Twins, Ghost’s Song (The Two Brothers), Twins, the Songs of Ghost and Flesh, Twins, Song of the Father-in-Law, Victory Song, Wailing Song, Warrior Song about Mącosepka, What a Turtle Sang in His Sleep, Wolf-Teasing Song of the Deer Spirits. Songs in the McKern collection: Waking Songs (27, 55, 56, 57, 58) War Song: The Black Grizzly (312), War Song: Dream Song (312), War Song: White Cloud (313), James’ Horse (313), Little Priest Songs (309), Little Priest’s Song (316), Chipmunk Game Song (73), Patriotic Songs from World War I (105, 106, 175), Grave Site Song: "Coming Down the Path" (45), Songs of the Stick Ceremony (53).


Source:

Amelia Susman, "Herók’a," Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1939) Book 10: 79. Informant: Sam Blowsnake.