Hotcâk 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:

alpha	beta	gamma	epsilon	lambda	tau	upsilon
égi	édja	-gíji ?	-gádjâ ?	jesge	gû ?	-regi

psi	K	nun-dot	C	X	2	6
hâké	djanâ´hi	nunige	c'ageniwína	uañk	-je, -ce	-xdjî

9	-	/	dot-/	dot-/, dot-/	bar-over-dot
-ijâ	-ra	-nâ	-kdjénâ	-kdjanènâ	-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

Neghodjî	Ruwína
Neghodjî	Ruwína
Drumming	[the Acquisition of]

p. XX --

'Uañge[upsilon´]	[K]	widjádja	éwa'ú[/]	widjádja
'Uañgerégi	djanâ´hi	Widjádja	éwa'únâ.	Widjádja
From above	[as many as]	[the Messengers]	he made it.	The Messenger

nañjíñkdje[-]	'uañge[upsilon´]	nâboréhi	gûsá[/]	[alpha]
nâjíñkdjera*	'uañgerégi	nâboréhi	gûsánâ.	Égi
that might stand	up above	[with his own hands]**	he made it.	[Then]

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

mânégi	howáhugigi[dot-/]	wogû´zotcí[-]	tcât'iáñgere	[alpha]
mânégi	howáhugigikdjénâ.	Wogû´zotcíra	tcât'iáñgere	égi
[to earth]	[he would make it come.]	The Creation Lodge	as it appears	[here]

howáhugigi[dot-/]	'uañge[upsilon´]	hura	hâb[-´]	tciwî´hu[/]
howáhugigikdjénâ.	'Uañgerégi	hura.	Hâberá	tciwî´hunâ.
[he would make it come.]	From above	it came.	[The light]	roaring it came.

XXI* --

hâb[-´]	djobóhi	hokikó[bar-over-dot]**	konañk[gamma´]	hi[9´]
Hâberá	djobóhi	hokikónañka	konañkíji,	hijâ´
[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, rawánâ, wánâ". At the left top of the page, he has written, "mâráni also permitted but (?) ...".
**the symbol [bar-over-dot] has an /a/ above over it.

hiradjíga	hâbe[-]	tciwî´djikére	maní[2]	hikarókihíwi[-]
hiradjíga	hâbera	tciwî´djikére	maníje.	Hikarókihíwira
it came to	[the light]	[arriving with a roar]	it walked.	Our Grandmother

[X´]a'iâdjâ´ne	[psi]	[alpha]	hiwucáni[2]	hiradjígi
uáñga'iâdjâ´ne	hâké	égi	hiwucánije.	Hiradjígi,
that we live on	[not]	[here]	did it stop.	When it came to,

hâb[-´]	ksûtc	djikere[2´]	tciwî´djikere[2´]	gisgâ´djire[2´]
hâberá	ksûtc	djikerejé.	Tciwî´djikereje.	Gisgâ´djirejé.
[the day]	shaking	it became.	[It arrived with a roar.]	It pierced through and went on.

hikarokihíwi[-]	mokiságe[upsilon]	huñgé	hi[9´]	xgicgúni
Hikarokihíwira	mokiságeregi	huñgé	hijâ´	xgicgúni
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'âp[2´]	[gamma´]	jeé	[psi]	wogû´zotci[-]
t'âpcé	gíji.	Jeé	hâké	Wogû´zotcira
he placed it	[.]	[That one]	[not]	the Creation Lodge

wowéwina	hókarakéreniñge	[epsilon]	wowéwina	jé[tau´]gi
wowéwina	hókarakéreniñge	gadjâ (?).	Wowéwina	jegû´gi (?)
his thoughts	he did not add	[.]	[His thoughts]	if it was thus

hidjókewehí[dot-/]ge	[epsilon]	wagi'û´[2]	widjádja[-]
hidjókewehíkdjege	gadjâ (?).	Wagi'û´je.	Widjádjara
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[beta]	kiridjégigi[2´]*	[alpha]	wakdjexiáka	hanî´dji[bar-over-dot]**
tciókiságedja	kiridjégigijé.	Égi	Wakdjexiáka	hanî´djinañka.
[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 [bar-over-dot] symbol.

hodjâ´	p'î'úinege	p'î´dja[nun-dot´]	hidjaíra[6]	p'î'û´[2]
Hodjâ´	p'î'úinege	p'î´djanunige	hidjaíraxdjî	p'î'û´je.
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[-]	hâberégi'û´[2]	[alpha]	wogû´zotcí[-]	tcáwa
Hicdjára	hâberégi'û´je.	Égi	Wogû´zotcíra	tcáwa
The face	he used the daylight on.	[Then]	[the Creation Lodge]	[towards]

hugigí[2]	djobohâ	wanâhé[2]	[alpha]	tciókiság[beta]
hugigíje.	Djobohâ	wanâhéje.	Égi	tciókiságedja
[he was sent.]	[Four times]	he shouted.	[And]	in the center of the lodge

hâbemaxárok	haghépdjîp[2]	[beta]	horá	tcât'îdjikere[2´]
hâbemaxárok	haghépdjîpce.	Édja	horá	tcât'îdjikerejé.
light piercing	it burnt forth.	[There]	[the voice]	it was audible.

[alpha]	mañxiócecínina	djásgakirécge	hanâ´tciñ[6]	sániñk
Égi	mañxiócecínina	djásgakirécge	hanâ´tciñxdjî	sániñk
[And]	bad clouds	[even as they were]	[everyone of them]	[direction]

howucgúninegi*	hoisintc	rehí	[alpha]	wogû´z[-]
howucgúninegi	hoisintc	rehí	égi	wogû´zera
[to the bad place]	[to sweep]	[he sent off]	[and]	[the creation]

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

p. XXII --

djasgé[6][bar-over-dot]i*	hanâ´tcî[6]	nañxgû´	djinógire[2]	uañge[upsilon´]
djasgéxdjînoki*	hanâ´tcîxdjî	nañxgû´	djinógireje.	Uañgerégi
[howsoever big it is]	[absolutely all of it]	to hear it	[they suddenly did.]	[From above]

*above the symbol [bar-over-dot] is written an /o/.

[K]	récge	nañxgû´	dji[bar-over-dot][2´]	'uañgi[9]
djanâ´hi	récge	nañxgû´	djinañkcé.	'Uañgijâ
[as many as]	[started to go out also]	he heard it	[he did suddenly.]	A man

widjádjadje	nañxgúine[2]	wogû´zotciáka	djagú	rogû´
widjádjadje	nañxgúineje.	Wogû´zotciáka	djagú	rogû´
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[bar-over-dot]k[gamma]	[lambda]	hidjadjádje[2]	hanâ´tcî[6]
wa'únañkiji.	Jesge	hidjadjádjeje.	Hanâ´tcîxdjî
they did it.	[In this way]	[he made announcements.]	[Everyone of them]

hiperésdji[bar-over-dot´]re[2]	[alpha]	karókehíwi[-]	djasgéga[bar-over-dot]re
hiperésdjinóñkreje.	Égi	Karókehíwire	djasgéganoñkre
they came to know it.	[And]	[Our Grandmother]	[every time when it happened]

hanâ´tcî[6]*	tco[-´]	dji[bar-over-dot][2´]	[alpha]
hanâ´tcîxdjî	tcorá	djinoñkcé.	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 Hotcâk line where the word "repeat" is written.

tciókiságonâjî´ne	hodazób[-]	rotcáñ[6]	djidjejí[2]
Tciókiságonâjî´ne	hodazóbera	rotcáñxdjî	djidjejíje.
[He who Stands in the Middle of the Lodge]*	the blaze	[very straight]	[it became there]

*the translation has simply, "fire".

[psi]	habozógenâdjení	[alpha]	[C]	tcitcábire[-]
Hâké	habozógenâdjení.	Égi	c'ageniwína	tcitcábirera
Not	it was unbendable.	[And]	[the ancestors]	[their lodge]

hâbe[-]	rukírikíri	kinibí[2]*	[alpha]	'uañge[upsilon´]
hâbera	rukírikíri	kinibíje.	Égi	'uañgerégi
[the light]	[resplendent]	it became.	[And]	[from above]

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

[K]	wogû´z[-]	hokúruxutc	huhi	wogû´z[-]
djanâ´hi	wogû´zera	hokúruxutc,	huhi	Wogû´zera.
[as much as]	[the creation]	he looked upon,	his own	[the Creator.]

hicdjarókitcórak[2]	wogû´z[-]	karaípî[2]
Hicdjarókitcórakce.	Wogû´zera	karaípîje.
Their faces were lit up by the reflection from one another.	[The creation]	[it was nice.]

widjádja[-]	tcât'î´dji[upsilon]	hiwacísgedjá[-]	here[dot-/´]gi	[beta´]
Widjádjara	tcât'î´djiregi.	Hiwacísgedjára	herekdjégi,	édja
The Announcer	[he began to be audible.]	The main dance songs	when it is time,	[there]

hikaraítcga	hagigí[dot-/, dot-/]	néghodjî	hiñgirúwîdjé[-]
hikaraítcga	hagigíkdjanenâ,	néghodjî	hiñgirúwîdjéra.
to try himself	I will let him,	the drumming	he buys from me that did.

Source:

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