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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 3. pt. 2 awyalcymtl-i nunaqaqpak-amck 



(or Verse 6). kivalivulima tucaneqcaqpaktun 



(Refrain aad Connective) 

 Verse 4. pt. 1 aneynelima aneyneqxuninaqilaqtuni 



(or Verse 7). neqiqxaqpak-avm tuc-aneqcaqpaktun 



(Refrain and Connective"* 

 Verse 4. pt. 2 ai ye ye ye qovianajivoq 



(or Verse 8). (Spoken: nuyum-aq-oq ila-) 



Translation 



Verse 1. pt. 1. I kept felling 



The tree, that one, I kept felling. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. My whittling knife when I took hold of it, 



A thing to serve as a platter, when it was finished,^it was 

 a joyful sight. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. They think they hear. 



The people west of us they think they hear 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. White [bears] that they are numerous in the land; 



The people west of us they think they hear. 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. They think they hear, 



The people east of us they think they hear, the people 

 who are great talkers, 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. "Warm-blooded animals [musk-oxen ?] that they are num- 



erous in the land; 

 The people east of us they think they hear. 

 Verse 4. pt. 1. Breathing, being something like breathing [?] 



That you possess plenty of food they think they hear. 

 Verse 4. pt. 2. It is a source of pleasure 



(Spoken: It is in a state of completion, yes indeed) 



No. 20. Record IV. C. 60 



Dance Song (pisik), sung by Taptuna, a Coppermine river man 



Prelude. yai ye yi ya ai yai yai ya 



yei ye yi yarje yei yei ya 

 Refrain. yei ye yi yarjai yai ye yi ya yi ya 



Connective. i yai yai 



Verse 1. pt. 1. i ya yei ye yi ya aiyumivaktuyai ya 



natceqcuktunuVi aiyumivaktuya ai yai 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. i ya uqculcyyuiH aiyuleqpak-apkm 



natceqcuktunuVi aiyumivaktuya 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. i yai yai ya yi yai aiyumivaktuya 



pccikctktunuVi aiyumivaktuya 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. omitted ? 



Verse 3. pt. 1. i yai yai ya yi yai aiyumivaktuya 



qaydtqcqtunul-i aiyumivaktuTja 

 (Refrain and Connective) 



