Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



No. 36. Record IV. C. 98 



An old Dance Song (pisik), sung by Oqaitok, a Kiluccktok woman 



Prelude. ye yi yayi ye yi ya ye yi ya 



hi ya ha qai ya 

 Connective. i ya qai ya 



^ffse 1. pt. 1. ayotikcdl-i capkoa mdqulcyyui capkwa 



^ picualixjaqtuni ayoyunaitpaktutja 



Refrain I. ye yi yai i ya yi ya-a hai yai yai hai ya 



Verse 1. pt. 2. pccikdyal-i una cayayayluyoli 



dqaqcukpakcm-aqtuya 

 Refrain II. ye yi yayi ye yi yayi ye yi yai ye yi ya 



ye yi ya qi ya yi ya qai yai ya qai ya 



yi ye yi ye yi ya yi i ya ye yi qi ya a qa qai ya 



(Connective) 



Verse 1. pt. 3. ye yi yayi ye yi yay alienaqctn-aylukpa 



ayoyunaitpaktuya okiutuamicila 

 Refrain III. ye yi yayi ye yi yai yai ye yi ya qai yd 



ye yi yayi ye yi ya-a 



e ye ya hi ya a qai i ya 

 (Coimective) 



Verse 2. pt. 1. ayoUkcdl-i capkoa uqculiyyui capkwa 



uyudlixyaqtuni ayoyunaitpaktuya 

 (Refrain I) 



Verse 2. pt. 2. unayayali una cayayayluyoli 



dqaqcukpakcm-aqtuya 



(Refrain II and Connective) 



Verse 2. pt. 3. ye yi yayi ye yi yay dlienaqccn-aylukpa 



eqcilekpakcin-aqtuya opcnyatuami cila 

 (Refrain III and Connective) 



Verse 3. pt. 1. ayotckcal-i capkoa eqdluayyuiVi 



qdpalixyaqtuni ayoyunaitpaktuya 

 (Refrain I) 



Verse 3. pt. 2. qayyuqcayyuyali cayayayluyoli 



dqaqcukpakcm-aqtuya 

 (Refrain II) 



(Spoken: iyioqtailaq dnyaiyunaqtayna^iq) 

 (Connective) 

 Verse 3. pt. 3. ye yi yayi ye yi yay dlienaqcm-aylukpa 



a- eqdlekpakcm-aqtuya mani-lyum iluani 

 (Refrain III and Connective) 

 Verse 4. pt. 1. uqcuacdl-i capkoa akcaluyyui capkwa 



picudixyaqtuni eqcilekpakcm-aqtuya 

 (Refrain I) 

 Verse 4. pt. 2. qayyuayyuya una eqccyd-umi una 



eqcdiyivakcm-aqpik 

 (Refrain II) 



(Spoken: putuyauta taimaito unm 

 anyaiyunaqxyaluyman) 



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