464 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Verse 1. pt. 2. Of whatever place he is, 



That man, let me go and dance beside him. 

 Verse 1. pt. 3. He from Puivlcq, 



That man, let me go and dance beside him. 

 Verse 1. pt. 4. Whether he will shoot' — whether he will stab me or not, 



Since I cannot help it, let me go and dance beside him. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. Let me go and dance beside him. 



Let me go and dance beside him. ' 



Verse 2. pt. 2. He from Kanghiryuaq, * 



That man, let me go and dance beside him. 

 Verse 2. pt. 3. Whether he will stab me or not, 



Since I cannot help it, let me go and dance beside him. 



No. 58. Recced IV. C. 47b 



Dance Song (aton), sung by Qaiyjyana, a Coppermine river woman 

 Another version is given in No. 57 



aya inualekauna cdvyiyuyaymilayo 



una qai ye (laughter — kitucuna qovluna nuyauyaq) 



i yarja 



kdywyuvliunaya inualekauna cavjiyuyaymilayo 



una qai yi ye ya 



i yaya 



pictkpaucialiyi ndleqtu — naleqtuyayminayo 



cdvyiyuyaymilayo 

 una qai (laughter) 

 i yaya (laughter) 



cuvliqaliuriana inualekauna cdvyiyuyaymilayo 

 una qai yi ye yaya 

 i ya qa 



putvlwlikauna inualekauna cdvyiyuyaymilayo 

 una qai 



(Spoken: nuyumaq-oq kapayinumanik tainin-uanik 

 — ila- nuyutpoq) 



Translation 



That man, let me go and dance beside him. 



That man. 



He from the bay, that man, let me go and dance beside 



him. 

 That man. 

 Let him shoot them since I cannot help it 



let me go and dance beside him. 

 That man. 

 He from Puivliq, that man, let me go and dance beside 



him. 

 That man. 



(Spoken: It is completed — they are only froth [are 

 wrong], those two little words. Yes, indeedg^ 

 is finished.) ^f 



' A mistake on the part of the singer. 



