mirrored file at http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== A portion of The Walam Olum: From The Lenape and their Legends by Daniel G. Brinton (1884) _________________________________________________________________ _PART II._ _________________________________________________________________ wala1.jpg 1. _Wulamo maskanako anup lennowak makowini essopak._ _Long ago there was a mighty snake and beings evil to men._ _________________________________________________________________ wala2.jpg 2. _Maskanako shingalusit nijini essopak shawelendamep eken shingalan_. _This mighty snake hated those who were there (and) greatly disquieted those whom he hated._ _________________________________________________________________ wala3.jpg 3. _Nishawi palliton, nishawi machiton, nishawi matta lungundowin._ _They both did harm, they both injured each other, both were not in peace._ _________________________________________________________________ wala4.jpg 4. _Mattapewi wiki nihanlowit mekwazoan._ _Driven from their homes they fought with this murderer._ _________________________________________________________________ wala5.jpg 5. _Maskanako gishi penauwelendamep lennowak owini palliton._ _The mighty snake firmly resolved to harm the men._ _________________________________________________________________ wala6.jpg 6. _Nakowa petonep, amangam petonep, akopehella petonep._ _He brought three persons, he brought a monster, he brought a rushing water._ _________________________________________________________________ wala7.jpg 7. _Pehella pehella, pohoka pohoka, eshohok eshohok, palliton palliton._ _Between the hills the water rushed and rushed, dashing through and through, destroying much._ _________________________________________________________________ wala8.jpg 8. _Tulapit menapit Nanaboush maskaboush owinimokom linnwimokom_ _Nanabush, the Strong White One, grandfather of beings, grandfather of men, was on the Turtle Island._ _________________________________________________________________ wala9.jpg 9. _Gishikin-pommixin tulagis- hatten-lohxin._ _There he was walking and creating, as he passed by and created the turtle._ _________________________________________________________________ wala10.jpg 10. _Owini linowi wemoltin, Pehella gahani pommixin, Nahiwi tatalli tulapin._ _Beings and men all go forth, they walk in the floods and shallow waters, down stream thither to the Turtle Island._ _________________________________________________________________ wala11.jpg 11. _Amanganek makdopannek alendyuwek metzipannek._ _There were many monster fishes, which ate some of them._ _________________________________________________________________ wala12.jpg 12. _Manito-dasin mokol-wichemap, Palpal payat payat wemichemap._ _The Manito daughter, coming, helped with her canoe, helped all, as they came and came._ _________________________________________________________________ wala13.jpg 13. _Nanaboush Nanaboush wemimokom, Winimokom linnimokom tulamokom._ _[And also] Nanabush, Nanabush, the grandfather of all, the grandfather of beings, the grandfather of men, the grandfather of the turtle._ _________________________________________________________________ wala14.jpg 14. _Linapi-ma tulapi-ma tulape- wi tapitawi._ _The men then were together on the turtle, like to turtles._ _________________________________________________________________ wala15.jpg 15. _Wishanem tulpewi pataman tulpewi poniton wuliton._ _Frightened on the turtle, they prayed on the turtle that what was spoiled should be restored._ _________________________________________________________________ wala16.jpg 16. _Kshipehelen penkwihilen, Kwamipokho sitwalikho, Maskan wagan palliwi palliwi._ _The water ran off, the earth dried, the lakes were at rest all was silent, and the mighty snake departed._ _________________________________________________________________ _PART III._ _________________________________________________________________ wala17.jpg 1. _Pehella wtenk lennapewi tulapewini psakwiken woliwikgun wittank talli._ _After the rushing waters (had subsided) the Lenape of the turtle were close together, in hollow houses, living together there._ _________________________________________________________________ wala18.jpg 2. _Topan-akpinep, wineu-akpi- nep,kshakan-akpinep, thupin akpinep._ _It freezes where they abode, it snows where they abode it storms where they abode, it is cold where they abode._ _________________________________________________________________ wala19.jpg 3. _Lowankwamink wulaton wtakan tihill kelik meshautang sili ewak._ _At this northern place they speak favorably of mild, cool (lands), With many deer and buffaloes._ _________________________________________________________________ wala20.jpg 4. _Chintanes-sin powalessin peyachik wikhichik pokwihil._ _As they journeyed, some being strong, some rich, they separated into house-builders and hunters;_ _________________________________________________________________ wala21.jpg 5. _Eluwi-chitanesit eluwi takauwesit, elowi chiksit, elowichik delsinewo._ _The strongest, the most united, the purest, were the hunters._ _________________________________________________________________ wala22.jpg 6. _Lowaniwi, wapaniwi, shawaniwi, wunlceniwi, elowichik apakachik._ _The hunters showed themselves at the north, at the east, at the south, at the west._ _________________________________________________________________ wala23.jpg 7. _Lumowaki, lowanaki tulpenaki elowaki tulapiwi linapiwi._ _In that ancient country, in that northern country, in that turtle country, the best of the Lenape were the Turtle men._ _________________________________________________________________ wala24.jpg 8. _Wemiako yagawan tendki lakkawelendam nakopowa wemi owenluen atam._ _All the cabin fires of that land were disquieted, and all said to their priest, " Let us go._ _________________________________________________________________ wala25.jpg 9. _Akhokink wapaneu wemoltin palliaal kitelendam aptelendam._ _To the Snake land to the east they went forth, going away, earnestly grieving._ _________________________________________________________________ wala26.jpg 10. _Pechimuin shakowen' nungihillan lusasaki pikihil pokwihil akomenaki._ _Split asunder, weak, trembling, their land burned, they went, torn and broken, to the Snake Island._ _________________________________________________________________ [1]Comments by Brinton on the authenticity of the WALAM OLUM [2]A general synopsis of the WALAM OLUM by Brinton [3]HOME [4]The Last 12,000 Years References 1. http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/walamc.html 2. http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/walams.html 3. http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/default.htm 4. http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/comfever.html