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o f t h a t u se d b ut i n n o ca s e h a s an y c h an ge b e en m a d e with o ut e ! c ell en t
a ut h or ity s o t ha t Hi awa th a a s pr e s ent e d h e r e i s a n au t h en ti c r e p r o d uc
t i o n of In dia n F ol k L o re
Th e ch a ra ct er s a r e gi v en th e n a m e s use d b y L on gfell o w a n d ea c h
pl aye r is a ful l bl o o d e d I n d i a n , t o wh o m th e pe rfo rm an c e i s a s s ol em n
a s th e Pa s si o n Pla y i s t o th e pe a san t a ct o r o f O b era m m e rga u T h e p r e
s e n ta t io n m a y b e c l a sse d a s a Ma s ue — th e l in e s o f th e p o e m b e i n g d e
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c la im e d o r c h a nte d w hil e th e pl ayer s p er form th eir p ar t s , sp e a ki n g a n d
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L o v e th e s un sh in e o f th e m ea d ow ,
L o v e t h e sh a d ow o f t h e fo r e s t,
L o v e t h e win d a m o n g th e b ran c h es ,
An d th e rai n —sh o we r an d t h e sn ow st o rm ,
A n d t h e rush i n g o f gre a t ri ve r s
Th r ough t h eir p ali sa d e s o f pin e tr ee s ,
Lis t e n t o t h e se wil d tra d iti o n s
T o th is s o n g o f Hi a wa th a !
Y e wh o l o ve a n a ti o n s l e gen d s
L o v e th e balla d s ofa p e o pl e ,
T ha t l ik e v oic e s fr o m a fa r o ff
C a ll t o u s t o pa u s e a n d li st e n
Sp ea k i n t o n e s s o plain a n d c hil dl i k e
Sc a r c el y c a n t h e ea r d is ti n gui s h
Wh e th e r th ay a r e sun g, o r sp o k e n ;
Li st en t o t h is In dia n L e gen d ,
T o t h i s Son g o f Hi awa th a !
Y e wh o se h ea rt s a r e fre sh a n d sim pl e ,
Wh o h a v e fa it h in G od a n d n at ur e ,
Wh o b eli e v e th a t in a ll a ge s
E v e r v h um a n h e a rt i s hum a n ,
Th a t i n e v en sa va ge b o s om s
Th e r e a r e l on gin g s , ye arni n gs st ri v ings
Fo r th e go o d t h ey c o mp reh en d n o t
Th a t t h e fe e b l e h a n d s a n d h elpl e s s ,
G r opi n g b lin dly i n th e da r kn ess
A n d a r e l i ft e d up a n d str en g t h e n e d ,
Li st en t o th i s simpl e st o ry
T o th i s S on g o f Hiawa th a
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t h e pr o p h et s e n t b y G it c h e Ma nit o
s en t t o c o mpl e t e Hi awa th a s m i ss i o n i n u n i ti n g a l l wa rl i k e n at i o n s
M inn eh ah a
t h e b ea uti ful si n g er ; a ssi sta n t t o H ia wat h a
C h i b ia b o s
p ow er f o r g o o d a n d e vil c on t r oll e d a t l a st b y Hia wat h a
Kw a sin d
th e st o ry t ell e r a n d b oa st er t ea c h er o f th e L ittl e Hia wa th a
I a go o
No k omi s
g ra n d m o th er of Hi a wa t h a
T h e A n c i ent Arro w —Ma ker
fat h er o f Min n eh a h a
M ud j ek e e wis
fa th e r o f H ia wa th a
Puk Ke e w i s
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t h e b a d , 5 o p p osite o f Hi awa t ha , i n t h e e n d c on tr oll e d b y h im
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W i gw a m o f th e A n c i e n t
A n In d ia n ! ill a g e
W ig wam o f ol d No k o m i s
A rr o w Ma k er
Dwell i n g pla c e o f Git o b e M an it o
G it c h e Ma n it o , th e Gr ea t Sp iri t is d i spl ea se d a n d li gh t s a s i g n a l f i r e o n top
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h i s d well in g, sum m on i n g al l t h e trib e s t o ge th e r H e c o m m a n d s t h em to c e a s e
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On th e m ou n ta i n s o f th e Pra iri e
On t h e g rea t R e d Pi pe St on e Qu arry ,
G it c h e M a n it o th e m i gh t y ,
H e t h e Ma st e r o f Li fe d e sc en d in g
On th e r e d c ra g s o f t he ! u arr y
St o o d ere c t , a n d c al l e d th e n a t i o ns
C all e d t he t rib es o f m en t o g eth e r
Fr o m t h e r e d s t o n e o f th e ! ua rry
W i th h is h a n d h e b r o k e a fra g m en t
M ol d e d i t in t o a p i pe —
h ea d
F ro m th e m ar g in o f t h e ri v er
To o k a l on g re e d f o r a pi p e st e m
Fill e d th e p ip e w ith b a r k o f will o w
Br eat h e d up o n t h e n e ig h b o ri n g fo r est
M a d e i t s gre a t b o ugh s c h a fe t o g et h e r ,
T ill i n fla m e th ey b ur st a n d k in d l e d ;
An d ere c t up o n th e m o unt a in s ,
G it c h e M a n it o , t h e m ig h ty
S m o k e d th e c al um et, t h e P ea c e —
P i p e,
A s a sign al t o t h e n a ti o ns
An d th e sm o ke r o s e slo wly, _slo wly ,
T h r ou gh th e tra n ! uil ai r o f m o rn i n g,
Fir st a s in gl e l in e o f d a rk n e ss
Th en a d en se r b l u er va p o r ,
T h en a s n o w whit e c l ou d unfol d i n g ,
Li ke th e t r e e t op s o f t h e fo re st
All t h e t ri b es b eh ol d t h e si gna l
Sa w t h e d i sta nt sm ok e a s c en di n g
T h e Puk wa na o f t h e Pe a c e Pi p e
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th e wa rri or s ofth e n at ion s ,
a m e th e D el aware s a n d M o h a w k s,
am e th e C h o c taws a n d C om an ch e s ,
a m e t h e Sh osh on e s a n d Bla c kfe et ,
a m e th e Pawn ees an d Oma h a s ,
a m e t h e _Ma n d a n s an d Da c ot a h s ,
a m e t h e Hur on s a n d Oj ib wa ys ,
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T o t h e Gr ea t Re d Pipe St o n e Quarr y
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T h e v o i c e o f th e Gr e at S pi rit says
po o r ch i l d re !
L i st en t o t h e wo r d s o f w i s d om
L i st en t o t h e wo r ds o f w a rn i n g
Fr o m t h e l ip s o f th e Gr ea t S pi r it
Fro m th e Ma ster o f Li fe wh o m a d e y o u !
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Wh o sh all t oil a n d suffer w i t h you
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pa ss
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Sm o k e th e c al um e t t o g e th er
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as
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l i v e h en c e f o r w ar d
Fir st , t h e C h i e f o f t h e P ea c e Pip e l ig h t e th ,
T o h i s go d al o n e , h e l i f s i t ;
Th en h e ta ke s it t o t h e wa rr io r s ,
But t h ei r go d s h a v e n o t b e e n pr a i se d
An d th e y sc o rn th e pip e h e o ffe r s
N o w t o al l t h e ir go d s h e pra yet h
! n t o Wa b un o fth e E a st Wi n d ;
S h a w o n d a s e e of t h e S o ut h Wi n d ;
T o th e W e st W i n d , M u d j e k e e w is ;
T o th e fi er c e K a b ib o n o k a
Of t h e No rt h W i n d wil d a n d c ru el ;
T o t h e s ky g o d s , — t o t h e ea r t h g o d s ,
Ren d er s h o m a g e a s i s d ue th e m
No w t h e w a rri o rs sm o k e t h e P ea c e P ip e ,
E a c h o n e m a kin g a s t h e sm o k e c u r ls
Si g n s th at sh o w th e tri b e h e c o m e s fr o m
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Th u s th e wa rri o r s s m o k e th e P e a c e Pi p e ,
Wh il e th e Ma st er o f Lif e a sc e n d in g
! a ni sh e d fr o m b e fo re th ei r fa ce s ,
T hr o ugh th e d o o rways o f t h e h ea ve n
I n th e sm o k e t h at r oll e d ar o un d h i m ,
Th e Pu kw a n a o f t h e P e a c e Pipe
An d th e wa rri o r s wa it fo r a ge s ,
Wai t th e c o m i n g o f th e Pr o ph et ,
Of t h e Pr oph et Hi awa th a
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P ro p h e t
D ownwar d th r o ugh th e e v e ni n g t wil i gh t ,
In th e d a ys t h a t a re fo rgot t en
In t h e un r em em b e r e d a ge s ,
Fr o m t h e full m o o n fell No k o m i s,
Sh e a wif e b u t n o t a m o t h e r
Sh e w a s sp o r t i n g w ith h er w o m e n
Swi n gin g i n a s win g o f gr a pe v in es ,
Wh e n h e r ri v a l , th e r ej ec t e d ,
Ful l o f j eal o u sy a n d ha tre d
C ut th e l ea fy swin g a sun d er
A n d No k om is fe ll a f
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D ownwa r d th rough t h e e v enin g twil i gh t ,
O n th e M u s k o d a y th e m ea d o w ,
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Fro m t h e
T h ere
sai d th e pe opl e
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a sta r is fa l
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fern s an d m o s se s ,
th e
On t h e M us k o d a y , th e m ea do w ,
Fa i r No k om i s b or e a da ught e r
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An d sh e c alle d h er n a m e W en on ah
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An d th e da ugh te r o f No kom i s
G re w up l ik e t h e pra i r i e l il i es ,
Grew a t al l a n d sl en de r m ai d e n ,
With th e b ea uty o f th e m o o nl i gh t,
Wit h t h e b ea uty o f t h e s t arl i g h t ,
An d No k o m i s warn e d h er o ft e n
0,
b ewa re o f M u d j e k e e wi s ;
Of t h e W es t Wi n d M u d j e k e e w is ;
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Li ste n n o t t o wh at h e t ell s y o u ;
Lie not
m ea d o w ,
S to op
th e l il ies ,
L e st
d own u po n th e
n ot d own a m o n g
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We st Win d c o m e a n d h a rm
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H ee d e d no t t h o se wo r d s of wi s d o m
A n d th e We st W in d c a m e a t eve nin g
Wal kin g li g h t ly o e r th e pra i r i e
Wh i s p er i n g t o th e l eav e s a n d bl o s so m s
B en d in g l o w th e fl owe r s a n d gra s s e s
Foun d th e b ea utiful Wen o n ah
Lyin g th er e a m on g t h e l i lie s
Wo o e d h er w i th h i s w or d s o f s w eetn e s s
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Till sh e b o r e a s on i n s o rr o w ,
Bore a son of love
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T hus w a s
b o rn
t h e c hil d o f wo n d er ;
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H i awa th a
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ge n tl e m o th er
In h er an gui sh d ie d
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d ese rt e d
By th e We st —
Win d fal se a n d fait hl e s s ,
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Wa il e d an d w ept th e s a d Nok o m i s ;
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Oh th a t I w er e d ea d a s t h ou art !
m o re wo rk , an d n o m o re w eepin g ,
W a h o n o w in ! W a h o n o w in !
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B y th e sh or e s o f
By
G it c h ee G u m e e ,
t h e sh i i g Big S ea W a t e r
Sto od th e w ig wa m o f No k o m i s
T h er e th e w r i n kl e d ol d No k o m i s
N urs e d th e lit tl e H iawath a
R o c ke d h i m i n h i s l in d e n c ra d l e
Be d d e d so ft i n m o s s an d rush e s
Sa fel y b oun d wi t h r e in d e er s in ew s ;
Stil l e d h i s fr e t ful w ail b y say i n g
“ H us h ! t h e Na ke d Be a r w i ll g e t t h e e ! ”
Lu ll e d hi m i n to s l um b e r S n g in g
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I n t h e a rm s o f Ol d N o k o m i s
T h e y wer e fil le d wi t h aw e an d w o n d e r ;
“ W h o s h all t ea c h th e n e w b o rn P r O h e t ‘?
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“ T ra in h i m f o r th e w or k b e fo r e h im ? ”
An d w i th o n e v o i c e al l t h e w a rr i o r s
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O ld I a goo is m u c h h o n o r e d,
T ell s t h em h e w il l t ra i n th e Pr oph e t
No w t h e w a rri o r s da n c e a Wa r D an c e
A s a to k en o f t h e i r w e l c o m e ;
But t h e s p irit o f t h e Pr o ph e t,
O ft h e g e n t l e H i a wa t h a ,
S ti ll s th em , c alm s th em , m a k e s t h e m p e a c e f
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An d th e y d a n c e a Da n c e o f W o r ship
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HI A W A THA S
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Th e n t h e l i t tl e Hi a w a t h a
L e arn e d o f e v ry b i r d it s l an g ua g e ,
L e a rn e d it s n a m e a n d al l it s s e c r et s
O fal l b ea s t s h e l e arn e d th e l a n gua g e ,
L ea rn e d th ei r n a m e s an d all th e i r s e c r e ts ,
T al k e d wi th t h em wh en e er h e m e t th em ,
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C all e d t h em
H ia wa th a s B r o t h er s
An d I a g o o t h e g r ea t b o a st e r
H e t h e m a r vel ou s st o ry t ell e r
H e t h e fri en d o f O ld No ko m i s ,
Ma d e a b o w fo r Hia wat ha
Fr om a b r an c h o f a s h h e m a d e it ;
Fr o m an o a k b o w m a d e th e arr ow s ,
An d th e c or d h e m a d e o f d e er skin
T ea ch e s n ow m y H i a wath a
H o w t o sh o ot t h e b o w a n d a rr o w s
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T h e n al o n e h e d a n c es f o r t h e m
N o w t h e pe o pl e all t og eth er
Dan c e a r oun d t h e C o un c il Fire
Kwa sin d , h e th e s tr o n ge st W ar ri o r ,
Bea r s al o ft m y Hia w ath a ,
Dan c e s with hi m o n hi s s h oul d er
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Now h a d gro wn m y Hi awa th a ,
S kill e d i n e l l t he c ra ft of h unt er s ,
L earn e d in all th e l o r e o f ol d m en
In all yout h ful sp o rts an d pa st im es ,
In all m anl y a rt s a n d la b o rs
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A s un t o th e b o w t h e c or d i s ,
S o un t o th e m a n i s wo m a n
T h o u g h sh e b en d s h im sh e o b eys h im ,
Th o u gh s h e draws h im ye t sh e f oll o ws ,
! sel e s s ea c h with ou t t h e ot h er !
T h us th e yo uth ful Hiawath a
Sa i d wi thi n h im self a n d p o n d e r e d
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We d a m a i d en o f yo ur p e op l e ,
Wa rni n g sai d th e ol d Nok o m i s ;
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G o n ot ea stw ar d go n ot w estwa r d ,
F o r a stran ger wh o m w e kn o w n o t !
Li ke a fire up o n th e h ea rt h st o n e
I s a n ei gh b o r s h o m el y da ugh te r,
L ik e th e st arligh t o r th e m o onli g h t
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Is t h e h a n d s om e st o f stra n ge rs !
An d m y Hia a th a an sw ere d
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Onl y t hi s !
De a r o l d No k om i s ,
! ery pl ea sa nt i s th e firel igh t ,
But I l ik e th e s tarli gh t b ett er
B e tt er d o I l i ke t h e m o o nligh t !
G ra v el y t h e n sa i d ol d No k o m i s
Brin g n ot h er e a n i dl e ma i den ,
Brin g n o t h er e a u el e ss wom an ,
Ha n d s un s kill ful f
e et un will in g ;
Brin g a w ife wit h n imbl e fin g e r s ,
Hear t a n d h an d th a t m o v e t o geth e r ,
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Fe et th a t run o n wi llin g erra n d s !
T hus d epa rt e d Hiawath a
T o t h e l a n d of th e D a c ot ah s
T o t h e l an d o f h a n d s o m e wom en ;
Str i din g o v er m o o r an d m e a d o w ,
T h r ou g h int erm i n a bl e fo r es t s ,
T hr ough uni n t e rru p t ed si len c e
Yet th e wa y se em e d l on g b ef o r e h im ,
An d h i s h ea rt o ut run h i s fo o t step s ;
A n d h e j o urn eye d wi th o ut r e st in g ,
T ill h e h ea r d th e c a tar ac t s th un d er,
H ea r d th e F a ll s o f Min n eh ah a
C al lin g t o h i m th ro ugh t h e sil en c e
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Wh er e th e fa ll s o f M i nn eh ah a
Fl a sh a n d g l e a m a m o n g t h e o a k t r e es
T h ere th e a n ci en t A rr o w M a k er
M a d e h i s a rr o w h ea d s o f sa n d st o n e
W i t h h i m d wel t h i s d a rk eye d d a u g h t er
Wa ywa r d a s t h e M inn eh a h a
W it h h e r m o o d s o f sh a d e a n d sun sh in e ,
E yes t h a t sm il e d a n d fr o wn e d alt ern a t e ,
F e e t a s ra pi d a s th e r i v e r
T r es se s fl ow i n g l i ke t h e wa t er ,
An d a s m u si c al a la ught er ;
A n d h e n a m e d h e r fro m th e ri ve r
Fr o m t h e wa t er fal l h e n a m e d h er
M i n n eh a h a , La u gh in g Wa t er
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H er d s o f fall o w d ee r w er e f e e din g
B ut t h ey sa w n o t Hiawa t h a ;
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T o h i s b o w h e wh i s p er e d
Fa il n ot !
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T o h i s a r r o w wh i s p er e d Swe rv e n o t !
S en t i t sin g in g o n i t s e rr a n d ,
T o t h e r e d h ea rt o f th e r o e buc k ;
T h rew t h e d ee r a c r o ss hi s sh o ul d er
A n d s p ed f o rwa r d with o ut p au s i n g
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S a t t h e a n c i e nt A rr o w Ma k e r ,
A t h i s si d e , in a ll h er b e a ut y,
Sa t th e l o v e l y Min n eh ah a ,
Sa t h is d a u g ht e r La u g h in g Wat er
Pl a it in g m a t s o f fla g s a n d rus h e s ;
Of th e pa st t he o l d m a n s t h o u g h t s we re
A n d t h e m a i d e n s o f t h e futur e
T h r o u g h t h ei r t h o ugh t s th e y h ea r d a f o otst ep ,
H ea r d a ru stl in g i n t h e bra nc h e s
A n d w i th gl owin g c h ee k a n d f o reh e a d ,
Wi t h t h e d e e r up o n h i s sh o ul de r s ,
Su d d enl y fr o m o ut t h e w o o dl a n d s
Hia wa th a s t o o d b ef or e th em
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Hia wa t h a la i d h i s b ur d en ,
T h re w t h e re d d e e r fr o m h i s sh o u l d er s ;
T h en
upr o se t he La ugh in g Wat e r,
Fr om th e g r oun d fa ir M inn eh a h a ,
Br o ugh t fo r t h f oo d a n d sat b efo r e t h em ,
Wa ter br o ught th em fro m th e br o o kl e t ,
Ga ve t h e m f o o d i n e a rth e n v e ssel s ,
Ga v e t he m d r in k in b owl s o f b a s s w o o d ,
Li st en e d wh il e th e gu es t wa s s p e aki n g,
Li st e n e d w hil e h er fat h e r a n swer e d ,
But n ot o n c e h e r li p s sh e o p en e d,
No t a sin gl e w or d s he ut t er e d
Y e s a s in a dr ea m sh e l iste n e d
To th e wo r d s o f Hi awa th a
A s h e t al k e d o f o l d No k o m i s ,
Wh o h a d n u rse d h i m in h i s c h il dh o od ,
A s h e t o ld of hi s c om pa ni o n s ,
C h ib ia b o s t h e m u si cia n
A n d th e v e ry s tr o n g m a n Kwa sin d ,
A n d o f h appi n e s s an d pl ent y
In t h e l a n d o f th e Oj ibways
A ft er m a ny yea r s o f w arfar e ,
Man y ye ar s o f s trife a n d bl o o d sh e d ,
T h er e i s p ea c e b et we en t h e Oj ib wa ys
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A n d th e trib e o f th e Da c o t ah s
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T hu s c o ntin u e d Hi awath a
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Th at th i s p ea c e m a y la s t fore v er ,
A n d o ur h an ds b e cla sp e d m o re cl o sel y,
An d o ur h ea rt s b e m o r e u nit e d ,
G i v e m e a s m y wi fe th i s m a i d en ,
Mi nn eh ah a , La u g h in g Wat e r ,
L o v el i e st of D a k o t a h wo me n !
An d t he a n ci ent A rro w —Ma k e r
Pa u se d a m o m en t er e h e a n swere d ,
Sm o ke d a l it tl e wh il e i n sil en c e ,
L o o ke d a t Hiawath a p r o u dl y,
F o n dly l o o k e d a t L augh in g Wa t er ,
An d mad e a n swe r v ery b ra v el y
Y es , if M inn eh ah a wi sh e s ;
L et yo ur h ea rt spe a k , M inn eh a h a ! ”
An d th e l o v ely Lau gh in g W at e r
S eem ed m o re l o v el y, a s sh e st o o d t h er e ,
Neith e r will in g n o r r el uc t ant ,
A s sh e wen t t o Hia wa th a
Wh ile s h e sa id a n d bl ush e d t o s a y i t,
“
I will f oll o w y ou , m y hu s b a n d ! ”
Th i s wa s Hi awa th a s w o o in g !
Th u s i t wa s h e w o n th e da ught er
Of th e a n c i ent A rro w —Ma k er
In t h e lan d o f th e Da c o t a h s !
Fr o m t h e wigwa m h e d epa rt e d
L ea din g wit h h im L a ughin g Wa t er ;
A n d t h e a n cie n t A rr o w Ma k e r
Turn e d a gai n unt o hi s l a b o r
Murm urin g t o h im sel f a n d sayi n g !
T h us i t i s o ur d augh te rs l ea ve us ,
T h o se w e l o v e a n d t h o se wh o l o v e u s !
! u st wh en t h ey h a ve l e ar n e d t o h el p u s ,
Wh en we a re ol d a n d l ea n upo n t h em ,
C o m e a yo ut h wit h fl aun tin g f eath ers ,
Wa n d er s p ipin g t hr o ugh th e v illa g e
B ec k o n s t o th e fa ire st ma i d en
A n d sh e foll o w s wh ere h e l ea d s h e r ,
L ea vi n g all th in gs fo r t h e stra n g er ! ”
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Th r ough i n term ina bl e fo r e s t s
O v e r m ea d o w o v e r m o unt a i n ,
O v e r r iv er , h ill a n d h oll o w
Sh o r t i t se em e d t o Hia wa th a
T h o ugh t h ey j o urn eye d v ery sl o wl y
T h o u g h h i s p ac e h e ch e c ke d a nd sl a c k e n e d
To t h e s t e p s o f L augh in g W at er
T h u s i t wa s t h e y j ourn eye d h om ewa r d ;
Th u s i t wa s th a t Hia wa t h a
T o th e l o d g e o f o l d N o k o m i s
Br o ugh t th e m o onl i g ht st a rl i ght , fir eli g h t ,
Br ou g ht th e sun s h i n e o f h i s p e opl e
M i n n eh ah a , L au g h i n g Wa t er
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Sum p tuo us wa s th e fe a st N o k o m i s
M ad e a t H i awa t h a s w e d di n g ;
S h e h a d s en t t h r o u g h all th e v i ll a g e
M ess en g er s w i t h wa n d s o f will o w ,
A s a S ig n o f i n v i t ati o n ;
A n d t h e w ed d i ng g ue st s as s embl e d ,
Cl a d in al l t h e i r ri c h est r a i m e n t
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N o k o m is a n d t h e g u e s t s we l c om e H i a wa t h a
o ut i n v it a t io n s all o v er tt h e c o un t ry
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tio n s ar e repr es e n t e d, s o w arr i o r s o f d iffer en t t rib e s a r e c all e d up o n to t a k e p ar t
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a s th e y w ere h un d r e d s o f y e a r s a g o ; s o m e o f t h e m a r e h ere s e en b y whit e p e op l e
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No k o m i s
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D a n c e fo r u s 0 Pa u Pu k Ke e wi s,
D an c e th e B e gg a r s Da n c e t o pl ea s e us
e sti v iti e s c o n cl u d e wi t h a w ar d an c e !
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Puk Ke e w is r es o lv e s h e will b re a k u p t h e m a rr ia g e f es ti v it ie s
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I a g o o sup po se d t o b e t h e b e st m a n , i s t h e o n e
c ul
tie s, h e s u c c ee ds i n d oin g
who gi v e s a wa y a n d yi el d s t o t e m pt a ti o n los e s all t h e r i sk s a n d i n h i s d es p er ati o n
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D raw s fr o m out hi s p o u c h o f w olf s k i n
All th e gam e o f B o wl a n d C o u nt e r s
B ut th e wa rri ors w ill n o t j oi n h im
T h en h e c all s up on th e wit ch e s
T o as si st h im i n h i s m i s c h i ef
S t ill th e wa rri o r s wil l n o t j o i n h im
T h en h e ta un ts th e v ai n Ia g o o ,
Wh o th r ou gh pri d e c on sen t s t o j o in him ,
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Sa i d th e luc ky Pa u Puk K e e w is,
“ I wil l ven ture all t h e s e winn in gs
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A ll a g a in st t h e youn g m a n y o n d e r
Ti s th e n eph ew of l ago o
Fa c e ih th e Mi st t h e p e o pl e c al l h im
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Sen d s h im ea stw ard t o h i s wi gwa m
Wit h h is a rm s pil e d full o f tre a sur es
Ful l o f wra th wa s Hi awa th a
Wh en h e c am e int o th e v ill a ge
Hea r d of al l th e mi sd em ean o r s
Of th e c unnin g Pa u Puk K e e w is
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Ful l o f m i s c hi ef st ays b e h in d t h em ,
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S e e ks t o h a rm m y
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S ee s th e l o v ely M in n eh ah a
A t t h e d o or wa y o f h e r w ig wa m ;
C re ep s u p o n h er sl o wly ,
Th e n h e spri n gs
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T h en No k o m i s w ith a l o u d cry
C all s t he wa rri o rs fr o m th e fo r e s t
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O v e r r o c k a n d o v e r ri ve r r iv er
Ru n s th e c unn in g P au Puk Ke e w is ;
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B y h i s m a gi c h e el u d e s th e m
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But a t l a s t , h i s c un n in g fa il s h i m
A n d h e r un s b a c k t o t h e M o unt a i n
W h er e h e c all s f o r a i d a n d suc c o r ,
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R a i s e th ei r cl u b s o n h igh t o k il l h i m
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g i v e pr ot ec t i o n
Sa v es h i m fr o m t h e furi o u s wa rr i o r s
Pa u P uk Ke e w is a s k s f
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F o r t h e wr on gs th a t h e h a s do n e th e m ;
Hel d o n h i gh t o
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O th e fa min e an d th e feve r !
0 t h e wa stin g o f th e fam i n e !
O th e bla s tin g o f t h e fe v er !
0 t h e wa ilin g o f t h e ch il dren !
0 t h e a n g u i sh o f th e w o m e n !
Al l
th e ea rth wa s s ic k a n d fam i sh e d ;
Hun gry wa s th e ai r a r o un d t h em ,
H un gr y wa s th e s ky a b o v e th em
An d t h e hun gry st ar s i n h ea v e n
Li k e th e eye s o f w ol v e s gl a r e d a t th em !
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On e d a r k eve nin g , after sun do wn ,
In h er wigwa m Laughin g Wat er
Sat wit h ol d No k om i s , wa i tin g
W aitin g fo r t h e s t ep s of Hi awat h a
On t h eir fa c e s gl e am e d th e fi rel igh t
Pa in tin g t h em with str ea k s o f c rim so n ,
An d b eh in d th e m c ro uc h e d th e i r sh a d o w s
T h en t h e c urta i n o f th e d o o rway
Fr o m w it h o ut wa s sl owly l i fte d ;
A s t wo w o m en e n t er e d so ftl y,
Pa s s e d t h e d o o rwa y uni n v it e d ,
Wi t h o ut wo r d o f sal uta ti on
Wi th o ut sign o f r e c o gn iti o n
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A n d th e fo r em o st s a i d !
Beh ol d m e !
I am fam in e B uk a d a w in !
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An d t h e o th er sai d !
Be h ol d m e !
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I a m Fe v e r
h k o se wi !
A n d th e l on el y Mi nn e hah a
Sh u d d ere d a s th e y l o ok e d up o n h er
Sh u d d er e d at t h e w ord s t h ey utt er e d
La y d o wn o n h e r b e d in sil en c e
Hi d h er fa c e b ut m a d e n o a n swer ; ;
La y t h e r e t r em b l in g fr e e ! i n g b urnin g
At th e l o o ks th ey c a st up o n h er ,
A t th e fea rful w o rd s t h ey ut te re d
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H o m ewa r d n o w c om e s H ia wa th a
Fr o m hi s huntin g i n th e f o r e st
B ot h th e pa ll i d gue s t s t h e st ra n ge rs
Sprin gin g fro m am i d th e sh a d ow s
Sei ! e up o n th e sc an ty p o rti o n
Th at h e b r i n gs f o r Minn eh a h a
With o ut a s kin g wi th o u t th a n ki n g
E a gerl y d e v o ur th e m o r sel ,
Fl it a g a in int o t h e sh a d ow s
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F or t h i nt o t h e e mp ty f o r e st
Rush e d th e m a d d en e d Hi awa t h a ;
I n h i s h e a rt wa s d ea dly s o rro w,
In h i s fa c e a st o n y firm n e s s ,
On h i s b ro w th e swea t o f an g u i sh
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Git c h e Ma nit o , t h e M i g h ty !
C ri e d h e wit h h i s fa c e u p l ift ed ,
“ Gi ve yo ur c h il d r en fo o d 0 fa t h er !
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G i ve us f o o d or we m u st p eri sh !
G iv e m e fo o d f o r M i nn e h a h a !
F or m y dyi n g M inn e h a h a !
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th e wi g wa m w i t h N o k o m is,
Wi t h t h e Fam in e a n d th e fe v e r,
S h e wa s lyin g t h e B el o v e d ,
Sh e wa s dyin g Mi n n eh a ha
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“ Hark ” sh e s a id
I h e a r a r u sh i n g,
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H ea r a r o a rin g a n d a ru sh i n g ,
H ea r t h e Fall s o f M in n eh ah a ”
C allin g t o m e fr o m a di sta n c e !
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No my c h il d
s a i d o ld No k om i s ,
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Ti s t h e ni g ht wi n d i n th e p in e tr e e s !
“ L o o k ” sh e sa i d “ I s e e m y f ath e r
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St a n d i ng l on ey a t h i s d o orwa y,
“ No m y c h il d ” sa i d o l d No ko mi s
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T i s t h e s m o k e th a t wa v e s a n d b e c k o n s !
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sa i d s h e , t
eye s o f P a uguk
Gla r e up o n m e i n t h e d a rk n e ss ,
I ca n f ee l hi s i c y fi n g e r s
Cl a s pi n g m i n e a m i d t h e d a rkn e s s !
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Hi awa th a ! Hia wa t h a !
A n d th e d e s o la t e H iawa tha
Fa r a wa y am i d t h e f o r est ,
Mil es away a m o n g t h e m o un t a i n s ,
H e a r d th e su dd en c ry o f a n gui sh ,
H ea r d t h e v o i c e o f M inn e h a ha
C allin g t o h i m i n t h e d ar kne s s ,
Hi a wa th a ! H i awa t h a !
H o m e wa r d h urr i e d Hiawa t h a
E m pty h a n d e d h ea vy h e ar t e d
H ea r d No k o mi s m o an i n g , w a i l i n g
W a h o n o w in ; W a h o n o w in !
T h e n h e sa t d o wn still a n d spe e c h l e ss ,
At t h e fee t o f L au gh in g Wa t er ,
At th o se will in g fe e t , t h a t n e v e r
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Ne v e r m or e wo ul d li g h tl y f oll o w
With b oth h an ds hi s fa c e h e c o ve re d
Sev e n l on g d ays a n d ni ght s h e sa t t h ere
Sp ee chl es s m o ti o nl e ss , un c o n sc i ous
Of t h e dayl ight o r t h e da rk n e ss
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T h en th ey buri e d M in n eh ah a ;
In th e fo r est d ee p a n d d ark s o m e ,
! n d ern ea t h th e m o a ni ng h eml o c k s ;
Clo th e d h e r i n h e r ri ch e st ga rm ent s ,
A n d a t n igh t a fir e wa s li g h t e d,
On h e r gra v e four t im es wa s kin dl e d,
F or h e r s o ul up o n i t s j o urn e y
T o t h e Isl a n d s o f th e Bl e s se d
From h is d o o rway Hiawa th a
St o o d an d wa tc h e d i t a t th e d o o rwa y
Sa w it b urni n g i n t h e f o re st
Li gh tin g up th e gl o o m y h eml o c k s ;
T h at i t m igh t n ot b e e ! tin guish e d ,
Migh t n o t l ea ve h er i n t h e d ar kn e ss
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Fa rew ell !
sa id h e
Mi nn eh ah a !
F a r ew ell , O m y La u g h in g Wat e r !
All m y h ear t i s b uri e d wi t h yo u ,
A ll m y th o ught s go o nwa rd with you !
C o m e n ot b a c k a ga in t o lab o r,
C o m e n o t b a c k a g ai n t o suff er
Wh ere t h e Fa mi n e a n d th e Fe v e r
We a r th e h eart an d wa st e t h e b o dy
So o n m y ta sk will b e c o m pl et e d
So o n yo ur f o ot st e ps I sh all f oll o w
T o t h e Isl an ds of t h e Bl es se d ,
T o th e Kin gd o m o f Po n em a h
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Full o f n ew a n d st ran ge a dv enture s
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Li st en t o h i m a s h e t el ls th em
O f h is m a rv el ou s a d v entur e s
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Prie st a n d Proph e t of t h e P a le Fa c e ,
Th at h e c o m e s t o pr ea c h sal v at i o n
T h r o ugh t h e d e a th o f C h ris t th e Sav i o r
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An d h er b l e s se d S o n , o ur Sa v i o u r
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Wil l h a v e c o m e a n d wil l h a v e va ni s h e d
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