450 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 2. pt. 1. nakinmiyuna qaileyaymaqtuyo 



ai ye ye ya yaya 



katainaluk tuleyavaqluniyi 



(Refrain — 2nd line only — and Connective) 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. uvaya cmay piyumdtqaqluyuyo 



ai ya ye yai yaya 



punyuayyuaylu ipiyeyaycnapkuluyo 



(Refrain — 2nd line only — and Connective) 

 Postlude? e yayi yayai yayi yayi ya qai yaya 



i ye yayai yayai ye yi yai ya 

 Coda e yaya — he 



Translation 



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. 



No. 41. Record IV. C. 96i 



Old Dance Song (pisik), sung by Kunana, a Kiluctktok man 



Prelude. ai yai ya 



ai ya qa 



ai ya hai ya hai ya 

 ai yai ya ai ya qa 

 ai ya hai ya hai ya 



Refrain I. ai yai yi ya hai ya yi ya hai ya hai ya 



ai yai ya hai yai yi ha 

 ai ya ha ya 



Verse 1. pt. 1. qanoq uva unutqovluya 



ai ya-a qa ai ya hai ya 

 mdqulytl'i imaydpakpan ai ya-a piyumaydluayimni 



(Refrain I) 



Verse 1. pt. 2. dtautciaq aulauna una 



ai ya qa hai ya hai ya 

 mayauvli nunan-un ai ya-a tuktuliymul-i camuya 



Refrain II. ai yai ya ai ya ye ye ha hai ya 



i ya hai ya 



Verse 2. pt. 1. qanoq uv-a unutqovluya 



ai ya qa hai ya hai ya 

 uqculyil-i pud'uyaya ai ya-a piyumaydluaqtuni 



(Refrain I) { , 



iVerse 3. pt. 1. and Refrain III were accidentally omitted in the texts supplied to Miss Roberts. 



