ᑕᓐ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ᒪᒐᐦᐊᑦ
Tan Koluskap macahat,
[When Koluskap went away,]
ᑉᓯᐧ ᒪᒌᐸᐧᓚᔅᐯᓂᐦᐃ ᒋᐲᓚᐦᒄᓱᓕᒋᐦᐃ;
psiw mace-pawlasponihi Cipelahqsulicihi;
[he had got rid of all the terrible monsters]
ᓃᑮᑦ ᓇᐦᐊᑦ ᒪᒐᐦᐊᑦ ᑉᓯᑏ ᑮᒄ᙮
neket nahat macahat psi-te keq.
[everything had gone then;]
ᑭᐧᐊ ᐧᑭᐧᐃᔨᒃ ᑲᑕᒪ ᐊᐧᑲᒣᒃ
ᔭᓕᐱᓱᐧᐊᐸᓯᔨᒃ ᒃᒋᐦᑯᒃ;
Kiwaqiwiyik katama aqamok
yali-pisuwapasiyik Kcihkuk;
[ the Kiwaqis no longer wandered wildly in the forests,]
ᑫᓗ ᑲᑕᒪ ᐊᑉᒡ ᓰᒃᐸᐦᓚᑭᐧ,
Kollu katama apc sekpahlakiw,
[The kullo no longer frightened,]
ᐄᓕᓯᐳᐧᐁᓪ ᓀᑦ ᐧᐁᓃᔅᒃ ᑕᐦᐊᓗ ᐊᓗᐦᒃ
eli-sipuwol not wonesk tahalu aluhk
[spreading his wings like a cloud]
‘ᑏᐸᔅᑲᑫᓐ ᓇᑲ ᑭᓱᐦᔅ᙮
‘tepaskakon naka kisuhs.
[between him and the sun;]
ᒣᒋᑭᑦ ᑦᒋᓄ ᓚᑌᐧᑮᓭᓄᒃ ᑲᑦᑏ ᒧᐦᐅᑲᐧᐃᔨᓪ;
Mocikit Tcinu latoqesonuk kat-te muhukawiyil;
[the evil Cheenoo in the north no]
ᑲᑕᒪ ᒧᒋᑭᒋᒃ ᐧᐄᔪᓯᓭᒃ,
katama mocikicik weyossisok,
[ are evil beasts,]
ᐧᐊᐦᐊᓐᑐᐧᐁᒃ ᓇᑲ ᒃᒋᐊᑦᐦᐅᓯᓱᐧᐁᒃ
wahantuwok naka kci-athusisuwok
[demons or great serpents ]
ᑲᑕᒪᑌᑌᓕᔅᑲᐧᐊᐧᐃᔨᒃ ᐧᑭᐦᐃᐧ ᐧᐃᑭᑦ᙮
katama-totoli-skawawiyik qihiw wikit.
[to be found near where he lives.]
ᐧᐁᑦ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ᐊᑉᒡ ᐊᐧᑲᒣᒃ ‘ᑏᓪᑳᑭᒪ ᔅᑭᒋᓄWot Koluskap apc aqamok ‘telkehkima Skicinu
[This Koluskap teaches them]
ᑕᓐ‘ᑌᓕᐊᐧᑲᒥᓕᑕᐦᐊᓱᓪᑎᓐ;
tan ‘toli-aqami-litahasultilin;
[how to be more and more happy;]
ᑲᑕᒪᐁᓗ ‘ᑭᓯᐧᐁᔅᐧᓯᔭᐧᐃ᙮
katama-olu ‘kisi-wolaswiyawi.
[yet they are not grateful.]
ᐲᒋᒣᒋᔭᐦᑎᑦ ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐁᒃ ᐧᐄᔪᔅᓯᓭᒃ,
Peci-mociyahtit Skicinuwok weyossisok,
[when the indians and animals became bad,]
ᑫᒪᒡ ‘ᑌᒥᑕᐦᐊᓯᒃᐦᐊᐧᐊᓪ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᐱᔨᓪ᙮
komac ‘tomitahasikhawal Koluskapiyil.
[they irritated Koluskap very much.]
ᒪᓓᒻ ᑲᑕᒪ ‘ᑭᓯᐧᐃᒋᔩᒪᐧᐃ
Malom katama ‘kisi-wiciyemawi;
[So then. He can live no more with them;]
ᐄᑐᒋ ᐧᐃᒄᐦᐅᐸᓪᐧᐊᑦ ᓱᐸᔭᑫᒻ ᒥᓇᔅᑭᒃ᙮
etuci wiqhopalwat sopayakom Minaskik;
[so he makes a feast near lake Minas;]
ᑉᓯᑏ ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐁᒃ ᓇᑲ ᐧᐄᔦᓯᓭᒃ ‘ᑌᓕᔭᓂᔭ,
psi-te skicinuwok naka weyossisok ‘toliyaniya;
[all the indians and beasts go to it;]
ᒫᑏᓀᑲᐦᒃ ‘ᑏᐲᔅᓯᓐ ᒃᒋᐁᐧᑭᑌᓀᒃ,
mehtenokahk ‘tepessin kci-oqitonok;[when it is over, he gets into a great canoe;]
ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐁᒃ ᓇᑲ ‘ᑌᐱᓄᐧᐊᓂᔭ
skicinuwok naka ‘topinuwaniya
[the indians look after him]
ᑌᒃᑭᑏ ᐄᐧᑭᓀᒥᔭᐦᑎᑦ᙮
tokki-te eqi-nomiyahtit.
[until they see him no more.]
ᒪᓕᑏ ᑭᓯᒃᓯᑲᔭᐸᒪᐦᑎᑦ,
Mali-te kisi-ksikayapamahtit,
[Then after they had lost sight of him,]
ᒦᒡᐁᑏᐁᓗ ᓄᑐᐧᐊᐧᐊᓪ ᐄᓓᒥ ᓕᓐᑐᓕᒋᓪ,
mec-ote-olu nutuwawal elomi-lintulicil;
[they still hear him singing,]
ᐊᐦᐊᒋᐧ ᐁᓓᒥ ᓇᐧᑕᒄᓱ ᐄᓓᒥᐱᐦᒌᑌᒃ,
ahaciw olomi-nawtaqsu elomi-pihcetok;
[ it gets fainter as he departs; ]
ᑫᔅᐯᓐᑏ ᓃᑮ ᓰᓭᒥᑏ ‘ᑏᐧᑭᓐᑐᐧᐊᐧᐊᐧ᙮
kospon-te neke sesomi-te ‘teqintuwawaw.
[(untill) at length it is not heard at all anymore.]
ᓂᑦᐁᓇᑉᓯᑏ ᒋᑯᐳᓪᑐᐧᐁᒃ᙮
Nit-ona psi-te cikopultuwok.
[Then all are silent.]
ᓇᑲ ᐊᔅᓭᑭᓓᒧᐦᐧᑲᓂᔭ᙮
Naka assokilomuhqaniya.
[And a wonderment came upon them.]
ᐧᐄᔪᓯᓭᒃ ᓐᓭᑌᐧᑐᓪᑐᐦᓭᐯᓂᒃ ᐲᔅᐧᑫᓐ ᒃᓚᑐᐧᐄᐧᐊᑫᓄᐧᐊ,
Weyossisok nsotowtultuhsoponik*
pesqon klatuwewakonuwa;
[ The animals used to use one speech together; ]
ᓂᑦ ᑕᓐᑏ ᐧᐁᓐ ᐄᓕᐧᐄᐧᐃᑉᐦᐊᐧᐄᑦ,
Nit tan-te wen eli-wewiphawet,
[ but now whenever anyone calls (says anything), ]
ᔭᑦᑏ ᓃᑫᒻ ᐲᔅᐧᑫᓐ ᐄᓓᐧᑭᔭᑦ ᐊᑉᒡ ᑫᑌᒃ᙮
yat-te nekom pesqon eloqiyat apc kotok.
[he uses, first one (language) and then another.]
ᑲᑕᒪ ᐊᑉᒡ ᒪᐧᐄᐧᐃᔨᒃ ᐊᑉᒡᑏᐦᒡ
Katama apc mawewiyik apc-tehc
[No more they shall be together again]
ᔭᑲ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ᐊᐸᑏᐧᑲᑦ,
yaka Koluskap apateqat,
[until Koluskap returns.]
ᐊᑉᒡᑏᐦᒡ ᒪᐧᐄᒪ,
Apc-tehc mawema,
[ Then again, he will make feasts for them; ]
ᓀᑦᐁᒡ ᐊᑉᒡ ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐁᒃ ᓴᓐᑮᐧᐃᒪᐧᐃᔭᓂᔭ᙮
not-oc apc skicinuwok sankewi-mawiyaniya.
[ and then again, the indians will dwell peacefully together. ]
ᑉᓯᑏ ᑮᒄ ‘ᑭᐧᐊᒑᑐᓐ᙮
Psi-te keq ‘kiwacehtun. [ Everything mourns.]
ᓕᑕᐦᐊᓱ,
Litahasu,
[it is said that,]
ᓃᑮ ᐧᐄᒋᒪᒐᐦᐊᑦ ᐊᑲᑎᒃ,
neke weci-macahat Akadik,
[after he went away from Acadia,]
ᓂᑦ ᓀᑦ ᐧᐊᐱᑯᐦᑯᒃᐦᐊᐦᔅ ᐄᓓᐧᑭᔦᔅ
ᐄᑌᓕᓚᒪᐦᐧᑭᐦᑫᒃ,
nit not wapi-Kuhkukhahs eloqiyes*
etoli-lamahqihkuk;
[that great white owl went away to the deep woods;]
ᑲᑦᑏᐦᒡ ᐊᑉᒡ ᐊᐸᒋᔨᐧ,
kat-tehc apc apaciyiw,
[he will return no more,]
ᑌᑭ ᐊᑉᒡ ᓄᑕᓯᐦᐧᑲᑦ
ᐧᐅᓕᑕᐦᐊᓯᒃᑐᐧᐊᑦ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᐱᔨᓪ᙮
tokki apc nutasihqat
wolitahasiktuwat Kuloskapiyil.
[until he can come out to welcome Koluskap.]
ᓂᑦᑏ ᒦᒡ ᑌᑮ ᓚᒪᐦᐧᑭᐦᑯᒃ ᒣᑖᑕᒄᓯᑦ
Nit-te mec toke lamahqihkuk motehtaqsit
[So still in the depths (of the forest) he sounds his]
[ ᑯᑯᐦᐅ ]
“Kookoohoo”
[Kookohoo!]
ᑫᓭᓇ ᑎᐦᑌᑫᓪ ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐃᓚᑐᐧᐄᐧᐊᑫᓄᒃ
kosona tihtokol skicinuwi-latuwewakonuk [or the horned owl says in Indian speech:]
[ ᓐᒣᔅᑮᔨᓐ, ᓐᒣᔅᑮᔨᓐ ]
“nmoskeyin, nmoskeyin”.
[“I am sorry, I am sorry.”]
ᓇᑲ ᓂᒃᑦ ᐁᐧᑭᒧᐧᐁᒃ ᓂᐦᐃᐦᑦ
‘ᑫᑐᓐᑫᑐᓐ ᓇᑲ ‘ᑏᒥᔅ,
Naka nikt oqimuwok nihiht ‘kotunketun
naka ‘temis,
[And those loons who hunted for him and were his dogs,]
ᐊᓕ ᑲᑕᒪ ᓴᓐᑮᐧᐃᔨᒃ ᔅᐯᒣᒃ
ᓇᑲ ᐄᒫᑮᐧ ᓴᐱ ᔅᑭᑦᑫᒥᒄ,
ali katama sankewiyik sikawiyik spomok
naka emehkew sapi skitkomiq,
[they wander without rest up and down through the world,]
‘ᓰᓭᒥᐧᑭᓗᐧᐊᐦᐊᐧᐊᓪ ‘ᑐᑏᒻᑯᐧᐊᓪ,
‘Sesomi-qiluwahawal ‘tutemkuwal;
[vainly seeking their master;]
ᒋᐯᑭᐦᑕᒄᓱᐧᐁᒃ ᐄᑌᓖᐧᐋᑐᐦᑎᑦ᙮
cipokihtaqsuwok etolewehtuhtit.
[they cry;]
ᔪᑦ ᐄᑌᓕ ᐊᐧᑫᑦ ᐧᐧᐧ ᐁᓓᒧᔅ ᓴᓭᑏᒧ,
Yut etoli-aqot…Olomuss sasotemu,
[so they wail (as a dog cries),]
ᑮᓄᒃᐁᓗ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ᐧᐄᒋᒪᒐᐦᐊ ᐯᒪᐧᓱᐧᐊᑫᓀᒃ,
kenuk-olu Koluskap weci-macaha pomawsuwakonok, [but Koluskap goes away from life,]
ᑫᓭᓇ ᒉᓃᓱ ‘ᑌᓕᐲᒥᔭᓐᑕᐦᐊᓗ ᔅᑭᑕᐱᔨᒃ᙮
kosona conessu ‘toli-pemiyan tahalu skitapiyik.
[or he ceases to wander about like men.]
‘ᑕᑭᓄᐧᐊᐦᑐᐧᐊᔅᐯᓂᐦᐃ ᐁᐧᑭᒧ
‘Takinuwahtuwasponihi Oqimu
[He announced through the loons]
ᓴᐱᔭᓕᐲᒋᑕᐦᑮᒋᐦᐃ,
sapi-yali-pecitahkecihi,
[to those who would come to him already,]
ᒦᔅᒄ ᓃᑮ ᒪᒐᐦᐊᒄ ᑮᑳᓯᑫᑌᓐᐁᒡ,
mesq neke macahaq kekehsikoton-oc,
[many years before he went away,]
ᑕᓐ ᐧᐁᑦᐁᒡ ᐧᑭᓗᐧᐁᐦᐁᑎᒋᓪ ᐲᔅᐧᑫᓐᐁᒡ
tan wot-oc qiluwohoticil pesqon-oc
[that is shall be that whoever will seek him out (in his retirement),]
ᑕᓐ ᐄᓕᐸᐧᐊᑌᒧᐦᑎᑦ ᒥᓚᓐᐁᒡ
tan eli-pawatomuhlit milan-oc
[he will give to them (that seeker) one thing they may desire,]
ᑕᓐ ᑖᐳ ᐄᓕᐸᐧᐊᑌᒃ᙮
tan tehpu eli-pawatok.
[whatever they may want.]
ᑌᑮᒡ, ᑲᑦᑏᑲᐦᒃ ᓯᑭᐦᑫᓐ
Tokec, kat-te-kahk sikihkon [Now, although, it is hard]
ᓇᑲ ᓯᑭᐧᑫᑦ ᒣᒋᐦᑕᓱ ᓇᑲ ᐱᐦᒌᑐ,
naka sikiqot mocihtasu naka pihcetu,
[and terrible and far]
ᓂᒃᑦᑏᐦᒡ ᐊᐦᒍᐧᐃᓕᐧᑕᑌᒧᐦᑎᑦ
nikt-tehc ahcuwi-litwatomuhtit
[(and) those will have to suffer]
ᑕᓐ ᔪᒃᑦ ᑫᑎᒧᔅᑯᐧᐊᒋᒃ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᐱᔨᓪ,
tan yukt koti-moskuwacik Koluskapiyil,
[(much) who wish to find Kuloskap,]
ᒃᒌᔭᐧᐃᐧᐅᐯᓂᒃ ‘ᑦᐁᐧᑮᒋᑕᐦᐧᑭᒃ ᔅᑭᑕᐱᔨᒃ᙮
kceyawiwusponik ‘t-oqecitahqik skitapiyik.
[yet there are many who try.]
ᒃᓄᑐᓂᓂᔭᐁᒡ ᓂᒃᑦ ‘ᑦᐁᐧᑮᒋᑕᒄᓰᐯᓂᒃ
Knutuniniya-oc nikt ‘t-oqecitaqsehponik
[You shall hear of those who resolved to try]
ᓇᑲ ᐄᓕᑏᐱᔭᐦᑎᑦ᙮
naka eli-tepiyahtits.
[and what happened to them.]
ᑕᔪᐧᐁᒃ ᑉᓯᐧ ᔅᑭᑕᐱᔨᒃ ᓄᑐᒧᐦᑎᑦ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ
Tayuwek psiw skitapiyik nutumohtit Koluskap
[When all men hear that Koluskap]
ᒥᓗᐧᐊᓐ ᑕᓐ ᐧᐄᓐᐁᓕᐸᐧᐊᑌᒃ miluwan tan wen eli-pawatok
[will give whatever is wanted,]
ᓄᐦᐅᐧᐁᒃ ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐁᒃ ‘ᑦᐁᐧᑮᒋᑕᒄᓵᐯᓂᒃ,
nuhuwok skicinuwok ‘t-oqecitaqsehponik,
[three indians resolved to try it;]
ᐲᔅᒄ ᐧᐁᓚᔅᑌᒄ
pesq Wolastoq
[one from St. John River ]
ᓇᑲ ᓂᓱᐧᐁᒃ ᐸᓃᐧᐊᑉᔅᑮᐧᐃᔨᒃ ᙮
naka nisuwok Panewapskewiyik.
[and two from Penobscots.]
ᐁᓓᐧᑭᐯᓚᓯᒃ ᐱᐦᒌᑐ
Oloqipolasik pihcetu
[They way is long and hard,]
ᓇᑲ ᓯᑭᐦᑫᓐ ᓴᒃᓖᔪ ‘ᑕᐦᒍᐧᐃ‘ᓯᑫᓀᒪᒃ;
naka sikihkon sakleyu ‘Tahcuwi-’sikonomak;
[(and) difficult which they must suffer;]
ᐁᓗᐧᐃᑳᓯᑫᑌᓐ ‘ᑭᐦᑫᒣᓂᔭ
Oluwikehsikoton ‘kihkomoniya
[Seven years they journey]
ᓇᑲ ᐲᒋᐦᓴᒣᓂᔭ᙮
naka pecihsamoniya.
[and they arrive.]
ᑉᒡᒉᔅᓭᓪ
Pcossol [at last,]
ᓂᐦᑲᓂᐧ ᓄᐦᐅᐧᐁᒃ ᑭᓱᐦᓭᒃ ᐄᑐᑌᒃ ᐧᐃᑭᓕᑦ,
nihkaniw nuhuwok kisuhsok etutok wikilit,
[being already three months from where he dwells,]
ᓄᑐᒧᐧᐊᓂᔭ, ᒣᑏᑭᓚᓕᒋᐦᐃ ‘ᑏᒥᔅ᙮
nutomuwaniya, motekilalicihi ‘temis;
[they hear his dogs barking;]
ᐄᓓᒥᑏ ᐧᐄᐧᒐᐧᑫᒧᐦᑎᑦ ᑭᔅᑲᐦᑭᐧᐃᒃ
elomi-te wecwawkomuhtit kiskahkiwik
[as they draw nearer, day by day,]
ᐄᓓᒥᑭᓐᑕᒄᓱᐧᐁᒃ ‘ᑭᓚᒋᒃ ᐁᓓᒧᔅᓭᒃ
elomi-kintaqsuwok ‘kilacik olomussok
[the barking dogs get louders]
ᓇᑲ ᓂᑦ ᑭᓯᒃᒋᐧᑮᒌᑕᓯᐦᑭᓪ,
naka nit kisi kci-Qecetasihkil,
[and then after great trials,]
ᒣᔅᑯᐧᐊᓂᔭ ᓴᑫᒪᐧᐊᐦᒧᑦ
moskuwaniya sakomawahmut
[they find the ruler]
ᔅᑭᑕᐱ ᓇᑲ ᐧᐄᔪᓯᔅ᙮
skitapi naka weyossis.
[of men and beasts.]
ᐧᐁᓕᑕᐦᐊᓱᐧᐃ ᓀᒥᐦᔪᑯᐧᐊᓪ ᓇᑲ ᐧᐊᓂᔪᑯᓂᔭ,
Wolitahasuwi-nomihyukuwal naka waniyukuniya; [He welcomes and entertains them;]
‘ᑦᐁᐧᑮᒋᒧᓪᑯᓂᔭ ᑮᒄᓕ ᐸᐧᐊᑌᒣᒃ᙮
‘t-oqecimulkuniya keq-li pawatomok.
[ he asks them what they want.]
ᐲᔅᒄ,
Pesq,
[One,]
ᒃᒋᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐃᑦᓕ ᐸᐧᐊᑌᒻ ᓂᐦᑕᐧᐃ ᑫᑐᓐᑲᓐ᙮
kci-skicinuwit-li, pawatom nihtawi-kotunkan.
[the oldest indian,wishes to have luck in hunting.]
ᓴᐱᑯ,
Sapiku,
[He is faithful,]
ᑮᓄᒃᐁᓗ ᓄᑐᑦᐦᐊᒻᐧᑫᓱ ᐯᒪᐧᓱᐧᐃᓄᐧᐃᐦᑯᒃ,
kenuk-olu nututhamqesu pomawsuwinuwihkuk,
[but he is of small account among the people,]
ᐁᐯᒉᓪ ᑲᑕᒪ ᓂᐦᑕᐧᐃᑫᑐᓐᑭᐧ᙮
ipocol katama nihtawi-kotunkiw.
[because he has no luck in hunting.]
ᓂᑦᓕ ᐧᐃᒄᐦᑌᒻ ᒣᓭᓀᒧᐧᐊᓐ
Nit-li wiqhtom mosonomuwan[Therefore, he asks that he may have luck in catching]
ᓇᑲ ᓈᐸᐦᐊᓐ ᐧᐄᔦᓯᔅ᙮
naka nehpahan weyossis.
[and killing animals.]
ᓂᑦ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ᒥᓚᓐ ᐱᐱᐧᑲᑖᓯᔅ,
Nit Koluskap milan pipiqatehsis,
[Then Koluskap gives him a little flute,]
ᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐃᐱᐱᐧᑭᑦ ᙮
motewolonuwi-pipiqat.
[a wizard pipe;]
ᑉᓯᐧᑏᐦᒡ ᐧᐄᓐ ᓄᑐᒃ ᐧᐁᓪᓵᑦᒣᓐ
Psiw-tehc wen nutuk wolsehtmon
[everyone who hears it is pleased]
ᓇᑲ ᓚᓭᓄᐧᐃᐧ
naka lasonuwiw
[and it charms]
ᑕᓐ ᑖᐳ ᐧᐄᔪᓯᓱᓪ ᓄᓱᑲᐦᑫᓪᐁᒡ
tan tehpu weyossisol nusukahkol-oc
[whatever animal it may be, to follow him]
ᑕᓐ ᐧᐁᑦ ᐸᐧᐊᑌᒃ᙮
tan wot pitwatok.
[who plays upon it.]
ᓂᑦ ᓂᓱᐧᐄᐧᐃ ᔅᑭᒋᓐ ᔭᐦᐊ ᑮᒄ ᐸᐧᐊᑌᒣᓐ᙮
Nit nisuwewi skicin yaha keq pawatomon:
[Then the second Indian is asked what he wants:]
[ᓐᒧᐦᓴᓪᑯᓐᐋᑕ ᐋᐱᒋᒃ᙮ ] “Nmuhsalkun-ehta ehpicik.”
[“that women will really love me.”]
ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ‘ᑎᔭᓪ,
Koluskap ‘tiyal:
[Koluskap says to him:]
[ ᑳᓱᐧᐁᒃ ? ]
“Kehsuwok?”
[“How many?”]
ᑲᑕᒪᑏ ᑭᓄᐧᐋᓚᐧᐃᔨᒃ
katama-te kinuwehlawiyik;
[ he does not indicate them:]
[ᑖᐳ ‘ᑏᐲᓗᐦᑎᑦᐁᒡ,
“Tehpu ‘tepeluhtit-oc,
[“Only let it be enough]
ᑫᓭᓇᑏ ᐊᐧᑲᒣᒃ ‘ᑏᐲᓗᐦᑎᑦᐁᒡ]
kosona-te aqamok ‘tepeluhtit-oc.”
[or more than enough.”]
ᓂᑦ ᐄᓪᓵᑐᐧᐊᑦ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ,
Nit elsehtuwat Koluskap,
[Then Koluskap hears this,]
ᑲᑦᑏᐧᑭᓐ ᐧᐁᓕᑕᐦᐊᑌᒧᐧᐊᓐ,
kat-te-qin wolitahatomuwan, [he is not at all pleased,]
ᑮᓄᒃᐁᓗ ᐧᐁᓖᐧᒥᐦᐧᑮᑐᑌᒻ ᒥᓚᓐ ᑉᑌᐧᑲᑉ
kenok-olu wolemwihqetutom milan ptoqap
[but he smiles and gives him a bag]
ᓴᐦᑫᓕᒃᐯᓰᐱᐦᑏ,
sahkoli-kposepihte,
[tightly tied;]
‘ᑎᔭᓪ:
‘Tiyal:
[he says to him:]
[ ᒧᓴ ᐊᑉᐧᑫᑐᐦᒃᐁᒡ ᑌᒃᑭᔭᑲ ‘ᑭᑯᒃ ᐲᒋᔩᔦᓐ ]
“Musa apqotuhk-oc tokki-yaka ‘kikuk peciyeyon.”
[“Do not open it until you arrive at home.”]
ᐧᐁᓚᔅᐧᐄᓪᑌᒣᓐ ᓇᑲ ᒪᒐᐦᐊᓐ᙮
Wolasweltomon naka macahan.
[He thanks him and then he departs.]
ᓄᐦᐅᐧᐄᐧᐃᔅᑭᒋᓐ ᐧᐁᓚᐲᐧᐃᑦ᙮
Nuhuwewi-skicin wolapewit.
[The third indian is hadnsome;]
ᑖᐳ ᐄᓕᐧᐁᑲᑦᐦᐄᒪ ᔅᑭᓄᐦᔅ,
Tehpu eli-wakathema skinuhs,
[ only he is a foolish youth,]
ᑉᓯᑏ ᒧᐦᓭᓐ ᐄᓚᐦᑏ
psi-te mushon elahte [all his heart is on]
ᑕᓐ ᐄᓕᑭᓯᓯᒃᑏᓪᒧᐦᐊᑦ ᔅᑭᒋᓄ, ᔭᐦᐊᓐ:
tan eli-kisi-siktelmuhat skicinu, yahan:
[how he can make the indians laugh; he is aksed:]
[ ᑮᒄᐁᓗ ᑭᓪ ᐸᐧᐊᑌᒣᓐ? ]
“Keq-olu kil pawatomon?”
[“What do you want?”]
‘ᑎᑌᒣᓐ ᐱᔩᒥᑖᑉ ᐸᓕᓭᒧᐧᐃᔭᑦ
‘titomon piyemi-tehp palisomuwiyat
[He says it would please him most,]
ᑕᓐᐁᑉ ‘ᑌᓕᑭᓯᐊᔅᓭᐦᑕᒄᓱ᙮
tan-op ‘toli-kisi-assohtaqsu.
[if he could make a stranger noise.]
ᓂᑦ ᐊᐧᐃᓯᐧ ᓄᑕᐦᓱ ᐧᐊᐸᓇᐦᑭᒃ᙮
Nit awisiw nutahsu Wapanahkik.
[This (noise) is seldom heard by the wabanaki.]
ᓂᑦ, ᐃᑕᓱ,
Nit, itasu,
[This, it is said],
ᐲᒋᑏ ᑌᑮᒡ ᓄᑕᐧᑫᑦ ᒪᒃᔅᑲᓐᑳᑌᓪ ᐅᐦᒋᑲᓐᓭᓪ
ᒦᒻᐦᐊᐧᐃᓵᑕᔨᐧ ᒃᒋᐦᑯᒃ ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐃᐦᑯᒃ᙮
peci-te tokec nutaqot makskankehtol uhcikansol
memhawi-sehtayiw kcihkuk Skicinuwihkuk.
is heard even now in a few abandoned wigwamsin the wild wood among the indians.
ᒦᒡᑏᐁᓗ ᔪᑦ ᓇᑲ ᔪᑦ ᓯᑭᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓐ
Mec-te-olu yut naka yut siki- motewolon
[There is still here a there a hard magician]
ᑫᓭᓇ ᐊᓯᐦᑲᐲᔨᑦ ᔅᑦᑕᑉ,
kosona asihkapeyit skitap,
[or wonder-working man,]
ᓂᑦ ᒃᒋᒋᐦᑕᒄ ᑕᓐᓕ ᐲᒋᑉᑕᓱ;
nit kcicihtaq tan-li peciptasu;
[he (who) knows how to produce it]
ᑕᓐ ᒫᒌᓱᒥᑦ ᐊᔅᓭᒃᑕᐧᑲᐦᒃ
tan mehcessumit assoktaqahk
[the sound is so wonderful in quality]
ᑕᓐ ᔪᒃᑌᒃ ᓄᑐᐦᑭᒃ ᑕᐦᒍᐧᐃ ᓯᒃᑏᓪᒧᓪᑐᐧᐁᒃ᙮
tan yuktok nutuhkik tahcuwi siktelmoltuwok.
[that those who hear it must laugh.]
ᓂᑦ ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ
Nit koluskap
[Then Koluskap]
‘ᑦᐄᓪᑭᒣᓐ ᓂᒪᒄᓱᐧᐄᓱᐧᐁᓪ ᒃᒋᐦᑯᒃ
‘t-elkimon Nimaqsuwesuwol kcihkuk
[orders the Marten to the woods]
ᓇᒋᑫᑐᓐᑯᓐ ᑮᒄᓰᔾ ᐧᐄᒋᐸᐦᑭᒃ
Naci-kotunkun keqsey wecipahkik[ to fetch a certain root which,]
ᓂᑦ ᒥᐦᑕᓯᒃ ᐄᓪᑯᓱᓴᓰᐦᑲᓱ
nit mihtasik elkosusasehkasu
[when eaten,will cause a miracle]
ᑕᐦᐊᓗ ᓂᑦ ᔅᑭᓄᐦᔅ ᐄᓕᐸᐧᐊᑌᒃᓕ
tahalu nit skinuhs eli-pawatok-li;
[as the youth desires it,]
ᑭᓄᐧᐋᑐᐧᐊ ᑲᑕᒪ ᓴᒫᑐᐧᐊᓐ
kinwehtuwa katama samehtuwan
[but he warns him that he shall not touch it]
ᑌᑭᔭᑲ ᐧᐃᑯᒃ ᐲᒋᔭᑦ᙮
tokki-yaka wikuk peciyat.
[until he comes home.]
************This being touched will not be beneficial to him.
He thanks him and departs.]
ᐁᓗᐧᐃᑫᓀᒃ ᑳᓯᑫᑌᓐ ᐧᐁᑲᓐᑫᒣᓂᔭ,
Oluwikonok kehsikoton wokankomoniya;
[Seven years they journey (out);]
ᓂᑦᐁᓗ ᑖᐳ ᐁᓗᐧᐃᐦᑫᓀᒃᑭᓱᐦᔅᑫᓂᐧ
nit-olu tehpu Oluwihkonok kisuhskoniw
[now only seven days]
ᐸᐧᐊᓪᐧᑲᐦᒃ ᐧᐄᓱᐧᐄᒪᐦᑎᑦ ᐄᓚᑭᑉᓚᓯᒃ᙮
pawalqahk wesuwemahtit elakiplasik.
[ are needed when they return on the trail.]
ᐲᔅᒄ ᑖᐳ ᐊᐸᒋᔭᑦ ᓄᐧᐃᐦᑎᑦ ᐧᐃᑯᒃ ᐊᑉᒡ᙮
Pesq tehpu apaciyat nuwihtit wikuk apc [(but) one only of the three returns home again.]
ᐧᐁᑦ ᓂᑦ ᑫᑐᓐᑮᐧᐃᓐ᙮
Wot nit kotunkewin;
[This is the hunter,]
ᐱᐱᐧᑲᑖᓯᔅ ᐱᑦᔅᓇᑫᓀᒃ ᐋᑏᒃ,
pipiqatehsis pitsnakonok ehtek,
[his little pipe being in his pocket]
ᑲᑏᐧᑮᒃ ‘ᑌᒥᑕᐦᐊᑌᒧ ᒧᔅᐦᐁᓀᒃ;
kateqek ‘tomitahatomu mushonok;
[he does not worry at all in his heart;]
ᔭᓗᐦᓰ ᒃᒋᐦᑯᒃ; ᑕᓐ ᐧᑮᓇᐧᓯᑦ
yaluhse Kcihkuk; tan qenawsit
[he goes through the woods, as long as he lives,]
ᒦᒋᒥᐧᑏᐦᒡ ᒧᓯᐦᑐᓐ ᐊᐧᑲᑕᓖ ᐧᐃᑯᒃ᙮
mecimiw-tehc musihtun aqqatale wikuk.
[ it shall always be that he will find venison in his wigwam.]
ᑮᓄᒃᐁᓗ ᓂᑦ ᐸᐧᐊᑦᑫᔅ ᒧᓴᓪᐦᑯᓐ ᐋᐱᓕᒋᐦᐃ
Kenuk-olu nit pawatkos musalhkun ehpilicihi
[But he who wished that women should love him]
ᒧᑮᑖᑲ ᑲᑕᒪ ᒧᓱᓇᐧᐅᓐ ᓂᓱᐧᐃᑎᒋᓪ;
moketehka katama musonawon nisuwiticil;
[never wins a wife;]
ᑲᑕᒪ ᐱᐦᒌᑐ ᐄᓗᐦᓱ ᐄᑐᒋᐊᑉᐧᑮᑕᒄ ᒣᑏᐧᑲᑉ᙮
katama pihcetu eluhsu etuci-apqetaq moteqap.
he does not go far before he opens his bag.
ᓴᒃᐦᐃᓄᐦᑎᑦ ᐧᐁᓕᑎᒋᒃ ᑕᐦᐊᓗ ᐧᐊᐱ ᐯᓖᓭᒃ;
Sakhinuhtit woliticik tahalu wapi polesok;Out comes beautiful ones like white doves;
ᐧᐃᐧᓇᓱᒃᑕᐦᑯ ᐧᐁᓕᑯᓪᑐᐧᐁᒃ ᐱᓪᔅᐧᑳᓯᓭᒃ
wiwnasuktahku wolikultuwok pilsqehsisok
[fair girls surround him]
ᑭᓯᐳᓴᐧᑭᔭᐧᓓᓕᐦᑯᓪᑐᐧᐁᒃ
Kisi-pusaqiyalwolihkultuwok.
[with blacking burning eyes]
ᓇᑲ ᓯᓰᓚᒻᓱᐧᐃ ᐱᔮᓱᐧᐁᓪᐧᐃᐧᓇᓯᐳᓱᓪᑐᐧᐁᒃ:
naka sisselamsuwi piyehsuwol wiwnasiposultuwok;
[and flowing is their hair,]
ᔪᑦ ᐅᑯᔅᐧᑫᓂᑦ, ᐊᔪᑦ ᐧᐄᒋᒥᑦ,
yut ukusqenit, ayut wecimit,
[they swarm about him more and more then, when they him he forbids them;]
ᐄᒋᑏ ᐊᐦᐊᒋᐧ ᐄᓓᒥᐧᐃᐧᓇᓯᐯᓱᓪᑐᐧᐁᒃ᙮
peci-te ahaciw elomi-wiwnasiposultuwok.
ᑲᑕᒪᑭᒋᒃ ‘ᓭᑌᒧᐧᐃᔨᒃ, ‘ᑦᐁᐧᑮᒋᐳᔅᑮᒥᓐ;
katamakicik ‘sotomuwiyik, ‘t-oqeci-puskemin;
[He orders them not to press him;]
ᑲᑕᒪᑌᒃ ᙮ ᐁᑌᓕ ᐊᐧᓓᓚᑌᒃ;
katamatok. Etoli-alwolatok;
ᐧᐃᒄᐧᐊᓚᒧᓯᑫ᙮
wiqwalamusike. they swarm about him more and more.
he tries to escapes;
it is not possible.
ᒪᓓᒻ ᐁᑌ ᒣᐦᒋᓂᔭ;
Malom-ote mehciniya;
[Then he dies;]
ᔪᒃᑌᒃ ᐁᓪᐧᑲᐱᓯᒋᒃ ᒣᔅᑯᐧᐊᐧᐊᓪ᙮
yuktok el-qapisicik moskuwawal.
So he chokes; he struggles for breath.
ᑕᓐᐁᓗ ‘ᑌᓕᐱᔭᓂᔭ ᐱᓪᔅᐧᑫᐦᓯᔅᑯᒃ,
Tan-olu ‘toli-piyaniya pilsqehsiskuk,
[those passing by find him.]
ᑲᑕᒪ ᑕᓐ ᑖᐳ ᐄᓕᑭᑦ ᔅᑭᑕᑉ ᒃᒋᒋᑐᒌᔭᐧᐃ᙮
katama tan tehpu elikit skitap kcicituceyawi.
[What became of the girls no living man knows.]
ᓂᑦ ᑌᑮᒡᐁᒡ ᓄᐦᐅᐧᐄᐧᐄᔨᔅᑭᒋᓐ ᐄᓓᒥᔭᑦ ᐧᐁᓕᑕᐦᐊᓱ ᓃᒄᑌᑮᔨᐧ᙮
Nit tokec-oc nuhuweweyi-skicin elomiyat wolitahasu neqtokeyiw.
[Then the third indian
goes merrily along alone.]
ᓭᓚᐦᑭᐧ-ᑌ ᓭᔅᓚᐦᑭᐧ ᐯᔅᐧᑫᓐ ‘ᑌᓕᑕᐦᐊᓱᐧᐊᑫᓀᒃ
Solahkiw-te seslahkiw pesqon
‘Tolitahasuwakonok
[Suddenly, it occurs to him
(sticks in his thought) ]
ᑫᓗᔅᑲᑉ ᐁᓗ ᑮᒄ ᒥᓪᑯᐦᓈᐯᓐ᙮
Koluskap-olu keq milkuhnehpon. [that koluskap had given him something.]
ᑲᑦᑏ ᒪᒌᑏᑉᑕᐦᐊᑌᒧᐧᐊᓐ ᔪᐦᐅᑦ:
Kat-te mace-teptahatomuwan yuhut:
[He does not think that he (koluskap) said to him;]
[ ᐲᒋᔭᔨᓐ ᔭᑲ ᒃᒥᒋᓐ᙮]
“peciyayin yaka kmicin.”
[ “When you arrive, you may eat it.” ]
ᓂᑦᐁᓗ ᐧᐁᓕ ᒧᔅᑳᑐᓐ ᐧᐄᒍᐸᐦᑭᒃ;
Nit-olu woli muskehtun wecupahkik;
[ so he takes out the root; ]
ᐧᐁᓕᑏᐁᓇ ᒥᒋᓐ ᓇᑲ ᒣᔅᐧᑫᑦᒍᓪ ᐧᐁᓕᑭᓯᓂᑦᓕᑭᓯᐦᑐᒃ,
woli-te-ona micin naka mosqotcul woli-kisi-nit-li-kisihtuk,
[well then,
he eats it and scarcely before he has done it, ]
ᓂᑦ ᐄᑐᒋᐧᐄᐧᐃᑕᑌᒃ ᐄᓕᓃᑫᒻᐁᒡᑭᓯᐊᓭᑭᑕᒄᓯᑦ
ᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐃ ᐧᐁᒉᐸᐦᑭᒃ ᐄᓕᔭᑦ᙮
nit etuci-wewitatok
eli-nekom-oc-kisi-assokitaqsit
motewolonuwi-wocopahkik eliyat.
[he knows he can make the magic sound
from the magic root which he has.]
ᐸᐸᐦᐊᓄᐧᑌᒃᐁᑏ ‘ᑭᓯ ᑭᒃᓗᑌᒣᓐ ᐄᓕᐯᑫᑕᐧᑮᐧᐃᔦᒃ ᐄᓓᒣᑦᓂᐦᑯᒃ ᐄᓓᒣᒋᓐᒻᒥᐦᑯᒃ; ᐊᔪᑦ᙮
Papahantuwok-ote ‘kisi-kiklutomon
eli-pokotaqewiyok elomotnihkuk
elomocinkomihkuk; ayut.
[ It resounds,
it wakens the echoesin the mountains.]
