Songs, of the Copper Eskimos 461 



No. 54. Record IV. C. 73a 

 An old Dance Song (aton), sung by Kexul-ck, a Dolphin and Union strait youth 



Prelude, pt. 1. 

 Refrain. 



Es'ilude. pt. 2. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 



Epilude. pt. 1. 

 Epilude. pt. 2. 



Verse 1. pt. 1. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 



qoyaqoya m ye ya 

 qoyaqoya qa 

 qoya qai yaya 

 qoyaqoya ai ye yaya 

 qoyaqoyayai ye ya ye ye 



(Refrain) 

 e yaya 

 neyicuyneq atoyiyali 



(Refrain) 

 qoqoyaiyam neqaneqaya 

 ivalualiymi ye e ya ye ye 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 tdjva uvaya neyiymiyuma 



(Refrain, Connective, he' he', and Connective again) 

 qoqoyaiyam neqaneqaya 

 ivaluaUymi ye e ya ye ye 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 qoyaqoyaye ye e ya qa 



(Refrain) 

 qoyaqoya ai ye yaya 

 qoyaqoyayai ye e ya ye ye 



(Refrain) 

 (Spoken: al-amcktauq e') 



Translation 

 Desiring to eat I am in difficulties about it.^ 

 Qoqoraiyaq^ his meat 

 In a part that has little sinew. 

 Now I when I also eat .... 

 Qoqoraiyaq his meat 

 In a part that has little sinew. 



(Spoken: Another song also, eh?) 



No. 55. Record IV. C. 62a 

 Dance Song (aton), incomplete, sung by Haquyyaq, a Puivliq woman 



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1 i.e. I am hungry and can obtain no food. 



2 Qoqoraiyaq, a spirit that lives in the sea, makes the ice break up during winter storms. He was Invoked by a shaman 

 in February, 1916, during a succession of fierce gales combined with very cold weather. 



