Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



431 



Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Interlude. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. 



''prse 2. pt. 2. 



Verse 3. pt. 1 ? 



Verse 3. pt. 2 ? 

 Verse 4. pt. 1 ? 

 Verse ? 

 Verse ? 

 Verse ? 



Interlude ? 



The people beyond us since they are going to conipose 



dance-songs, 

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



know? 

 Seeing that I do not know it at all I am going to learn it. 

 Let me just recall it, 



A big bearded seal let me keep thinking of it. 

 On the ice down here I kept searching for it, 

 And on the mere ice I went straight to it. 

 Seeing that I do not know it [song] at all — I struck it [the 



seal] 

 When there was really no means of approaching it. 

 Let me just recall it, 



A big white bear let me keep thinking of it. 

 On the ice down here when I kept walking, 

 Even on mei-e ice I kept seeing it. 

 Though afraid of it I struck it. 

 Since there was no bow to hand. 

 Let me just recall it, 

 A big fish in the sea. 

 In the lakes down here since I did not know at all how 



to catch them. 

 The fish that were migrating up-stream too let me recall 



them. 

 Not knowing at all how to capture them I tried to spear 



them. 



No. 22. Record IV. C. 76 



Dance Song (pisik), composed and sung by Ikpakhuaq, a Puwlcq man. 

 versions, by other singers, are given in Nos. 40 and 18. 



Prelude. ye e ye ye yay e ya qarja 



ai ye yai yaya 



e yayi yayai yayi yai ya qai yaya 

 Refrain. i ye yay ai yay ai ye yi {yai ya) 



(Spoken: kdlatunuyama ila mckciyman) 

 Connective. e yaya 



Verse 1. pt. 1. cumcnmi'Yuna qaileyaymaqtuyo 



ai ye yi yai yaya 



qileqtiliajyuk tuleyavaqluniyi 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. uvaya cmay iyicuaqpakluyuyo 



ai ye yi yai yaya 

 qajyuayyuaylu ipiyeyaymapkuluyo 

 (Refrain) 

 Interlude. e yayi yayai yayi yai ya qai yaya 



(Connective) 



'4y^se 2. pt. 1. nahnmiyuna qaileyaymaqtuyo 



ai ye yi yai yaya 

 katainaluk tuleyavaqluniyi 

 (Refrain and Connective) 



Other 



