432 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 2. pt. 2. e'yaya 



uvafja tmay piyumdtqaqluyuyo 

 ai ye yi yai yaya 

 punyuayyuajlu ipiyeyayinapkulilyo 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. nakcnmiyuna qaileyay tnagtuyo 



ai ye yai yaya 



cuncyluyayyuk paliyyuatqaqluncyi 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. uvaya^cmay auncydtqaqtumncyi 



ai ye yi yai yaya 

 auyaylu camna ipijeyaymayuluyo 

 (Refrain — hu hu hu) 



Translation 



(Spoken: Because I have a bad cough indeed it [my voice] is low.) 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. Whence pray have they always come? 



The bull caribou stamping hard on the ground. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. I then watching eagerly for it, 



The arrow too because I did not want to let it fly. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. Whence pray have they always come? 



Katainaluk stamping hard on the ground. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. I then having a desire to do it [to go], 



The big dog too I did not want to let it loose. 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. Whence pray have they always come? 



The sickness, after withering me up, 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. I then in my weakened condition. 



My blood too down here it [sickness] not wishing to leave 

 it. 



No. 23. Record IV. C. 42 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Aycvyana, a Puwlcq Eskimo man 



Prelude. ye yeyi ai ye ki ya qa ye ye ki ai ye ya qayi 



e yai ya qai yai yai ya yi yai ai yai ya ye i yaqaiya 

 Refrain. ye ye ki hai yai yai ye 



yai ye yai yai ya qai yai yai i ya qai ya 



yai ya a qa ye yai ye qa qai 

 Connective. i ya qai ya 



Verse 1. qanoq capkwa ptyacuayacukpiki a ki ya qa qai ya 



mitqulcyli pcyacuayacukpiki camantyi nunami camani ki 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 2. ulauyaq qayyutyitan- ck ye yeyi yai ye ya qaya i ya qa 



[nay-] mdquUyli pcyacuayacukpiki camantyi nunami 

 camani ki 



(Refrain, 1st line only) 

 Verse 3. qayyutyitan- tk naulyulytt-uaqpaya nayyuliyyuaH 



camna yai yeyiyi yai ye yaya 



