Hocąk Text — The Twins Visit Their Father

Hocąk Text — The Twins Visit Their Father

Sam Blowsnake

p. 200 —

e tt	di Ke	ni Ke	Ao w K Ly Le de.	e Ki.
Éja	žigé	nįgé	howakaraireže.	Égi
There	another	place	they went.	Then

p. 201 —

w wi de.	Ke te*	de tt ny xitti	Ai att Ai Ai L.	e
wawíže,	"Kete,	žejanaíxjį	hi'ąchihira	e
they said,	"[Say,]	about now	our father	[him]

*this is probably for Ko te (Koté).

Ao wyi Le Kette L.	nyi di	w K Ko no ni n Ko ni	a wi de.
howairekjera.	Naįži	wągakonuninagųnį,"	awiže.
let us go.	About now	they must be lonely for us,"	they said.

de rKe Kette n	a w Ki di.	A Ly Le de.	A Ko Ley d	Ai L Ai Le de
"Žesgekjeną,"	awagiži,	haraíreže.	Hagoreižą,	hirahireže.
Thus it will be,"	they said, so	they went.	Finally,	they reached him.

p. 202 —

te we L Ki.	wK no L.	tt ttA de	Ai Le de.	Ki liAi L
Tewéraki,	wąknura,	"Jacaže,"	hireže.	Gipįra
Unexpectedly,	the old man,	[an exclamation of surprise] "Well,"*	he thought.	He liked it

*apart from the punctuation, this is exactly what the translation says.

Lo K n de.	w Ko no ni xitti	n Koo	Ae Le de.	e Ki.
rokánaže.	Wakonunixjį	nąk'ų	hereže.	Égi
very much.	Very lonely for them	when it happened	he was.	And

e	Ai niKi w Ai L	Ai leAe Le ri Le Ki di	m dtt	wo xeAe te wi
e	hinįkwahira	hipereziregiži,	mąšją	woxetewi
they	his sons	when they knew,	very much	they loved them

p. 203 —

Ai Le de.	e Ki	di Ke.	tt Ko	w o n KL
hireže.	Égi	žigé	jagú	wa'ųnąkra
[they did.]	And	again	what	they were

w wi leAe Lere n Ke.	w Ki tt	w to Ao ttiAi n K.	tt Ko o	o
wawipereznąke.	Wąkija	watohocinąka	jagú'ų	'ų,
they knew it.	The men	those that were in-laws	what	to do,

Ai Le L.	A ntt	wo LK n Ke	e rKe	w wi leAe Le ri Le de.
hirera,	haną́c	woraknąke.	Ésge	wawiperezireže.
[they were,]	all	[because they told them.]	That is how	they knew of them.

p. 204 —

e Ki.	tt tti.	w to Ao ttAi Le K.	w do ni n K tt.	A Ke
Égi,	"Jaji,	watohocirega,	wažoninagają,	hąké
And,	"Father,	when one is a son-in-law,	they hunt, but	not

deKe	A K	w do L ni n.	Aoyi ni Ke L Le	deKe.
ške	haga	wažuranįna	hoinįgerare,	ške
even	before	[you are not hunting]	(without any reason,)*	[also]

*the parentheses are in the text.

Aoyi diAili n	L Ki K L	L tte dAo no L.	Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki.
hoišipina	ragikarą	raješųnųra,"	higaíreže.	"Égi,
all the time	[you invite]	[who usually visit,"]	they said to him.	"Well,

p. 205 —

Ai Ke	w noyi ttKe	Ai wo roAo tteLe Ki.	w d	Ao L tt ni n.
hįké	woicge	hiwusųcregi,	wažą	horajanįną.
not	animals	nearby,	[thing]	they do not roam.

A ntt	A Li xitti	w wo w Ar	Ai Le n.	Aoyi diAili
Haną́c	haríxjį	wawowahas	hireną.	hoišíp
All	far away	they are driven	[I think].	All the time

e Ki	n Ki K L n Ke.	Ay ni Ki di	tt tti	Ai ne Ktt wi n.
égi	nąkikaranąge.	hainigíži,	jaji	hinekjawiną."
here	they are hunting.	In the morning,	father	we will go."

p. 206 —

Ay ni Ki di	w K L Ki dow n K.	Ai Ky Le de.	e tt	A Ai
hainigíži,	wakarakižuanąga	higaíreže,	"Éja	hahi
In the morning,	he went with them and	they told him,	"There	at

Ai L Le xitti de.	tt tti	e Ki.	Ai leAe wi Le.	ttAe L.
hiraréxjįže,	jaji	égi	hipewire.	Cera
a short distance out,	father	here	wait for us.	Buffalo

p. 207* —

Ai rKe	A Ko te Ktt wi n.	e Ki	w ni A Ki Li wi Ki di
hisgé	hakutekjawiną.	Égi	wanihakiriwigiži,
some	we will go after.	And	when we bring them back,

*a note at the top of the page reads, "Three cornered only refers to size of four cornered " buffaloes deer etc. herd".

tee Ai w Ai Ktt wi n.	Ai Ky Le de.	e rKe	e tt	w lAe de.
t'ehiwahikjawiną,"	higaíreže.	Ésge	éja	wapeže.
we will kill them,"	they said to him.	So	there	he waited for them.

Ke ni wi rii n.	lA reAe	ttolo li d.	ttAe L.
Kénį wis’įna,	pasé	jobižą	cera
Before long,	corner	a four	buffalo

p. 208 —

Ai L w Ar	A Ki Li Le de.	e tt	A Ki Li	A ntt
hirawáhas	hakiríreže.	Éja	hakiri	haną́c
to drive	he came back.	There	they came	all of them

tee w Ai Le de.	e Ki.	ttAe n K.	Le ri L.	A ntt
t'ewahireže.	Égi	cenąka	resira	haną́c
they killed.	And	the buffalo	their tongues	all of them

w Lo ri L n K.	e dA n	w Kii	A Ko	Ai Le de.
warosiranąga	ešana	wak’į́	haku	hireže.
they took out and	only them	to pack	to come away	they did.

Ai t ni Ke	w Kii xitti	Ai Le de	A Ki Le de.	Ao Ki wi L.
Hitánike	wak’į́xjį	hireže.	Hakireže.	"Hųgiwįra
Three of them	large pack	they had.	They arrived home.	"The princess

p. 209 —

Ai K n L.	Ai niKi w Ai L.	w K L Ki do	w do ni L.	w Kii xitti
hikánara	hinįkwahira	wakarakížu	wažónira,	wak’į́xjį
the husband	his sons	he with them	their hunting,	large pack

A Ki Li Le n.	a nK deAe.	A Ki Le Ki di.	ttA Ke tt	w w xiAi Ly Le de.
hakirireną,"	ánąkše.	Hagiregiži,	cągéja	wawaxiraireže.
they brought,"	they were saying.	When they got back,	outside	they set them down.

p. 210 —

ttiAi	wo Ke Le	n i ne K tt.	riKi KeLe xitti Le de.*	Ai Kd
Ci	wokere	ną'įnegają,	sikerexjįreže.	Hikšá
[Lodge]	to put them	they tried, but	they were too heavy.	To laugh

*the syllable sese has been erased and KeLe written in its place.

Ai Le de.	xoAo no niKi wi L	n i n KL.	w Kii	Ai Le Ki di.
hireže.	Xununįkwira	na'įnąkra,	wak’į́	hiregiži,
they did.	The small ones	they had thought them,	to pack	when they did,

A Ke	w Ki Lo a	Lo xoAo Lo Ki L ni de.	w Lo e
hąké	wakiru'ą	ruxurugiranįže.	Waru'e
not	to pack them	they could not do it.	To open them up

p. 211 —

Ai Le K tt	te we L Ki.	ttAe	Le ri L Le Ki xitti	w o n Kde.
hiregają,	tewéraki	ce	resiraregixjį	wa'ųnąkše.
[when they did,]	unexpectedly,	buffalo	tongues only	they were.

wo Ki d w L	Lo K n	Ai Le de.	e Ki	w wo Ki L Ki Le de.
Wogišawara	rokana	hireže.	Égi	wawokirakireže,
Delighted	very	they were.	Then	they reported to them,

e tt	tteAe	tee Ai Le L	wi tt tt L.	Ao Ki L Ki Le Ki di.
éja	ce	t'ehirera,	wijájara	hogirakiregiži.
there	buffalo	that they had killed,	the crier	he was told.

p. 212 —

ttAi n KL.	Ai Lo A.	to we	w tt tt L.	w L Ki ni de.
Cinąkra	hiroha	towe	wajajara	waraginiže.
The village	along	he went	crying it	he went.

A Ao.	tt n K.	w Kii	Ki liAi L.	di Ke
"Hąhó,	janąga	wak’į́	gipįra	žigé
"Now then,	all	to pack	that are able,	and

tt n K.	w niyo ttKe	Ai Ki deAe Le	Ki liAi L.	Ai Ko Lo Ao wi Le.
janąga	waniócge	hikišére	gipįra,	hikorohowire.
all	animals	to dress	that are able,	get ready.

p. 213 —

no Kii	Ai lA Le Ki.	Aiyo Ki wi L.	Ai K n L.	Ai niKi w Ai L.
Nok'i	hiparegi,	hiųgiwira	hikánara	hinįkwahira
To pack wood	at the outer edge,	the princess	the husband	[his sons]

w K L Ki do.	tteAe L.	lA reAe	tto li d.	tee Ai Le Ki.
wakarakížu	cera	pasé	jobižą	t'ehiregi.
with them	buffalo	cornered	a four	they killed.

p. 214 —

tt n K	Ai Ki deAe Le	Ai Lo xoAo LoKo wi Ki	A Ki Koo Ktt ni A wi de
Janąga	hikišére	hiruxurukwigi,	hakik'ųkjanihawiže,
All	to attend	[if we can take it on,]	we can do it for ourselves,

a nK dA n.	e de.	te e dKe.	Ai to Ke ni KL	A K L Ki do
ánąkšaną,"	éže.	Teeške	hitokenįkra	hakarkižu
they are saying,"	he said.	Even I	my old woman	with me

t Ki ni	w A mK dA n.	e de.	A Ao.	e L xe de.
taginį	wahamąkšaną,"	éže.	"Hąhó,"	eraxeže.
already on the way	as I speak,"	he said.	"All right,"	much was said.

p. 215 —

e Ki.	ttAe	Ai Ki deAe Le L	o xitti	Ai Le de.
Égi	ce	hikišérera	'ųxjį	hireže.
And	buffalo	that to attend	doing very much	they did.

Ai Ko	Ao t.	ttAe	t diAi Li o L	deKe.	Ae Ley n K.
Higų	hotá	ce	taširi'ųra	ške	hereanąga
[Then]	some	buffalo	to boil	[also]	they did and

di Ke	Ao t.	tteAe	w roAo no L	deKe.
žigé	hotá	ce	wasųnųra	ške
again	some	[buffalo]	to broil	[also]

Ae Ley n K.	di Ke	Ao t	deKe.	tteAe
hereanąga	žigé	hotá	ške	ce
they did and	again	some	[also]	buffalo

p. 216 —

w Ki Ay L n K	deKe.	t woro	w Ai Le de.	di Ke
wagihairanąga	ške	tawús	wahíreže.	Žigé
they jerked and	[also]	to dry	they did it.	Again

Ao t.	deKe.	woyi L do.	Ki Koo	Ai L n K.
hotá	ške	woiražu	kik'ų	hiránąga
some	[also]	racks	to make themselves	they did and

ttAey do L	o xitti	Ai Le de.	di Ke.	tteAe
ceažura	'ųxjį	hireže.	Žigé	ce
[placing buffalo on top]	[to do very much]	they did.	Again	buffalo

Ki ttoxo	o L	deKe	Ae Le de.	Ai deKe
gijóx	'ųra	ške	hereže.	Hišgé
to cut in strips	[doing]	also	they did.	Also

p. 217 —

Ai to Ke ni KL.	tteAe	otto wo do L.	e	w Ki ni oyi Le de.
hitokenįkra	ce	ųjwožura	e	wakinioireže.
the old women	buffalo	the entrails	they	they attended to.

ttAe	ni xA L	deKe	w Lo xA L	Ai L n K.
Ce	nįxara	ške	waruxara	hiránąga
Buffalo	paunch	also	to empty	they did and

e Ki.	wi roAo roAo	Ai Le de.	e Ki	di Ke.
égi	wisóso	hireže.	Égi	žigé
and	[to skin ?]	they did.	And	again

ttAe.	Loyi ttL	deKe	w w oyi Le de.	e Ki
ce	róicra	ške	wawa'ųireže.	Égi
buffalo	intestines	also	they filled.	And

p. 218 —

di Ke.	ttAe	diAi lL	deKe.	w Lo lAe Le.
žigé	ce	šipra	ške	warupere
again	buffalo	the intestines	also	to unravel

Ai L n K.	w wi oyi Le de.	e Ki.	ttAe	A L
hiránąga	wawi'ųireže.	Égi	ce	hara
they did and	they made them.	And	buffalo	the hide

deKe.	Ao t	w i	w w oyi L n K.	di Ke
ške	hotá	wa'į́	wawa'ųiranąga	žigé
also	some	robe	they made them, and	again

Ao t*	deKe.	tteAe	A dA L	w wi oyi Le de.
hotá	ške	ce	hašara	wawa'ųireže.
some of them	also	buffalo	furless	they made them.

*an original concluding /e/ has been erased.

p. 219 —

e Ki.	de Ko	Ai Le Ki di.	tteAe L.	t ni
Égi	žegų	hiregiži,	céra	tani
And	[then]	when they had done this,	the buffalo	tobacco

w wo Ki do	Ai Le de.	nl w Ki Lo xtt	Ai Le de.	m doAo
wawogižu	hireže.	Nąp wakiruǧac	hireže.	mąšu
to offer	they did.	Ceremony	they made.	Feathers

doAo ttL.	e Ki.	tteAe Ai doAo ttL.	e Ki.	t ni L.
šujra	égi	cehišujra	égi	tanira
the red ones	and	red buffalo-hide fur robes	and	tobacco

p. 220 —

e Ki	ttA riAitti	w Ke Le L	dKe	Ae Ley n K.
égi	casįc	wakerera	ške	hereanąga
and	deer tail	headdress	also	they made and

ttA xeAele	m doAo L	deKe.	woyi Ki K xL	A ntt
caxep	mąšura	ške	woigigaraxra	haną́c
eagle	feathers	also	dressing materials	all

Ae Le de.	e Ki.	de Ko de.	ttAi n KL	A n ttAi
hereže.	Égi	žegų́že.	Cinąkra	hanacį
[they made.]	And	thus it was.	The village	all

p. 221 —

m w deAe	tti nK deAe.	di Ke	K Ki L de.	w Le ttA w L.
mąwáše	jinąkše.	Žigé	gakiraže,	Warecawara.
plenty	it had come in possession of.	Again	they were even more	the Twins.

e	AoKo KL	Ae Le	w Ai	n i
E	hųkra	here	wahi	ną'į́
[So]	chiefs	to be	to make them	to wish

Ai Le de.	no ni Ke	A Ke	o Ai L ni de.	A Ko ttAK
hireže,	nųnįgé	hąké	'ųhiranįže.	"Hakocąk´
they did,	but	not	they would not do it.	"For a short time

w o A tt wi n.	m n KeLe	Ao L tte A tt wi n.	Ao rKe	Ai deKe
wa'ųhajawiną.	Mąnąkere	horajehajawiną,	hosgé	hišgé
we came here.	Over the earth	we are visiting,	[indeed]	as

p. 222 —

de rKe	w wi Ky Le de.	Ai Kow n	A tti Ke Le Ktt ni A wi Ki ni n.
žesge,"	wawigaireže.	"Higuą́ną	hajikerekjanihawiginįną.
thus,"	they said to them.	"Now	we're going away.

Ao tt	rii	Ai Ki	Ai loAo dA wi n.	ay Le de.
Hojá	s'i	higi	hipošawiną,"	aíreže.
Even now	long	[here]	we have stayed,"	they said.

p. 223 —

wK no L.	w Ai Le	no ni Ke.	tt Ko	Ki dK Kette de.
Wąknura	wahire,	nųnįgé	jagú	gįšgąkježe?
The old man	he dreaded it,	but	what	he could do?

de Ko	A Koyi Le de.
Žegų,	haguireže.
Anyway,	they came away.

Source:

Sam Blowsnake, "Waretcáwera", in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #11: 200-223. The published English translation is found in Paul Radin, The Evolution of an American Indian Prose Epic. A Study in Comparative Literature, Part I (Basil: Ethnographical Museum, Basil Switzerland, 1954) 94-95. Informant: Sam Blowsnake of the Thunderbird Clan, ca. 1912.