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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 1. 

 Verse 2. 

 Verse 3. 

 Verse 4. 

 Verse 5. 



Translation 

 How here is she to overtake me? 

 My wife tells me not to be overtaken. 

 Brown bears and wolverines — 

 My wife tells me not to be overtaken. 

 How, down here, is it still far away from me, 

 My shelter I am still far from it. 

 My self it weighs heavily on me; 

 My shelter I am still far from it. 

 How, down here, do I think I shallValk'on it? 

 The land down here I think I shall walk on it. 



No. 35. Record IV. C. 78a 

 Dance Song (pisik), composed and sung by Uyahaq, a![Puivliq woman 



Prelude. 

 Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse;;2.'pt.*l. 



Verse;;2. pt. 2. 



Verse 3.fpt. 1. 



Verse 3. pt. 2. 



Verse 1. pt. 1. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. 



i ye yi ye yi ye hi ye yi ya qa 



i ye yi ye yi yai ye yi ya qai 



i yai ye ya hi ye ya hi ya ha ha qa qai 



i yai yai 



yai ye yai ye myumavaktutjai 



dlajyua qayma opcnfalixjayman ai 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 qayyucayija quyvekciyuyaymai ya 

 i ye yi yai ya myumavaktuyai 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 yai ye ya ye ya myumavaktuyai 

 cilayyua qayma aiyalcxyayman ai 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 cdnileya una nalaqdyuyaymai 

 i ye yi yai yi ya myumavaktuya 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 yai ye yai ye myumavaktuyai 

 cilajyua qarjma okiulixyayman ai 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 canileja una quyvekciyuyayman 

 i ye yi yai ye ya myumavaktuyai 



(Refrain) 



Translation 

 I was idle 



The season now when it turned again to spring. 

 My fish-hook since it pulled up nothing 

 I was idle. 

 I was idle 



The season now when it turned again to summer. 

 My husband, he, when he struck nothing [no caribou] 

 I was idle. 

 I was idle 



The season now when it turned again to winter. 

 My husband, he, when he pulled up no seals 

 I was idle. 



