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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 47. Record IV. C. 90b 



Old Dance Song (pisik), incomplete, sung by Ntptandtciaq, a Coppermine 



river woman 



Verse 1. 



Verse 2. 

 Verse 3. 

 Verse 4. 



Translation 

 Whose, whose this his drum thing? 

 Even though lacking a dance-house he makes it resound 



loudly. 

 Kipoqqaqtuaq, Kanuvyatsiaq 

 His drum he makes it resound loudly. 

 Ijike him, this man, though I cannot sing like him, 

 Nevertheless I make it resound loudly. 

 Whose, whose this his drum? 

 Even though lacking a dance-house he makes it resound 



loudly. 



No. 48. Record IV. C. 84 

 Old Dance Song (pisik), sung by Kaneyoq, a Putvliq girl 



Verse 1. pt. 1. i yai ye yai culiyailayai 



qulcq qul-iq pttjna qudvivakcm-aqtuai 



Refrain. i yai yei yai yai 



yai yai ya-i yai yai yai yai yai ya 

 i yai yei yai yai yai ye yai ai 

 yai yai yai yai yai ye 



Verse 1. pt. 2. tmalu ima oqauttl-ayo 



uqcultynul'u qa ilayotiy{a] 

 ayoteqpakpaymai yai yei yai yai yai yai 

 (Refrain) 



Connective. i yai ya 



