Hocąk Syllabic Text — Trickster's Penis

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Trickster’s Penis

Told by an elder of the tribe in 1912

Transcribed by Sam Blowsnake

Translation based on the interlinear of John Baptiste


John Baptiste, Translator		Winnebago V, #7: 151

For a description of this manuscript, its source, style, transcription, and interlinear translation, see the syllabic text to Trickster's Warpath.

English Translation

p. 151 —

e Ki.	di Ke	to w Le de.	e tt	ow Ai K tt.
Égi	žigé	towareže.	Éja	’úwahigają.
And	again	he went on.	There	as he was going along,

p. 152 —

e tt	mo	liAi xitti	ni Ke	Ai L Ai de.
Éja	mo	pįxjį	nįgé	hirahiže.
There	land	fine	piece	he came to.

e tt	mi nK deAe.	dotto w Ki di.	di Ke	di Ko
Éja	mįnąkše.	Šjųwągíži,	žigé	žigų
There	he sat down.	When he felt sleepy,	[again ]	[then]

miki deAe.	e tt	n de.	A Ko Ley d	Ai Ki K tt.
mįkše.	Éja	nąžé.	Hagoreižą,	higigają,
he laid down.	There	he slept.	In the course of time,	when he woke up,

p. 153 —

A xA L xitti	miKi K Koo	Ai Ki de.	w Ke tt	Ao Lo xotto K tt.
haxáraxjį	mįgą́k’ų	hikįže.	Wągéja	horuǧucgają,
flat on his back	he was lying when	he awoke.	Up above	when he had looked,

te we L Ki.	w di d	e tt	Aoy xo xolo tte de.	we de.
tewéraki,	wažį́žą	éja	hoixoxopježe.	Wéže,
to his surprise,	something	there	it was floating about.	He said,

Ao Ao.	AoKo KL.	wi w diAi KL.	K w a Ai Le de	tte L.
"Hohó,	hųgera	wiwašigera	kawą’ąhireže,	jera.
"Oh, oh,	the chief	the banner	they have hoisted	[the one who is this.]

p. 154 —

w Kidi KL.	w Lotto	xeAe te	o n Ko ni.	Ao KL.
Wąkšígera	warúc	xete	’ųnakųnį,	hųgera
The people	feast	big	they must be having,	the chief

wi w diAi KL	K w a Ai Le Ki.	e de.	a n K	mi n Ki Kette Ke
wiwašigera	kawą’ąhiregi,"	éže.	Ánąga,	minąkikjege,
the banner	when they have hoisted,"	he said.	Thus saying,	as he was about to sit up,

w o K tt.	te we L Ki.	w i L	A Ki K w dini de.	te we L Ki.
wa’ųgają,	tewéraki,	wa’įra	hagikawąžiniže.	Tewéraki,
[it was,]	to his surprise,	the blanket	it was missing.	To his surprise,

p. 155 —

w i	e	A ni L.	A Ai	w o tte de.
wa’į	e	hanira.	Hahi	wa’ųježe.
blanket	his own	it was.	[There]	[it was.]

Le L.	tti tti Ki di.	w i n	K e	A ni
Rera	jįjįgiži,	wa’įna	ka’e	hani
His penis	when it got hard,	the blanket	that	[he had]

n tal liKi	A Ai	w o tte de.	we de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.*
nąt’apgi,	hahi	wa’ųježe.	Weže,	"Hisųkiji,
as it had sprung up,	so	it was doing.	He said,	"My younger brother,

* the text repeats Ki as it turns the page, so that it reads, Ai roAo Ki Ki tti.

p. 156 —

w i ni KL	xA w ni L Ktt n Ae n.	A ni Ko Le.	a n K.	Le L.
wa’įnįgera	xawanirakjanaheną.	Hanįgure,"	ánąga	rera
the [little] blanket	you will lose.	Fetch it back,"	[he said, and]	his penis

A Ko Lo Koro dAe.	o nK Koo.	tee KeLe Ki di.	K ne de.	e tt.
hakurukosše.	’Ųnąk’ų,	t’egeregiži,	kąneže.	Éja
he took hold.	[While doing it,]	when it was not so hard,	it fell.	There

Ko Ki d.*	Le L.	Ao do de.	to we	Ki Lixi Le de.
kokižą	rera	hožuže.	Towe	giriǧireže.
a box	his penis	he put in.	[He kept on]	he coiled it up.

* the text has Ko Ki di.

p. 157 —

Ko Ke tt	Ao do	w owK deAe.	owK Koo.	Ao de tt L.
Kokeja	hožú	wa’ųwąkše.	’Ųwąk’ų,	hožéjąra
Into the box	to put in	[he did this.]	Finally,	the end

Ai L Ai de.	e tt	w i L	Ai Kee de.	e Ki
hirahiže.	Éja	wa’įra	hik’eže.	Égi
he had reached.	There	his blanket	he found.	And

Ko KL	K L Kiiy n K.	to w Le de.	e tt	A Ko Leyi d.
kogera	karak’įanąga	towareže.	Éja	hagoreižą,
the box	he carried on his back, [and]	on he went.	There	in the course of time,

p. 158 —

teyi d	Ao tal lK tt.	te we L Ki.	a Ke tt.	Ai noKo
teižą	hot’ąpgają.	Tewéraki,	ageja	hinųk
a lake	he came to.	To his surprise,	on the opposite side	women

Ai L nK deAe.	Ao Ki wi L.	Ai ttAKo Lo w Ai Ki di.	w K L Ki do
hiranąkše.	Hųgiwįra	hicakorowahigiži	wakarakížu
they were swimming.	The queen	her friends	with them

w o tte de.	e Ki.	we de.	A A.	de tt ny xitti
wa’ųježe.	Égi	weže,	"Hąhą́,	žejanaíxjį
she was.	And	he said,	"Now,	the very time

p. 159 —

e Ki.	w tto Le A Kette n	e de.	e Ki.	w o de.
égi	wajurehakjeną,"	éže.	Égi	wa’ųže.
here	I will have intercourse,"	he said.	And	thus he did.

Le L.	Ko Ke tt.	a K L ttAo de.	e Ki.	w K L Ke de.
Rera	kokeja	akaracúže.	Égi	wagarageže,
His penis	out of the box	he took it out.	And	he said to it,

Ai roAo Ki tti.	Ao Ki wi L	w L K	doo deAe Le Ktt n Ae n.
"Hisųkiji,	hųgiwįra	wáraga	š’ušerekjanaheną.
"My younger brother,	the queen	your	you are going for.

p. 160 —

Ao Ki wi L.	Ai ttA Ko Lo w Ai L.	wy xiKi	Ai L n K.	e Ki.
Hųgiwįra	hicakorowahira	waixgi	hiranąga	égi
The queen	her friends	[look outs]	[they are, and]*	and

* for waixgi hiranąga, the translation has, "it had gone on by them."

Ao Ki wi L.	liAi xitti	e tt	Ai ttey tte.	a n K.
hųgiwįra	pįxjį	éja	hijeyąje,"	ánąga,
the queen	squarely	there	you lodge,"	[he said, and]

p. 161 —

Le Ki Ki de.	K tt.	to we	ni	Ai A Ke tt
regigiže.	Gają	towe	ni	hihagéja
he let it go.	When	it went	water	on the surface

A dA tt tt Le de.	diAi diAi diAi.	Ai rAo Ki tti	Ki Li Ko Le.
hašająjąreže.	"Šišiši	hisųkiji,	kirigúre,
it slid along.	"[Exclamation]	my younger brother,	come back,

w Ke Le L Ktt n Ae n.	e de.	e Ki.	w o de.
wakererakjanaheną,"	éže.	Égi	wa’ųže.
you will scare them away,"	he said.	And	thus he did.

i ni d.	n lii Ki Ki de.	e Ki.	di Ke
Inį́žą	nąp’įgigiže.	Égi	žigé
A stone	he put around the neck.	And	again

p. 162 —

Le Ki Ki de.	e K tt.	rA w Le xittiy n K.	m Lo Kowe tt
regigiže.	Egają,	sawarexjįanąga	mąrukoeja
he sent it.	So	it sunk, and	to the bottom

Ai tte de.	di Ke.	i ni L.	Lo r n K.	Ao Ko K Ki d.
hiježe.	Žigé	inira	rusanąga	hokugágižą
it got to.	Again	the stone	he took, and	a smaller one

n lii Ki K[i] de.	di Ke	Le Ki Ki K tt.	Ai w ttA w Le de.	di Ke.
nąp’įgig[i]že.	Žigé	regigigają	hiwacąwąreže.	"Žigé
he put around the neck.	Again	he sent it, and	it went making waves.	"Again

p. 163 —

Ai roAo Ki tti.	w Kd Le.	w Ke Le L Ktt n Ae n	Ai Ke de.	e Ki
hisųkiji,	wakšąre,	wakererakjanaheną,"	higeže.	Égi
brother,	come back,	you will drive them away,"	[he said.]	And

di Ke	Ai tto l A L.	e tt xitti	Ae Le ni Ki d.	n lii Ki Ki de.
žigé	hijobą́hąrá	ejaxjį	herenįgižą	nąp’įgigiže.
again	the fourth time	just about	the right size and weight	he put around the neck.

p. 164 —

e Ki	Le Ki Ki de.	e Ki	K tt K.	e tt xitti
Égi	regigiže.	Égi	gająga	ejaxjį
Then	he sent it.	And	then	directly

Ae Le	Ao w Le de.	K tt K.	Le de.	Ao Ki wi L.
heré	howareže.	Gająga	reže.	Hųgiwįra
[to be in time]	it went for it.	This time	it went.	The queen

Ai ttA Ko Lo w Ai L.	A ntt	wi Ki o	Ai L n K	e Ki.
hicakorowahira	haną́c	wiki’o	hiranąga	égi
her friends	all of them	to touch	[it did, and]*	and

* the translation has, "& passed by and".

p. 165 —

i tt niKi	Ai L n K.	a tti nK n Ki Le K tt.	Ao Ki wi L.	Ai Low Kini.
ijanįk	hiranąga	ajinąknąkiregają,	hųgiwįra	hiroágnį.
to cry out	[they did, and]	they came out, but*	the queen	the last one.

* the translation has, "they came out of the water, but".

mo Ky tt.	A Lo t Ki lK tt.	e tt.	liAi xitti	Ao Ki Ke Le de.
Mogaija	harotagįpgają,	éja	pįxjį	hokikereže.
On the bank	[she lodged herself, but]	there	squarely	it lodged into her.

p. 166 —

Ai tt	Ai ttA Ko Lo w Ai L.	tti n Ki L n K.	Lo doAo Lotto	n i Ai L
Hija	hicakorowahira	jinąkiranąga	rušoróc	ną’įhira,
[There]	her friends	they came to her, and	to pull it out	they tried,

no ni Ke.	A Ke Le deKe	Ai tt	w d	wi tteAe tti L ni de.
nųnįgé	hąkerešge.	Hija	wažą	wicejiraniže.
but	they failed.	[There]	thing	[they could not budge it.]

w KL.	tt n K	m dtt Ki di	Ai o tty L	no ni Ke.
Wągera	janąga	mąšjągiži,	hi’ųjaira,	nųnįgé
The men	[all of them]	who were powerful,	they tried,	but

p. 167 —

Ai Ke	w d	wi ttAe tti L ni de.	K tt K	Ai Kii Ki Le de.
hįké	wažą	wicejiraniže.	Gająga,	hik’įgireže.
not	thing	they could not even move it.	Finally,	they gave up.

e Ki	wy Le de.	Ai to Ke ni K.	w di lAe Le leAe Lere doAo no n
Égi	waíreže,	"Hitókenįka	wąjipereperezšųnųną.
[Then]	they said,	"The old woman	she knows many things.

p. 168 —

A Ko L wi Le	ay Le de.	A Kow Ai Le de.	A ni A Ki Li Le Ki di.
Hagorawire,"	aíreže.	Haguwahireže.	Hanihakiregiži,
Go after her,"	they said.	They went and got her.	They brought her there, then

Ai tt	tti tte de.	w n.	Ko no K	w o n.
hija	jiježe.	"Waną́,	Kunuga	wa’ųną,"
there	she stood by.	"Ah!	the First Born	it is,"

e de.	Ao Ki wi L.	Ki tto Ki di.	Ai tti A dA.
éže.	"Hųgiwįra	gijogiži,	hijihaša†
she said.	"The queen	when she is having sexual intercourse,*	all of you

* gijo actually means, "to knock out the ashes from a pipe" (Marino).
† a hapaxlegomenon. The /ša/ might be thought to be the initial syllable of the next word, except that it is followed by a period.

w xa A L tt wi n	e de.	e Ki	w o de.	Ai to Ke ni K.
wax’aharajawiną,"*	éže.	Égi	wa’ųže.	Hitókenįka
you are bothering her,"	she said.	And	thus she did.	The old woman

* another hapaxlegomenon.

p. 169 —

woKo Ki d	A ni Ki di.	Ko Loro deAe.	e Ki.	w Ktt K K.
wokižą	hanįgiži,	kurusše.	Égi	Wakjąkaga
an awl	she owned, and	she took it out.	And	Trickster

Le L.	Ayi ad	A mi nK deAe.	e Ki.	wo KL.
rera	hai’áš haminąkše.		Égi	wogera
his penis	she straddled.		And	the awl

Ai ow n K.	Le tt.	w loAo loAoxo	mi n K n K.	n w w de.
hi’ųanąga	reja	wapopóx	mįnąganąga	nąwąwaže,
she used	on the penis	she repeatedly struck	sitting, [and]	she sung,

p. 170 —

we de.	Ko no	ne	ni ne Ki.	doAo Lo tteLe.
weže,	"Kunu	ne	ninegi,	šorojere,
she said,	"Kunu	you	if you are,	pull it out,

doAo Lo tteLe.	a nK deAe.	o n Koo.	n tl	tti Ke Le de.
šorojere,"	anąkše.	ųnąk’ų	nąt’ap	jikereže.
pull it out,"	she was saying.	While thus acting,	to spring up	it did suddenly.

Ai to Ke ni K.*	Ai Lo A Li	Ki ni Ai de.	te we L Ki.	w Ktt K K.
Hitókenįka	hirohári	kinįhiže.	Tewéraki,	Wakjąkaga
The old woman	a great distance	she was thrown.	To her surprise,	Trickster

* the text has Ai Ai to Ke ni K.

p. 171 —

te	a KeLe Ki.	Ai Kdyi te de.	Ai Loyi Le
te	agerégi	hikšaiteže.*	"Hiroire
lake	across	he laughed out loud.	["Homely]

* the form hikšait’eže is more common.

Ai to Ke diAi diAi KiniKi	w o n K.	w tto	n i L
hitokešišígenįk	wa’ųnąk,	waju	ną’įra
naughty old woman	that she is,	to have sexual intercourse	I tried

Ai Ke	liAi ni	Ai Ki Ki	a nK deAe.
hįké	pįnį	higigi,"	anąkše.
not	[not good]	[you have made,"]	he was saying.

Source:

Paul Radin, The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology (New York: Schocken Books, 1956) 18-20. Original text is found in John Baptiste (trs.), "Wakdjukaga," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #7: 151-171.