THE WALUM OLUM

Book Two
The Flood
 

 
Wulamo maskanako anup lennowak makowini essopak.  
Long ago the evil snake was powerful and men had become evil.
Maskanako shingalusit nijini essopak shawelendamep eken shingalan.  
This powerful snake [spirit] hated men and greatly troubled them together hating.
Nishawi palliton, nishawi machiton, nishawi matta lungundowin.  
They both did harm, they both injured, two brothers did not keep peace. 
Mattapewi wiki nihanlowit mekwazoan.  
Driven from their homes they fought with this murder.
Maskanako gishi penauwelendamep lennowak owini palliton.  
The mighty snake firmly resolved to harm the men.
Nakowa petonep, amangam petonep, akopehella petonep.  
He brought great amounts of rushing water.
Pehella pehehha, pohoka pohoka, eshohok eshohok, palliton palliton.  
Much rushing water filling the hollows reaching everywhere destroying much.
Tulapit menapit Nanaboush maskaboush owinimokom linowimokom.  
Nanabush, the strong one, stayed on a turtle-like floating island and became the grandfather of all men.
Gishikin-pommixin tulagishatten-lohxin.  
The wind was blowing but he crept along and untied the new turtle [boat].
Owini linowi wemoltin, Pehella gahani pommixin, Nahiwi tatalli tulapin.  
Men and beings all go forth through turbulent water to the back of the turtle island.
Amanganek makdopannek alendyuwek metzipannek.  
There were many monster fishes, which ate some of them.
Manito-dasin mokol-wichemap, Palpal payat payat wemichemap.  
A spirit-messenger helped with the boat and continued to help them all.
Nanaboush Nanaboush Wimimokom linnimokom tulamokom.  
Nanabush is the ancestor of all men and beings, the father of the turtle.
Linapi-ma tulapi-ma tulapewi tapitawi.  
All men were there on the turtle-boat.
Wishanem tulpewi pataman tulpewi poniton wuliton.  
Frightened on the turtle, they prayed on the turtle that what was spoiled should be restored.
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.