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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=538446" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Windigo</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Go easy wit' de paddle, an' steady wit' de<br>oar<br>Geev rudder to de bes' man you got among<br>de crew,<br>Let ev'ry wan be quiet, don't let dem sing no<br>more<br>W'en you see de islan' risin' out of Grande<br>Lac Manitou<br>Above us on de sky dere, de summer cloud<br>may float <br>Aroun' us on de water de ripple never show,<br>But somet'ing down below us can rock de<br>stronges' boat,<br>W'en we 're comin' near de islan' of de<br>spirit Windigo!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">De carcajou may breed dere, an' otter sweem<br>de poole<br>De moosh-rat mak' de mud house, an' beaver<br>buil' hees dam<br>An' beeges' Injun hunter on all de Tête de <br>Boule<br>Will never set hees trap dere from spring<br>to summer tam.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But he 'll bring de fines' presen' from upper<br>St. Maurice<br>De loup marin an' black-fox from off de<br>Hodson Bay<br>An' hide dem on de islan' an' smoke de pipe<br>of peace<br>So Windigo will help heem w'en he travel<br>far away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We shaintee on dat islan' on de winter seexty-<br>nine<br>If you look you see de clearin' aroun' de<br>Coo Coo Cache,<br>An' pleasan' place enough too among de spruce<br>an' pine<br>If foreman on de shaintee is n't Cyprien<br>Palache.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Beeg feller, alway watchin' on hees leetle<br>weasel eye,<br>De gang dey can't do not'ing but he see dem<br>purty quick<br>Wit' hees 'Hi dere, w'at you doin' ?' ev'ry<br>tam he 's passin' by<br>An' de bad word he was usin' , wall! it offen<br>mak' me sick.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An' he carry silver w'issle wit' de chain aroun' <br>hees neck<br>For fear he mebbe los' it, an' ev'ry body say<br>He mus' buy it from de devil w'en he 's <br>passin' on Kebeck<br>But if it 's true dat story, I dunno how<br>moche he pay.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Dere 's plaintee on de shaintee can sing lak<br>rossignol<br>Pet Clancy play de fiddle, an' Jimmie Char-<br>bonneau<br>Was bring hees concertina from below St.<br>Fereol<br>So we get some leetle pleasure till de long,<br>long winter go. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But if we start up singin' affer supper on de <br>camp<br>'Par derriere chez ma tante,' or 'Mattawa<br>wishtay,'<br>De boss he 'll come along den, an' put heem<br>out de lamp,<br>An' only stop hees swearin' w'en we all go<br>marche coucher.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We 've leetle boy dat winter from Po-po-lo-be-<br>lang<br>Hees fader an' hees moder dey're bote<br>A-ben-a-kee<br>An' he 's comin' , Injun Johnnie, wit' some<br>man de lumber gang<br>Was fin' heem nearly starvin' above on Lac<br>Souris.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">De ole man an' de woman is tryin' pass de Soo<br>W'en water 's high on spring tam, an' of<br>course dey 're gettin' drown',<br>For even smartes' Injun should n't fool wit' <br>birch canoe,<br>W'ere de reever lak toboggan on de hill is<br>runnin' down.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So dey lef' de leetle feller all alone away up<br>dere<br>Till lumber gang is ketchin' him an' bring<br>him on de Cache,<br>But better if he 's stayin' wit' de wolf an' wit'<br>de bear<br>Dan come an' tak' hees chances wit' Cyprien<br>Palache.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I wonder how he stan' it, w'y he never run<br>away<br>For Cyprien lak neeger he is treat heem all<br>de sam'<br>An' if he 's wantin' Johnnie on de night or on<br>de day<br>God help heem if dat w'issle she was below<br>de secon'tam!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">De boy he don 't say not'ing, no wan never see<br>heem cry<br>He 's got de Injun in heem, you can see it <br>on de face,<br>An' only for us feller an' de cook, he 'll surely<br>die<br>Long before de winter 's over, long before<br>we lef' de place,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But I see heem hidin' somet'ing wan morning<br>by de shore<br>So firse tam I was passin' I scrape away de <br>snow<br>An' it 's rabbit skin he 's ketchin' on de swamp<br>de day before,<br>Leetle Injun Johnnie 's workin' on de spirit<br>Windigo.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">December's come in stormy, an' de snow-dreef<br>fill de road<br>Can only see de chimley an' roof of our<br>cabane,<br>An' stronges' team on stable fin' it plaintee<br>heavy load<br>Haulin' sleigh an' two t'ree pine log t'roo<br>de wood an' beeg savane.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An' I travel off wan day me, wit' Cyprien<br>Palache<br>Explorin' for new timber, w'en de win' be-<br>gin to blow,<br>So we hurry on de snow-shoe for de camp on<br>Coo Coo Cache<br>If de nor' eas' storm is comin', was de bes' <br>place we dunno-</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An' we 're gettin' safe enough dere wit' de<br>storm close on our heel,<br>But w'en our belt we loosen for takin' off de<br>coat<br>De foreman commence screamin' an' mon Dieu<br>it mak' us feel<br>Lak he got t'ree t'ousan' devil all fightin' on<br>hees t'roat.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Cyprien is los' hees w'issle, Cyprien is los' hees<br>chain<br>Injun Johnnie he mus' fin' it, even if de win'<br>is high</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He can never show hese'f on de Coo Coo<br>Cache again<br>Till he bring dat silver w'issle an' de chain<br>it 's hangin' by.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So he sen' heem on hees journey never knowin' <br>he come back<br>T'roo de rough an' stormy wedder, t'roo de<br>pile of dreefin' snow<br>'Wat 's de use of bein' Injun if you can 't<br>smell out de track?'<br>Dat 's de way de boss is talkin' , an' poor<br>Johnnie have to go.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If you want to hear de musique of de nort' win'<br>as it blow<br>An' lissen to the hurricane an' learn de way<br>it sing<br>An' feel how small de man is w'en he 's<br>leevin' here below,<br>You should try it on de shaintee w'en she 's<br>doin' all dem t'ing!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">W'at 's dat soun' lak somet'ing cryin' all<br>aroun' us ev'ryw'ere?<br>We never hear no tonder upon de winter<br>storm!<br>Dey 're shoutin' to each oder dem voices on<br>de air,<br>An' it 's red hot too de stove pipe, but no<br>wan 's feelin' warm!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Get out an' go de woodpile before I freeze<br>to deat''<br>Cyprien de boss is yellin' an' he 's lookin'<br>cole an' w'ite<br>Lak dead man on de coffin, but no wan go,<br>you bet,<br>For if it 's near de woodpile, 't is n't close<br>enough to-night!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Non! we ain't afraid of not'ing, but we don 't<br>lak takin' chance,<br>An' w'en we hear de spirit of de wil' A-ben-<br>a-kee<br>Singin' war song on de chimley, makin' all dem<br>Injun dance<br>Raisin' row dere, you don't ketch us on no<br>woodpile -no siree!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">O! de lonesome night we 're passin' w'ile<br>we 're stayin' on dat place!<br>An' ev'rybody sheever when Jimmie Char<br>bonneau<br>Say he 's watchin' on de winder an' he see de<br>Injun face<br>An' it 's lookin' so he tole us, jus' de sam'<br>as Windingo.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Den again mese'f I 'm hearin' somet'ing<br>callin', an' it soun'<br>Lak de voice of leetle Johnnie so I'm<br>passin' on de door</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But de pine stump on de clearin' wit' de w'ite<br>sheet all aroun' <br>Mak' me t'ink of churchyar' tombstone, an' <br>I can't go dere no more.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Wat's de reason we 're so quiet w'ile our<br>heart she 's goin' fas'<br>W'y is no wan ax de question? dat we're<br>all afraid to spik?<br>Was it wing of flyin' wil' bird strek de winder<br>as it pass,<br>Or de sweesh of leetle snow-ball w'en de win'<br>is playin' trick?</div><div style="margin:10px 0">W'en we buil' de Coo Coo shaintee, she's as<br>steady as a rock,<br>Did you feel de shaintee shakin' de sam,<br>she's goin' to fall?<br>Dere's somet'ing on de doorway! an' now we <br>hear de knock<br>An' up above de hurricane we hear de w'issle<br>call.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Callin', callin' lak a bugle, an' he's jompin' up<br>de boss<br>From hees warm bed on de corner an' open<br>wide de door-<br>Dere's no use foller affer for Cyprien is los'<br>An' de Coo Coo Cache an' shaintee he'll<br>never see no more.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At las' de morning's comin', an' storm is blow<br>away<br>An' outside on de shaintee young Jimmie<br>Charbonneau<br>He's seein' track of snowshoe, 'bout de size of<br>doulbe sleigh<br>Dere's no mistak' it's makin' by de spirit<br>Windigo.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An' de leetle Injuin Johnie, he's all right I<br>onderstan'<br>For you'll fin' heem up de reever above de <br>Coo Coo Cache<br>Ketchin' mink and ketchin' beaver, an' he's<br>growin' great beeg man<br>But dat's de las' we're hearin' of Cyprien<br>Palache.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Henry+Drummond">William Henry Drummond</a><div class=q>
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Geev rudder to de bes' man you got among
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Let ev'ry wan be quiet, don't let dem sing no
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W'en you see de islan' risin' out of Grande
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Above us on de sky dere, de summer cloud
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