Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Twins Join Redhorn's Warparty

Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Twins Join Redhorn’s Warparty

narrated by Sam Blowsnake

Sam Blowsnake

p. 223 —

ow Ki Li Le K tt	te we L Ki.	n Kiy d.	Ao ta li Le de.	n Kow xeAe tey d
’Ųwąkiriregają,	tewéraki,	nąkižą	hot’ąpireže.	Naguaxeteižą
As they came on their way,	unexpectedly,	a road*	they came on.	A big road

*this is written above a crossed out "woodpacker track".

p. 224 —

Ae Le de.	Ao tti dA n xitti	Ai n riAitti tti Le de.	te we L Ki	A Ai wo xA L wi K tt.
hereže.	Hojišanąxjį	hinasįcjireže.	Tewéraki,	hahiwoxarawigają,
it was.	A short time before	the track was made.	Unexpectedly,	when they caught up to them,

w KL	wo Lo A xitti	w owK deAe.	A Kitti Le Ki.	ow Ki w tt de.
wąkra	worohąxjį	wa’ųwąkše.	Hakjiregi,	’ųwagiwajaže.
men	a lot	there were.	The one behind,	he saw them.

Ai d	Ai Lo n K Ki	Ao Ki LK deAe.	Ao ttAi ttAi ni KL
Hižą	hironąki	hogirakše.	"Hocįcįnįkra
The one	[that he followed]	he told it.	"The boys

p.225 —

no liAi wi	w Ko xA L wi n.	e de.	di Ke	e tt
nųpiwi	wągoxarawiną,"	éže.	Žigé	éja
two	they have caught up to us,"	he said.	And	[there]

Ai d	Ai Lo n K Ki	Ao Ki LK deAe.	to we	Ai L Ki w Le
hižą	hironąki	hogirakše.	Towe	hirakíware
the one	[that he followed]	he told it.	[On]	one to another

Ao Ki LK Le	Ai Le Ki di.	Ao de tty tt	Ai lA	Ai tte de.
hogiragare	hiregiži,	hožejaį́ja	hipa	hiježe.
they told it	[as they did,]	to the end	[thus far]	it got to.

A ntt	n xoKo.	Ai Le de.	e Ki.	Ao to ttA xeAe te xitti d
Haną́c	nąxgų	hireže.	Égi	hotucuxetexjį
All of them	to hear of it	[they did.]	And	a big warparty

w owK deAe.	Ae doAo ttK	Ai Ky Le Ki di.	e	w ttAo do
wa’ųwąkše.	Hešucka	higairegiži,	e	wacožú
it was.	"Redhorn"	the one called,	he	their leader

w owK deAe.	e	to ttAo woKo L	Ae Le de.	e Ki.
wa’ųwąkše.	E	tocǫwokra	hereže.	Égi
he was.	He	the warleader	he was.	And

p.227 —

Ke ni	de de rKe	ay L ni ne tt	w wi lAe Le rK deAe.	Ae doAo ttK.
kéni	žežesge	airanineja,	wawiperezakše.	Hešucka
before	it	they had said,	he knew about it.	Redhorn

to ttA	m L ttLe tt.	m Ki L tti L n K.	w owK deAe.	e rKe
tocą	mąrająreja	mąkirajiranąga	wa’ųwąkše.	Ésge
[warpath]	[on the earth]	[they were called to come and]	they did.	That is why

p.228 —

w wi leAe Lere n Ke de.	tt n K.	w K ttAK	w wo L Ki Le L	w o nK deAe.
wawipereznągeže.	Janąga	wakącąk	waworagirera	wa’ųnąkše,
he knew about it.	All	holy	who were spoken of	they were,

Ae doAo ttK.	w K tty d.	m e m ni K.	Ai Ky Le L.	Ae doAo ttK
Hešucka.	Wakąjaižą	Mą’emanįga	higairera,	Hešucka
Redhorn.	A Thunderbird	"Storms as He Walks"	whom they call,	Redhorn

Ai ttA Ko Lo L.	e Le n.	w Lo x li d.	w K tty tt	Ao tti
hicakórora	ereną,	Waruǧapižą	Wakąjaija	hojį
his friend	he was,	a Warbundle	from the Thunders	[even now]

p.229 —

m Le Ki	wo K L.	e Ki	di Ke.	Ke ttA Ke K.
mąrégi	wogára.	Égi	žigé	Kecąkega
on earth	who had given to him.	[And]	[again]	Turtle

e Ki	di Ke.	doAo Ktt Ke K.	w xoAo liAi ni	w L tti Le
égi	žigé	Šųkjąkega	waxopį́nį	warájire
and	again	Wolf	spirits	different

Ao Ki L ttL	A ntt	w owK deAe.	e Ki xitti	e tt.
hokirajra	haną́c	wa’ųwąkše.	Egixjį	éja
[all kinds]	all	they were the ones.	Just then	there

p.230 —

Ai wo dA	Ai Le de.	e tt	Ai Ki x L.	too li Le de.
hiwušá	hireže.	Éja	higiǧára	t’ųpireže.
to stop	they did.	There	the giǧára	they placed.

tt tti ne tt.	w Le ttA w n KLe	Ai Ki x	ttoAo we tt	w Ki Ko Ao
jajineją	Warecawanąkre	higiǧá	cowéja	wakigohu
Right away	the Twins	giǧára	in front	to be called

Ai Le de.	Ai tt ne n K.	Ao ttiAi ttAi niKi wi L	n i	Ai Le de.
hireže.	hijanénąka	hocįcįnįkwira	ną’į	hireže.
they were.	The others	boys	to think	they were.

p.231 —

ni Ktt KiniKi wi L	n i	Ai Le de.	to ttoAo woKo n K di.	w wi leAe Le rn Kde.
Nįkjąknįkwira	ną’į	hireže,	tocǫwoknąkaži	wawipereznąkše.
Children	to think	they were,	although the warleader	he knew them.

e Ki	e tt.	wy dtt	w L tti L[e] de.	m e m ni K.
Égi	éja	waišjá	warajir[e]že.	Mą’emanįga
Then	there	spies	they named.	Storms as He Walks

e Ki.	w Lo K.	Ai ni L.	A K Ly Ki do.	w L tti Le de.*
égi	Waroga	hiníra	hakaraikižu	warájireže.
and	Flesh	his older brother	with him	they called upon.

*a lattice like symbol is added after this word.

p.232 —

mo w Ai L n K.	e tt.	w KL	Ao w Ly Le de.	w K tt tte K
Mowahiranąga	éja	wągra	howaraíreže,	Wakąjajega
They walked and	there	up	they went,	the Thunder

A Ki do	Ai L n K.	e tt.	teyi d	mi n Ki.
hakižu	hiranąga	éja	teižą	mįnąki.
with him	[they did and]	there	a lake	it was.

e tt.	Ao lA reAe	xeAe L	n di Ki di.	e tt
Éja	hopase	xera	nąžįgiži,	éja
There	a point	hill	it was, and	there

p.233 —

w Ki o	w o nK deAe.	w Kette xiAi	doAo ttL	Ki K nK
wąki’ų	wa’ųnąkše.	Wakjexi	šucra	kikąnąk
to go	[they did it.]	Waterspirits	red ones	married

e tt	mi Ki Le Ki di	e	w w Ki o nK deAe.	Al
éja	mįgiregiži,	e	wawaki’ųnąkše.	Hąp
there	they lay,	them	they were going for them.	Day

liAi xitti	tt o	Ae Le de.	e rKe	A t xiKi Ki nK Koo
pįxjį	ja’ų	hereže.	Ésge,	hataxgikinąk’ų
nice	[it being]	it was.	Therefore,	to be out sunning themselves

p.234 —

Ae Le de.	xA lee	niye tt	Ao w Kiy K Ly Le de.	w Ke tt
hereže.	Xap’é	nieja	howakiakaraireže.	wągéja
they were.	In a hurry	into the water	they went back.	Above*

*the translation adds, "(on point of hill)".

o n Ki	w wo we riAi wi Le Ki di.	A Ki Le de.	to ttoAo wo KL.
’ųnąki	wawowesiwiregiži,	hagireže.	"Tocǫwokra,
of their presence	as they became aware of it,	they returned.	"Warleader!

w L Ki doo L tti L.	Ai Ki Le doKo ni xitti nK dA n.	Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki.
waragiš’ųrajira	hikirešgunixjįnąkšaną,"	higaíreže.	Égi
the ones you have come for	they are unaware,"*	they said to him.	[And]

*the translation adds, "of your presence [of any danger]".

p.235 —

e tt	A Al li Le n K.	Ay ni Ki di.	wi L Lo ttA tte Ki di.	e Ki.
éja	hahąpirenąga	hainigíži,	wirarocajegiži,	égi
there	they would stay until day, and	the next day	at noon,	then

dK w Ai Le Ktt n Ae de.	ay Le de.	e Ki.	e tt	ny L n K.	Ay ni Ki di.
šgawahirekjanheže,	aíreže.	Égi	éja	nairanąga	hainigíži,
they would rush for them,	they said.	And	there	they slept and	the next morning,

p.236 —

tt tti ne tt.	wi L Lo ttA tte Ki di.	w Ki Kotto	Ai Le Kette L.	w L tti Le de.
jajineją	wirarocajegiži,	wąkiguc	hirekjera	warájireže.
right away	at noon,	the ones to shoot	the ones that would do	they were called upon.

m e m ni K.	e Ki.	w Lo K	Ai ni L	A K L Ki do.
Mą’emanįga	égi	Waroga	hiníra	hakarakižu
Storms as He Walks	and	Flesh	his older brother	with him

e Ki.	Ke ttA Ke K.	de de n K.	w L tti Le de.	A Ly Le de.
égi	Kecąkega,	žeženąga	warájireže.	haraíreže.
and	Turtle,	this many	they named.	They went.

p.237 —

e Ki.	w KL	Ao w Ly Le de.	A Kidi xitti	A[o] w Ly Le de.
Égi	wągra	howaraíreže.	hąkšixjį	h[o]waraireže.
And	above*	they went.	Very high	they went.

*the translation adds, "(up)".

Ke ttA K[e] K	A n w oyi Le de.	Ke ttA Ke K.	i Lo dK deAe	Ai Ko
Kecąkega	hanawa’ųireže.	Kecąkega	irušakše.	"Higų
Turtle	they took with them.	Turtle	he spoke very much.*	"[Still]

*the translation adds, "(when in ——t up condition)".

A Kidi	L Kette n	ay Le K deKe.	Ai ttA Ko Lo wi L.	Ai Ko
hąkší	rakjeną,"	airegaške,	"Hicakorowira,	higų
higher	let us go,"	they would say, but	"My friends,	[still]

p.238 —

e Ki	Ae Le Ktte n	e ra de.	w w Ki o n K.
égi	herekjeną,"	es’áže.	Wawaki’ųnąka
here	let it be,"	he would say.	The ones they were going for

A tt xiKi Ki nK deAe.	A Ao	e Ki xitti	Ae Le Kette n	a wi Ki di.
hajaxgikinąkše.	"Hąhó,	egixjį	herekjeną,"	awigiži,
they were sunning themselves.	"Now then,	here	let us be,"	they said,

w K tt tte K.	Ai d	Ao tti de.	e Ki.	w Lo K
Wakąjajega	hižą	hojiže.	Égi	Waroga
the Thunder	one	he struck.	And	Flesh

p.239 —

Ai ni L	di Ke	Ai d	Ao tti de.	de Ko K tt.
hiníra	žigé	hižą	hojiže.	Žegųgają,
his older brother	again	one	he struck.	When thus it was,

leAe ttL	Le ri n nl.	w KL	Ao w Ao de.	Ao tti ttiAi L
pejra	resinanąp	wągra	howahuže.	Hocįcįra
the fire	[jetted]	upwards*	[it came over.]	The young men

*the translation adds, "[from below]".

o xitti Le de.	A K w d.	m e m ni K.	rA L xK Ai	no ni Ke
’ųxjįreže.	Hakawažą	Mą’emanįga	saraxgąhi†	nųnįgé
they did much.	Really*	Storms as He Walks	he thundered	but

*this word is followed by a circled question mark.
†a hapaxlegomenon, probably from sarax, "to clatter"; xgą, "action, motion; to act"; and hi, "to cause, make, do".

Ai Ke	Ai tt	w d	Lo xoAo Lo Kini de.	Ai deKe de.
hįké	hija	wažą	ruxoroginįže.	Hišgeže.
not	there	anything	he could not accomplish it.	[This was also the case.]

p.240 —

w Lo K	Ai ni L	A K L Ki do.	Ai Ko	wo tti L
Waroga	hiníra	hakarakižu	higų	wojįra
Flesh	his older brother	with him	[yet]	in their strikes

Ai Ki rK wi de.	m e m ni K.	A Kdi	Ao w K Ly L	no ni Ke
hikisgawiže.	Mą’emanįga	hąkší	howagaraira	nųnįgé,
they were equal.	Storms as He Walks	high	he had gone	although,

Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni de.	Ke tt Ke K	deKe
hįké	wažą	žesganįže.	Kecąkega	ške
not	[anything]	[he was not like.]	Turtle	also

p.241 —

Ai L rA	A ni ayi Le de.	A Ko Ley d	o n Koo.	Ke tt Ke tt.
hirasá	haniaireže.	Hagoreižą,	’ųnąk’ų,	Kecąkeja
[with them]	they took along.	Finally,	as they went along,	Turtle

w Kette xiAi	riAi tt d.	Ai Ly K LK deAe.	e tt.
Wakjexi	sįcžą	hiraikarakše.	Éja
Waterspirit	a tail	he was encircled by it.	There

n deAe L wi de.	w Kono L.	e tt	Lo diAi li Le de.	e tt
našerawiže.	Wąknura	éja	rušipireže.	Éja
he was taken away from them.	The old man	there	he was brought down.	There

p. 242 —

K tt K	Ao ttiAi ttiAi L	A ro Ai	w Ki r wi de.	o n Koo
gająga	hocįcįra	hasuhi	wakizawiže.	’Ųnąk’ų,
now	the young men	steadily	they fought them.	[As they did it,]

w Ki Kotto L	tt li de.	e tt.	w Kette xiAi	doAo ttn K.
wagigucra	japiže.	Éja	Wakjexi	šucnąka
[to their aid]	they came.	There	Waterspirits	the red ones

tay Le de.	e tt	w ni tti li Le de.	de Ko de.	ni L.
t’aíreže.	Éja	wanijipireže.	Žegų́že.	Nira
they died.	There	they grabbed a hold of them.	Thus it was.	The water

p. 243 —

leAe ttL dK[e]	A Ktt	Ke Le de.	doAo ttn K	w o n Ki
pejraške	hakjá	kereže.	Šųcnąka	wa’ųnąki
and the fire	back	it went back.	The red ones	as they were the cause of it,

tee w Ai Le Ki	de Ko de.	ni L	L xo de.	leAe ttL
t’ewahiregi,	žegų́že.	Nira	raǧuže.	Pejra
as they were killed,	thus it was.	The water	subsided.	The fire

dKe	Ki reAele deAe.	w do Ki L ttL	Ao e Le de.	Ao t
ške	gisepše.	Wažokirajra*	ho’eréže.	hotá
also	it went out.	A variety of things	they lay scattered about.	Some

*< wažą-hokiraj-ra.

p. 244 —

n ttA w L	deKe	m dtt	xeAe te	Ai Le de.
nącawara	ške	mąšją	xete	hireže.
their ears	also	very	big	[they were.]

riAi ttL	deKe.	reAe Le ttiAi	Ai Le de.	Ke ttA Ke K.
Sįcra	ške	serecį́	hireže.	Kecąkega
Their tails	also	long	they were.	Turtle

Ao K L ni	w o n Ke de.	te we L Ki	e tt	Ai e
hokarani	wa’ųnageže.	Tewéraki,	éja	hi’é
they looked for	[the one who was].	Unexpectedly,	there	to find

Ai Le de.	te we L Ki	riAitti	reAe Le ttAi d.	rAi ttL
hireže.	Tewéraki,	sįc	serecįžą,	sįcra
they did.	Unexpectedly,	tail	a long one,	[which tail]

p. 245 —

Ai Ly K L K L Kitti	e tt	nK deAe.	Ai deKe.	Ki wiri ro we
hiraikarakarakjį	éja	nąkše.	Hišgé	giwįsowe
encircled	there	he was.	Also	to be round about it

Aiy n K.	Ao L	deKe	Ai Ly K LK	w Aiy n K.
hianąga	hura	ške	hiraikarak	wahianąga
[he did and]	his legs	also	[to be fitted]	[he did it to him and]

Ai d	tee Ai de	de de rKe de.	Ao Lo xotto L.	Ko te
hižą	t’ehiže.	Žežesgeže,	Horuxujera.	"Koté,
one	he had killed.	Thus it would seem,	from the looks of him.	"Guo, [!]*

*a micron is put over the /u/. This translates one exclamation with another from the same language.

p. 246 —

di Ke	te e	e xitti Ktt n Ae K tt.	ay Le de.	e Ki.
žigé	tee	exjįkjanahegają,"	aíreže.	Égi
again	[this one]	I suppose he will say very much,"	they said.	Then

w Lo K	Ai ni L.	Ai tt	tti Le de.	Ko te
Waroga	hiníra	hija	jireže.	"Koté
Flesh	his older brother	[there]	he went.	"Say

Ke ttA Ke.	tt Ko o	L n dA nK.	Ai w Ki r	Ai tti wi n.
kecąke,	jagú’ų	ranašánąk,	hiwakiza	hijiwiną?
turtle,	why	you are asleep,	to fight	we came?

p. 247 —

A Ke	Ai n Ai tti wi ni n.	Ai K n K.	n di Ki Ki de.	yo Ao.
Hąké	hinahijiwinįną,"	higanąga	nąžįgigiže.	"Yohó,"
Not	we didn't come to sleep,"	he said to him and	he helped him to stand up.	"Yohó,"

e de.	rA L	Ai niKi	ni wi n.	e de.	Ko te
éže	"Sara	Hinįk,*	nįwiną,"	éže.	"Koté,
he said.	"The Warbundle	Son,	[I tell you,"]	he said.	"Say,

*Sara Hinįk is translated as "First War Honor".

Ke ttA Ke.	w d	we L Ki.	w di de n.	tt Ko
kecąke,	wažą	weraki	wažįšéną.	Jagú
turtle,	thing	strange	you say.	[How]

tee ni Le L.	ni al	ni Le n.	tt rK n K	rA L
t’enirera,	ni’ąp	nįreną.	Jasganąga	Sara
you were killed,	to live	[they made you.]	How	the Warbundle

p. 248 —

Ai niKi	w L de.	Ko L.	de Ko	o wi Le.
Hinįk	waraže?"	"Korá,	žegų	’ųwire.
Son	you could have?"	"Well,	then	go ahead.

tteAeKe	w tte L.	n Lo Kr	w L wi n.	te e di
Cek	wajera	nąrukaz	warawiną.	Teeži
First time	skirts	torn by sticks	[you did.]	But

ne	Ai K n	Ai L wi n.	wo n xi Le	Ao o tt ne
ne	hikąną́	hirawiną	wonąǧire	ho’ųjąne."
I	husband	your (?)	war	[going.]"

e Ki.	e tt	A K Ly Le de.	e tt.	w Lo K.
Égi	éja	hakuraireže.	Éja	Waroga
[Then]	there	they went home.	Then	Flesh's

p. 249 —

Ai ni L.	we de.	Ae doAo ttK.	w Ke de.	to ttAo wo KL.
hiníra	weže,	Hešucka	wageže,	"Tocǫwokra,
older brother	he said,	Redhorn	[he said it,]	"Warleader,

Ao tt	Ai Ki wo ni o xitti wi K tt.	Ai deKe	Ao rKe	deyi rK wi Ke
hoją́	higiwoni’ųxjįwiagją,	hišgé	hosgé	žeisgawige
already	we have much with you,	also	[just]	we are naturally thus,

de rKe	A tt wi n.	m n KeLe.	Ao L tt A tte n.	A Ao.
žesge	hają́winą.	Mąnąkre	horajahajeną."	"Hąhó,
[this way]	we are.	About the earth	we are traveling."	"Well,

p. 250 —

e liAi n.	liAi Ai L Ki Ki wi n.	A Ke	L tti wi ni Ki di.	woyi Lo liAi Ke rKe
epíną.	Pįhiragigiwiną.	Hąké	rajiwinįgiži,	woiropigesge
it is good.	You have done good to me.	Not	if you had not come,	a shameful thing

w o K tt	Ae Le n.	w Ki xA n L.	Ai d	A too te K tt
wa’ųgają	hereną.	wagixanara	hižą	hat’ųtegają,
I would have done,	it is.	Attendants	one	I would have left behind,

Ae Le K tt.	Ai Ki wi Ki di	Ay liAi n	no ni Ke.	de rKe
heregają.	Higiwigiži,	haipįną,	nųnįgé	žesge
[it would be.]	If you would come with us,	I would be pleased,	but	[this]

p. 251 —

Ai L L wi Ke	w dA wi K tt.	e tt.	A ttiy K	Ay Le Ki di.
hirarawige,	wašáwigáją."	éja	hajiąka	hairegiži,
it is your wish,	it is why you say it."	There	they came and	[when they arrived,]

Ai deKe	e tt	ni Ke	Ao w Ly Le de.
hišgé	éja	nįge	howaraíreže.
also	there	[someplace]	they went away.

Source:

Sam Blowsnake, Waretcáwera, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #11: 223-251. An English translation is found in "The Twins," in Paul Radin, The Evolution of an American Indian Prose Epic. A Study in Comparative Literature, Part I (Basil: Ethnographical Museum, Basil Switzerland, 1954) 95-97. Informant: Sam Blowsnake of the Thunderbird Clan, ca. 1912.