430 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 21. Record IV. C. 57 

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



Prelude. 

 Refrain I. 



Connective 1. 

 Connective 2. 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Refrain II. 



Connective 2 + 

 Interlude. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. ? 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. ? 

 Verse 4. pt. 1. ? 

 Verse ? 

 Verse ? 

 Verse ? 

 Interlude^? 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



ai yai ya ai ya qa-ai yet ya 



ai ya qa hai ya 



hai yai yai ya qai ya 



ai yai ya hai yai ya qi ya 



a qa qai ya qa 



i ya qai ya 



ai yei ya 



ndlunajlukpa-a 



pcdcayyuk ndlunajlukpa 



(Refrain I and Connective 1) 

 dlalivul-i pcciuleymata 

 picicayyuk ndlunajlukpa 

 hai yai yai ya qai ya 

 hai yai ya ai yei ya qai ya 

 ai yei ya qai ya 

 ndluleqpakcuyoni ililicajminava [M hH M hii] 



(Connective 2) 

 ctqaqtuaylayo 

 uyyuktayyua ctqayacaylayo 



(Refrain I and Connective 1) 

 tcikumi camani ivavakcaya 

 tcihumarjmilu ndlauxyayyaya 



(Refrain II and Connective 2+)' 

 ndluleqpakcuyoni unatayivaya 

 apkutttqarjit'uaymana i yai ya [M M] 



(Prelude, Refrain I, Connective 1) 

 i yai ya dqaqtuaylayo 

 ndnuktayyua dqayacaylayo 



(Refrain I and Connective 1) 

 tcikumi camani picuavak-ama 

 tcikutnaymilu takolyataqtaya 



(Refrain II and Connective 2) 

 eqciycn'aqtuyoni unatayivaya 

 picckcaq-ayd-uatjman [hH hu hit hu] 



(Connective 2) 

 ai yai ya dqaqtuaylayo 

 eqdluayyuk tayeomi cma 



(Refrain I and Connective 1) 

 tdcin'i camani aiyuleqpak-apkd hai ya 

 mayuktayyutl'u dqayacaylaym 



(Refrain II and Connective 2) 

 aiyukqpakcuyonty (?) qopqa^aya — 



Translation 



Does he not know, 



Something that will serve as a dance-song does he not 

 know? 



