414 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 2. pt. 1. Eastward I was idle, 



On my journey east I was idle. 



Verse 2. pt. 2. Edible things, bearded seals. 



Because I could secure none of them I was idle. 



Verse 3. pt. 1. Eastward I was idle. 



On my journey back inland I was idle. 



Verse 3. pt. 2. Black musk-oxen, brown bears. 



Because I could secure none of them' I was idle. 



No. 7. Record IV. C. 79 



A Prinqe Albert sound Dance Song (pisik), sung by Kdneyoq, a Puivliq girl 



Song 1. 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. ye yei ye yi yai ccumauyayivik 



nunayyuaymun tma-a icumauyayivck 

 Refrain. i yai ye yai yai yai yai yai 



Connective. yai yay 



Verse 1. pt. 2. ayotttcayyutl-i ndyyuliyyutt capkoai 



icumayaluycl-i ccumauyayivik 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. yai ye yai ye ya icumauyayivik ai 



tcikoyyuaymun i ya icumauyayivck 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. arjotctcayyucl-i ndyyuliyyuct capkoai 



icumayaluyil'i ccumauyayivik 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. yai ye yai ye ya ccumauyayivik 



qakyiyayyuymuVi ccumauyayivik 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. yai yai 



pcccyyayyuylu ima qilauyayyuylu 

 icumaydluyili ccumauyayivik 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Song 2, joined to the preceding. 



Verse 1. 



Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 2. 



Verse 3. 



Verse 4. 



Insert. 



yai ye yai ya qicayleqpaktuya 



nunamin camaya tubaktaqcamnik qicayleqpaktuya 



ye yai yai yai i yei yei yai 



ye ye yi yai yai yai yai yai yai yai 



yai ya 



dmicuyayyuin cmalzyarjmata 



qayaqtaqcamncH tcyulauqpck 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 aynaqdtcydl-i qeyneqtayli ya 

 qayaqtaqcamanck tcyulauqpck 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 qayaqtaycma cma koiya^ — qulaycynayivaya 

 nunamnunli cma ncptaiyaiyucnmanlu 

 ye yi ya\ ya ye yi ya qa 

 ye yi yai yai ye yi ya qa 



(Refrain and Connective) 



1 Apparently a mistake on the part of the singer. 



