ARCHAIC SONGS
[Told by Kâʼmâl tkâk, Thin Leather]
Creation Songs by Earth Doctor
THE CREATION OF THE EARTH
I
Tcuwutu
Earth
Makai
Magician.
tcuwutu
earth
natâ
make
miakukâ
come.
nyuĭta
see
hasĭtco-onyĭ!
what you intend!
(Repeat)
*
Sikâlamû
Round
natâ
make
miakukâ
come,
nyuĭuta
see
(D.C. to *)
†
Tcuwutu
Earth
Makai
Magician
tâʌakû
mountain
natâ
make
miakukâ,
come,
nyuĭta
see
hasiyaña!
what you tell!
Tapĭnyĭmû
Smooth
natâ
make
miakukâ,
come,
nyuĭta
see
hasiyaña!
what you tell!
(D.C. to †)
II
Tcuwutu
Earth
Makai
Doctor
tcuwutu
earth
natâ;
make;
Tcuwutu
Earth
Makai
Magician
tcuwutu
earth
natâ,
make,
himlo,
going,
himlo,
going,
himlo,
going,
himutco-o.
going (causal).
(Repeat)
*
Tcuwutu
Earth
Makai
Doctor
tâvʼa
mountain
ku
kind of
natâ;
make;
Tcuwutu
Earth
Makai
Doctor
tâvakû
mountain
natâ,
make,
himlo,
going,
himlo,
going,
himlo,
going,
himutco-o.
going.
(D.C. to *)
III
Tcuwutu
Earth
tapa
open
sihaitconyoka-ana:
magician
Tâvañgû
Mountain
tapa
open
sitco
magic
mamatcu-u.
powers knows.
Translation
Behold what he can do!
Round and smooth he molds it.
Behold what he can do!
Earth Magician makes the mountains.
Heed what he has to say.
He it is that makes the mesas.
Heed what he has to say.
Earth Magician shapes this world.
Earth Magician makes its mountains;
Makes all larger, larger, larger.
Into the earth the Magician glances;
Into its mountains he may see.
