Maidu texts / by Roland B. Dixon.

  • Roland Burrage Dixon
Date:
1912
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Credit: Maidu texts / by Roland B. Dixon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^5 them.’’ And he sang, and kept on singing until he ceased sineine. “Ye mortal men shall have this song,” he said, and then he sang another; and singing many different songs, he walked along, kept walking until he reached the middle of the world; and there, sitting down over across from it, he remained. But, in making the world, Robin-Man sang that which was pleasant to hear. He, they say, was the first created person, — a man whose song passed across the valleys, a man who found the world, a man who in the olden time sang very beautifully-sounding songs. And Earth- Maker, going along, and having passed by the middle of 5 “Su!” atsoka. “Solim^ uma^kan,” atsokam. “Wii'men- he said. “They shall not • • • f 1) ^ A. •/ mmsom , ~ ‘ “ Unim^ “These atsoi^a. he said. “Enough!” he said. “Songs there shall be,” makan,” atsoi^am. “Koma^ankano minsom',” atsokam. exist,” he said, “Ye shall have ye,” he said. AwetYn soktsoia sokebisim sokebisim solhe^kitsoia. Aweten^, Thereupon he sang kept singing kept singing finished singing. Thereupon, soki minsom^ won^om makdiim koma^ankano,” songs ye mortal men ye shall have,” Aweken bek tsaki soktsoiam. AweEen tsaik Thereupon again another he sang. Thereupon another sokdom bye'tsoia. Oye'webisim ko'do esdodi okiEkanim singing he went on. Kept going world middle at having reached bnoMom mbdk obo^asino bodoiMom biisdsoia. going on there opposite sitting down he remained, AmeE koMo yan^todom tsiwis^polotkommakdiim bkaik- But world creating mantle-sticking-on man one that pintip^ soktsoiam. Mom matsokam yahokapem makdiim is pretty he sang. He they said one first made man to hear lo porktsononkoyo^kopem maiMlim mom matsokam. Kawk- one going across valley (?) man he they said. Earth tdepem makdii teteE okaikpintidom soli' bete'itom solk who sees man very pretty to hear song myth songs sol'^jem mai'diim. Ama'dikan Ko'doyapem ono^dom ko'do one who sings man. There and Earth-Maker going on world
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