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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Translation 



Verse 1. pt. 1. Game animals those, long-haired caribou those, 



Though they roam about everywhere I am quite unable 

 to secure any. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. My bow, this one, carrying it in my hand always, 



I finally pondered deeply. 

 Verse 1. pt. 3. It is all right, however, even if 



I am quite unable to secure them in this present win'iir. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. Game animals those, seals those, 



Though they keep visiting their holes I am quite unable 

 to secure any. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. My harpoon, this one, carrying it always in my hand, 



I finally pondered deeply. 

 Verse 2. pt. 3. It is all right, however, even if 



I begin at last to be greatly afraid, in this present sum- 

 mer. 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. Game animals those, fish. 



Though going out again into the middle [of the lake] I am 

 quite unable to secure any. 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. My fish-hook, this one, carrying it always in my hand, 



I finally pondered deeply. 



(Spoken: As there is no one singing with me I am 

 quite out of breath) 

 Verse 3. pt. 3. It is all right, however, even if — 



I finally began to grow very terrified, the hummocky 

 ice within. 

 Verse 4. pt. 1. Seals those, fearsome brown bears those, 



Constantly walking about here, I finally began to grow 

 very terrified. 

 Verse 4. pt. 2. My arrow, this one, being fearless, this one, 



Am I to allow myself to be terrified at last? 



(Spoken: Its dance-song, let it remain at that, for I 

 have become greatly out of breath) 



No. 37. Record IV. C. 51 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Hdvyutaq, a Coppermine river woman 



Prelude. 

 Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Verse 1. pt. 2. 



ai ye ye ye yai yai yai ye yai 



ai yei ye yi yai ye yi yei yai 



ai ye yi ye yai ya 



ai yai ye yi yai ya yi yai ya 



ai ya ai yai yai ya a ya ha hai 



i ya 



i yai ye ye ya ttyucafataqpik 



tyluajyuptcyni tcyucayataqpik 



(Refrain and Connective) 



auyuynumnili makiyejama i ya 

 tyluayyuptcyni tiyucayataqpck 



(Refrain and Connective) 



