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The Song of Hiawatha

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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 Okahha’wis, the fresh-water herring Ome’mee, the pigeon Ona’gon, a bowl Opechee’, the robin Osse’o, Son of the Evening Star Owais’sa, the blue-bird 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 Pe’boan, Winter Pem’ican, meat of the deer or buffalo dried and pounded Pezhekee’, the bison Pishnekuh’, the brant Pone’mah, hereafter Puggawau’gun, a war-club Puk-Wudj’ies, little wild men of the woods; pygmies Sah-sah-je’wun, rapids 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 Waubewy’on, a white skin wrapper Wa’wa, the wild goose Waw-be-wa’wa, the white goose Wawonais’sa, the whippoorwill Way-muk-kwa’na, the caterpillar Weno’nah, the eldest daughter; Hiawatha’s mother, daughter of Nokomis Yenadiz’ze, an idler and gambler; an Indian dandy The End