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Sailed into the purple vapors;
Sailed into the dusk of evening:
And the people from the margin
Watched him floating; rising; sinking;
Till the birch canoe seemed lifted
High into that sea of splendor;
Till it sank into the vapors
Like the new moon slowly; slowly
Sinking in the purple distance。
And they said; 〃Farewell forever!〃
Said; 〃Farewell; O Hiawatha!〃
And the forests; dark and lonely;
Moved through all their depths of darkness;
Sighed; 〃Farewell; O Hiawatha!〃
And the waves upon the margin
Rising; rippling on the pebbles;
Sobbed; 〃Farewell; O Hiawatha!〃
And the heron; the Shuh…shuh…gah;
From her haunts among the fen…lands;
Screamed; 〃Farewell; O Hiawatha!〃
Thus departed Hiawatha;
Hiawatha the Beloved;
In the glory of the sunset;。
In the purple mists of evening;
To the regions of the home…wind;
Of the Northwest…Wind; Keewaydin;
To the Islands of the Blessed;
To the Kingdom of Ponemah;
To the Land of the Hereafter!
NOTES
THE SONG OF HIAWATHA。
This Indian Eddaif I may so call itis founded on a tradition
prevalent among the North American Indians; of a personage of
miraculous birth; who was sent among them to clear their rivers;
forests; and fishing…grounds; and to teach them the arts of
peace。
He was known among different tribes by the several names of
Michabou; Chiabo; Manabozo; Tarenyawagon; and Hiawatha。 Mr。
Schoolcraft gives an account of him in his Algic Researches; Vol。
I。
p。 134; and in his History; Condition; and Prospects of the
Indian
Tribes of the United States; Part III。 p。 314; may be found the
Iroquois form of the tradition; derived from the verbal
narrations
of an Onondaga chief。
Into this old tradition I have woven other curious Indian
legends;
drawn chiefly from the various and valuable writings of Mr。
Schoolcraft; to whom the literary world is greatly indebted for
his
indefatigable zeal in rescuing from oblivion so much of the
legendary lore of the Indians。
The scene of the poem is among the Ojibways on the southern shore
of
Lake Superior; in the region between the Pictured Rocks and the
Grand Sable。
VOCABULARY
Adjidau'mo; the red squirrel。
Ahdeek'; the reindeer。
Ahkose'win; fever。
Ahmeek'; the beaver。
Algon'quin; Ojibway。
Annemee'kee; the thunder。
Apuk'wa。 a bulrush。
Baim…wa'wa; the sound of the thunder。
Bemah'gut; the grapevine。
Be'na; the pheasant。
Big…Sea…Water; Lake Superior。
Bukada'win; famine。
Chemaun'; a birch canoe。
Chetowaik'; the plover。
Chibia'bos; a musician; friend of Hiawatha; ruler in the Land of
Spirits。
Dahin'da; the bull frog。
Dush…kwo…ne'she or Kwo…ne'she; the dragon fly。
Esa; shame upon you。
Ewa…yea'; lullaby。
Ghee'zis; the sun。
Gitche Gu'mee; The Big…Sea…Water; Lake Superior。
Gitche Man'ito; the Great Spirit; the Master of Life。
Gushkewau'; the darkness。
Hiawa'tha; the Wise Man; the Teacher; son of Mudjekeewis; the
West…
Wind and Wenonah; daughter of Nokomis。
Ia'goo; a great boaster and story…teller。
Inin'ewug; men; or pawns in the Game of the Bowl。
Ishkoodah'; fire; a comet。
Jee'bi; a ghost; a spirit。
Joss'akeed; a prophet。
Kabibonok'ka; the North…Wind。
Kagh; the hedge…hog。
Ka'go; do not。
Kahgahgee'; the raven。
Kaw; no。
Kaween'; no indeed。
Kayoshk'; the sea…gull。
Kee'go; a fish。
Keeway'din; the Northwest wind; the Home…wind。
Kena'beek; a serpent。
Keneu'; the great war…eagle。
Keno'zha; the pickerel。
Ko'ko…ko'ho; the owl。
Kuntasoo'; the Game of Plum…stones。
Kwa'sind; the Strong Man。
Kwo…ne'she; or Dush…kwo…ne'she; the dragon…fly。
Mahnahbe'zee; the swan。
Mahng; the loon。
Mahn…go…tay'see; loon…hearted; brave。
Mahnomo'nee; wild rice。
Ma'ma; the woodpecker。
Maskeno'zha; the pike。
Me'da; a medicine…man。
Meenah'ga; the blueberry。
Megissog'won; the great Pearl…Feather; a magician; and the Manito
of
Wealth。
Meshinau'wa; a pipe…bearer。
Minjekah'wun; Hiawatha's mittens。
Minneha'ha; Laughing Water; wife of Hiawatha; a water…fall in a
stream running into the Mississippi between Fort Snelling and the
Falls of St。 Anthony。
Minne…wa'wa; a pleasant sound; as of the wind in the trees。
Mishe…Mo'kwa; the Great Bear。
Mishe…Nah'ma; the Great Sturgeon。
Miskodeed'; the Spring…Beauty; the Claytonia Virginica。
Monda'min; Indian corn。
Moon of Bright Nights; April。
Moon of Leaves; May。
Moon of Strawberries; June。
Moon of the Falling Leaves; September。
Moon of Snow…shoes; November。
Mudjekee'wis; the West…Wind; father of Hiawatha。
Mudway…aush'ka; sound of waves on a shore。
Mushkoda'sa; the grouse。
Nah'ma; the sturgeon。
Nah'ma…wusk; spearmint。
Na'gow Wudj'oo; the Sand Dunes of Lake Superior。
Nee…ba…naw'…baigs; water…spirits。
Nenemoo'sha; sweetheart。
Nepah'win; sleep。
Noko'mis; a grandmother; mother of Wenonah。
No'sa; my father。
Nush'ka; look! look!
Odah'min; the strawberry。
Okahah'wis; the fresh…water herring。
Ome'me; the pigeon。
Ona'gon; a bowl。
Onaway'; awake。
Ope'chee; the robin。
Osse'o; Son of the Evening Star。
Owais'sa; the bluebird。
Oweenee'; wife of Osseo。
Ozawa'beek; a round piece of brass or copper in the Game of the
Bowl。
Pah…puk…kee'na; the grasshopper。
Pau'guk; death。
Pau…Puk…Kee'wis; the handsome Yenadizze; the son of Storm Fool。
Pauwa'ting; Saut Sainte Marie。
Pe'boan; Winter。
Pem'ican; meat of the deer or buffalo dried and pounded。
Pezhekee'; the bison。
Pishnekuh'; the brant。
Pone'mah; hereafter。
Pugasaing'; Game of the Bowl。
Puggawau'gun; a war…club。
Puk…Wudj'ies; little wild men of the woods; pygmies。
Sah…sah…je'wun; rapids。
Sah'wa; the perch。
Segwun'; Spring。
Sha'da; the pelican。
Shahbo'min; the gooseberry。
Shah…shah; long ago。
Shaugoda'ya; a coward。
Shawgashee'; the craw…fish。
Shawonda'see; the South…Wind。
Shaw…shaw; the swallow。
Shesh'ebwug; ducks; pieces in the Game of the Bowl。
Shin'gebis; the diver; or grebe。
Showain' neme'shin; pity me。
Shuh…shuh'gah; the blue heron。
Soan…ge…ta'ha; strong…hearted。
Subbeka'she; the spider。
Sugge'me; the mosquito。
To'tem; family coat…of…arms。
Ugh; yes。
Ugudwash'; the sun…fish。
Unktahee'; the God of Water。
Wabas'so; the rabbit; the North。
Wabe'no; a magician; a juggler。
Wabe'no…wusk; yarrow。
Wa'bun; the East…Wind。
Wa'bun An'nung; the Star of the East; the Morning Star。
Wahono'win; a cry of lamentation。
Wah…wah…tay'see; the fire…fly。
Wam'pum; beads of shell。
Waubewy'on; a white skin wrapper。
Wa'wa; the wild goose。
Waw'beek; a rock。
Waw…be…wa'wa; the white goose。
Wawonais'sa; the whippoorwill。
Way…muk…kwa'na; the caterpillar。
Wen'digoes; giants。
Weno'nah; Hiawatha's mother; daughter of Nokomis。
Yenadiz'ze; an idler and gambler; an Indian dandy。
In the Vale of Tawasentha。
This valley; now called Norman's Kill; is in Albany County; New
York。
On the Mountains of the Prairie。
Mr。 Catlin; in his Letters and Notes on the Manners; Customs; and
Condition of the North American Indians; Vol。 II p。 160; gives an
interesting account of the Coteau des Prairies; and the Red Pipe…
stone Quarry。 He says:
〃Here (according to their traditions) happened the mysterious
birth
of the red pipe; which has blown its fumes of peace and war to
the
remotest corners of the continent; which has visited every
warrior;
and passed through its reddened stem the irrevocable oath of war
and
desolation。 And here; also; the peace…breathing calumet was
born;
and fringed with the eagle's quills; which has shed its thrilling
fumes over the land; and soothed the fury of the relentless
savage。
〃The Great Spirit at an ancient period here called the Indian
nations together; and; standing on the precipice of the red pipe…
stone rock; broke from its wall a piece; and made a huge pipe by
turning it in his hand; which he smoked over them; and to the
North;
the South; the East; and the West; and told them that this stone
was
red;that it was their flesh;that they must use it for their
pipes of peace;that it belonged to them all; and that the
war…club
and scalping…knife must not be raised on its ground。 At the last
whiff of his pipe his head went into a great cloud; and the whole
surface of the rock for several miles was melted and glazed; two
great ovens were opened beneath; and two women (guardian spirits
of
the place) entered them in a blaze of fire; and they are heard
there
yet (Tso…mec…cos…tee aud Tso…me…cos…te…won…dee); answering to the
invocations of the high…priests or medicine…men; who consult them
when they are visitors to this sacred place。〃
Hark you; Bear! you are a coward。
This anecdote is from Heckewelder。 In his account of the Indian
Nations; he describes an Indian hunter as addressing a bear in
nearly these words。 〃I was p