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Prelude. 



Refrain. 

 Verse 1. 



Verse 2. 



Verse 3. 



Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 38. Recoed IV. C. 32 



Dance Song (pisik), sung by Hu-pa, a Pucvliq woman 



avaye ye ye yaye ye ye ye ya 



avaye ye ye yaye yei ye ye 



ye ye ye yaye i ye i ya 



e yaye ye ye ye ye ye yaye 



ye yay 



avaye ye ye yay dlienaqpa 



tainiqcaqaiyaiVoq kalyolck ayotm-iy avaye yei yei yay 



(Refrain) 

 ye ye 



taincqcaqaiyainman kaljolin ayotm-ik e ye ya 

 ai ye taincqtuayivaya ayoyuamik kitcyuyaymi avaye yei yay 



(Refrain) 

 ye yay ye 



ayoj-uy niaqojyuaq ndyyuayyuaq poaljctckcaqtalia'Yyuk 

 avaya e ye 



(Refrain) 

 (Repeat Verse 1 and part of Verse 2) 



Verse 1. 

 Verse 2. 



Verse 3. 



Translation 



Over there it is pleasant — 



There are no words for the song — the game over there. 



Since there are no words to the song — the game — 



I simply improvise words for it — a big one [bull caribou] 



at Kitinguyaq over there. 

 A big one, with a big head, with big antlers, antlers large 



enough to make a snow-shovel, over there. 



No. 39. Recced IV. C. 100b 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Ndtan, a Bathurst inlet youth 



Prelude. ai yai yi yai 



yai yai yi yai ai yai yai yi yai yai yi yai 

 Refrain. yai yai yi yai yai yai yi yai 



yai yai yi yai 



yai yai yai yai ya a qai 

 Connective. i yai yai ya 



Verse 1. pt. 1. yai ye ya qovianayivuya 



uqcultyyual-i tuc-ayneymi 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. in-uajyuil-i melviktaxyaymata 



ndtceymun kanuya amuljatayneymi 

 (Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. yai ye ya qovianayivuya 



tu-liyaluk kauva cma 



(Refrain and Connective) 



