410 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 2. pt. 2. Knives, Uwalinruk, those knives, those, 



After wishing to reach them I could not reach. 



Verse 3. pt. 1. I could not reach 



The promontory down there I could not reach. 



Verse 3. pt. 2. Of Kanghiryuaq^ those. 



(Spoken : I have finally forgotten it) 



No. 3. Record IV. C. 93 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Haquyyaq, a Puwliq woman 



Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Refrain I. 

 Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 Refrain II. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 



Verse 3. pt. 1. 



Refrain III. 

 Connective. 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. 



Verse 4. pt. 1. 



Verse 4. pt. 2. 



Verse 5. pt. 1. 



Verse 1. pt. 1. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. 



ai yai ye ye ya arjoncymiurja 



nunami camaya ayoniymiuriay ai yai yei ya 



ai ya qai yai ye yi ya ai yai ye yai ye 



i ya ai ya 



cuna cual'i tma ■piciyacual-i 



nalaqcivaktuni ayoniymiuyay ai yai yei ya 



(Refrain I and Connective) 

 ai yaijyei ya ayontymiuya 

 tcikumi camaya ayoniymiuyay ai yai yei yai 

 ai yai ye yi ya ai ya i ye yai yai 



(Connective) 

 tupiyyal-i imay niyioyyucVi 

 qayveqcivaktuni ayoniymiuyay ai yai yei ya ai ya 



(Refrain II and Connective) 

 (Really'a new song joined on to the preceding) 

 tunucin-aqpayali e yai yai i ya 

 tunucin-aqpayali e yai yai i ya 

 tunucin-aqpayali ai ya hai yai ya ai yi a ai yai ye 

 i yai ya 



na'i — ' tunucin-aqpayali tcikoyyuayli camna 

 tunucin-aqpayali e yai yai ya 



(Refrain III and Connective) 

 ndtceq-ayneyli camna tunucin-aynexluyo 

 umiviynun ima tunucin-aqpayali 



(Refrain III and Connective) 

 tunucin-aqpayali nunayyuayli cam,na 

 tunucin-aqpayali e yai yai ya 



(Refrain III and Connective) 

 tuktuqayneyli camna tunucin-aynexluyo 

 tunucin-aqpayali e yai yai ya 

 . (Refrain III) 



Translation 

 I failed also in hunting. 



On the land from down here I failed also in hunting. 

 What [are] these peoplB walking along 

 Striking down the game, [while] I failed also in hunting^ 

 I failed also in hunting. 

 On the ice from down here I failed also in hunting. 



1 Kanghiryuaq: the district around Prince Albert sound on Victoria island. 



