Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



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Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 "Verse 2. pt. 2. 



"\|fBe 3. pt. 1. 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. 



Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 



Verse 3. pt. 1. 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. 



i yai yei yai cuUyailafjai 

 ptctkcipak una qudvivakccn-aqtuai 



(Refrain witli he' he' at the end and Connective) 

 cmalu cma oqautil-ajlo] 

 ndyyuliynul-u qa ilajotiya 

 utqumiqpakpaymai yai ye yai yai yai yai yai ye 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 yai yei yai culiyailayai 

 pi — qilautckpayo qudvivakccn-aqtuai 



(Refrain) 

 imalu ma oqauUl-ayo 

 ptciyliynuVu qa ilajotiy[a] 

 aqtoqcipakpaijmai yai yei ya yai ye yi yai 



(Refrain) 



(Spoken: numigaiiytn hapkwa dtoqpayayaluct he' e') 



Translation 



Let me do nothing.. 



The lamp, the lamp up there, it is constantly flaring up 



in spite of everything I do [?] 

 Thus too let me tell it. 

 Against seals- too, my weapon 

 Thou securest me no game. 

 Let me do nothing. 



The big bow, this one, it is constantly uplifted. 

 Thus too let me tell it. 

 Against bull caribou too my weapon 

 Thou sendest me home empty-handed. 

 Let me do nothing. 



The big drum it is constantly uplifted. 

 Thus too let me tell it. 



For singing dance-songs my instrument [drum] 

 Thou makest me weary of lifting thee. 



(Spoken: Dancing-companions, these are the songs 

 they continually sing) 



No. 49. Recced IV. C. 95a 



Dance Song (pisik), sung by Uhqcaq, a Kiluctktok man. The singer stopped 

 at the end of the first verse, as he was confusing this song with another. 



Verse 1. 

 Refrain. 



avuyai ye yi ya aiywnicutayivuy 

 aiyumicutayivuya kivanmul'i yan'ama 

 avuyai ye yi ya ye ya hi yai yi yai qai ya 

 i ya hai ya 



Translation 



Towards the east I was getting farther and farther, 

 I was getting farther and farther towards the east when 

 I faced.' 



I This song was said to have originated among the Eskimos east of Coronation gulf. 



