Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 



R^Sain II. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 



Verse 3. pt. 1. 



Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



ye ye 



ye ye ye ye ye qoveacuaqptt 



tcikumil-i camani qoveacuaqptt 



(Refrain I) 



i ye ye 



uqcultyyuaymtylu quyvekctynaqcunaya 



tdkumil-i camani qoveacuaqptt 



ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ai ye 

 ye ye ye ye ye yay ai ye ye 



ye ye 



ye ye ye ye ye qoveacuaqptt 



uwanmul-i camuya qoveacuaqptt 



(Refrain I) , 



i ye ye 



qaqoqtuyuiVima ivaltxyauymatiytt 



uwanmuyi yamtyi qoveacuaqptt 



(Refrain) 



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Translation 

 Prelude ? Did you rejoice greatly? 



Verse 1. pt. 1. A caribou with big antlers, I not wishing to lay it low in 



spite of everything, 

 On the land down there did you rejoice greatly? 



Verse 1. pt. 2. Did you rejoice greatly? 



On the ice down there did you rejoice greatly? 



Verse 2. pt. 1. A seal with much blubber too, I not wishing to pull it up 



in spite of everything. 

 On the ice down there did you rejoice greatly? 



Verse 2. pt. 2. Did you rejoice greatly? 



To the west down thither [going] did you rejoice greatly? 



Verse'3. pt. 1. White bears when they searched diligently for them; 



To the west down there did you rejoice greatly? 



No. 44. Record IV. C. 24a 



Dance Song (pisik), sung by Ndtctn, a Coppermine river man 



Refrain. ai ye-e yi4 yai yi ya-a hai ya 



hai ya a yi ye hai ya yi hai ya hai ya hai ya ha ye ya ye 

 ya hai ya 



Verse. nuna camna ptcukpakydluayiya 



auyaq-an tmaqop-ayo ha yi ha 



(Refrain) 



Translation 



Verse. The land down here though I wish greatly to walk on it, 



When summer comes, when water is abundant. 



