418 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 3. pt. 2. How I am I to move about? 



Just think. That one, that one, 



My lower circle of snow-blocks I hardly know how to 



build it. 

 I continue nevertheless without stopping. Here, too, 

 in the tent here. 

 Verse 4. pt. 1. How I am I to move about? 



No. 10. Eecohd IV. C. 27 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Unel-aq, an Akuliakatak girl 



Verse 1. pt. 1. ye yayi ye ya utqtynaqccynaymiuija 



tcikumd-i utqcynaqctynaymiuya 

 Refrain I. ye ye ye yei yei yei ye qai ya ai ya 



i yei yei yei ye ya yi ya a qai ya 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. i ya yau uqculyiH uyuvalcxyaqtunina yai 



ayicaqpaktuya 

 Refrain II. i yei yei yei yei yei yei yei yei yei yei ye ai e he a 



qai ya qai ya ya 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. i yei ye ye yayi ye utqcynaqccynaymiuya 



nunamd-i utqcynaqccynaymiuya ai ya 

 (Refrain I) 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. i yei ye nayyulycli pctualcxyaqtuni e yai ya 



ayicaqpaktuya 

 (Refrain II) 



Translation 



Verse 1. pt. 1. I intend to return again also. 



From the ice I intend to return again also. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. Blubbery animals [seals] when they came a little towards 



me at their holes 

 I quickly secured one. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. I intend to return again also. 



From the land I intend to return again also. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. Antlered animals [caribou] when they began to walk 



away I quickly secured one. 



No. 11. Record IV. C. 100 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Ndtccn, a Bathurst inlet youth 



Verse 1. 



Refrain. 

 Connective. 

 Verse 2. 



uymaqpai yai yai yai 



neqituyoq qaniqanct'oq una 



cumcnaqpauna ai yai yei ya 



i yai ya 



qaniqaniccn-aynamni utqoyyuayivaya 



tdkyyyuk kinuynamnun 



cumcnaqpai ai yai yai 



(Refrain and Connective) 



