And the people from the marginWatched him floating, rising, sinking,Till the birch canoe seemed liftedHigh into that sea of splendor,Till it sank into the vaporsLike the new moon slowly, slowlySinking 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 marginRising, 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!
VOCABULARY
Adjidau'mo, the red squirrelAhdeek', the reindeerAhmeek', the beaverAnnemee'kee, the thunderApuk'wa, a bulrushBaim-wa'wa, the sound of the thunderBemah'gut, the grape-vineChemaun', a birch canoeChetowaik', the ploverChibia'bos, a musician; friend of Hiawatha; ruler of the Land of SpiritsDahin'da, the bull frogDush-kwo-ne'-she or Kwo-ne'-she, the dragon flyEsa, shame upon youEwa-yea', lullabyGitche Gu'mee, The Big-Sea-Water, Lake SuperiorGitche Man'ito, the Great Spirit, the Master of LifeGushkewau', the darknessHiawa'tha, the Prophet, the Teacher, son of Mudjekeewis, the West-Wind and Wenonah, daughter of NokomisIa'goo, a great boaster and story-tellerInin'ewug, men, or pawns in the Game of the BowlIshkoodah', fire, a cometJee'bi, a ghost, a spiritJoss'akeed, a prophetKabibonok'ka, the North-WindKa'go, do notKahgahgee', the ravenKaw, noKaween', no indeedKayoshk', the sea-gullKee'go, a fishKeeway'din, the Northwest wind, the Home-windKena'beek, a serpentKeneu', the great war-eagleKeno'zha, the pickerelKo'ko-ko'ho, the owlKuntasoo', the Game of PlumstonesKwa'sind, the Strong ManKwo-ne'-she, or Dush-kwo-ne'-she, the dragon-flyMahnahbe'zee, the swanMahng, the loonMahnomo'nee, wild riceMa'ma, the woodpeckerMe'da, a medicine-manMeenah'ga, the blueberryMegissog'won, the great Pearl-Feather, a magician, and the Manito of WealthMeshinau'wa, a pipe-bearerMinjekah'wun, Hiawatha's mittensMinneha'ha, Laughing Water; wife of Hiawatha; a water-fall in a stream running into the Mississippi between Fort Snelling and the Falls of St. AnthonyMinne-wa'wa, a pleasant sound, as of the wind in the treesMishe-Mo'kwa, the Great BearMishe-Nah'ma, the Great SturgeonMiskodeed', the Spring-Beauty, the Claytonia VirginicaMonda'min, Indian cornMoon of Bright Nights, AprilMoon of Leaves, MayMoon of Strawberries, JuneMoon of the Falling Leaves, SeptemberMoon of Snow-shoes, NovemberMudjekee'wis, the West-Wind; father of HiawathaMudway-aush'ka, sound of waves on a shoreMushkoda'sa, the grouseNah'ma, the sturgeonNah'ma-wusk, spearmintNa'gow Wudj'oo, the Sand Dunes of Lake SuperiorNee-ba-naw'-baigs, water-spiritsNenemoo'sha, sweetheartNepah'win, sleepNoko'mis, a grandmother, mother of WenonahNo'sa, my fatherNush'ka, look! look!Odah'min, the strawberryOkahha'wis, the fresh-water herringOme'mee, the pigeonOna'gon, a bowlOpechee', the robinOsse'o, Son of the Evening StarOwais'sa, the blue-birdOweenee', wife of OsseoOzawa'beek, a round piece of brass or copperin the Game of the BowlPah-puk-kee'na, the grasshopperPau'guk, deathPau-Puk-Kee'wis, the handsome Yenadizze, the son of Storm FoolPe'boan, WinterPem'ican, meat of the deer or buffalodried and poundedPezhekee', the bisonPishnekuh', the brantPone'mah, hereafterPuggawau'gun, a war-clubPuk-Wudj'ies, little wild men of thewoods; pygmiesSah-sah-je'wun, rapidsSegwun', SpringSha'da, the pelicanShahbo'min, the gooseberryShah-shah, long agoShaugoda'ya, a cowardShawgashee', the craw-fishShawonda'see, the South-WindShaw-shaw, the swallowShesh'ebwug, ducks; pieces in the Game of the BowlShin'gebis, the diver, or grebeShowain'neme'shin, pity meShuh-shuh-gah', the blue heronSoan-ge-ta'ha, strong-heartedSubbeka'she, the spiderSugge'me, the mosquitoTo'tem, family coat-of-armsUgh, yesUgudwash', the sun-fishUnktahee', the God of WaterWabas'so, the rabbit, the NorthWabe'no, a magician, a jugglerWabe'no-wusk, yarrowWa'bun, the East-WindWa'bun An'nung, the Star of the East,the Morning StarWahono'win, a cry of lamentationWah-wah-tay'see, the fire-flyWaubewy'on, a white skin wrapperWa'wa, the wild gooseWaw-be-wa'wa, the white gooseWawonais'sa, the whippoorwillWay-muk-kwa'na, the caterpillarWeno'nah, the eldest daughter; Hiawatha's mother,daughter of NokomisYenadiz'ze, an idler and gambler; anIndian dandy
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