Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



Verse 3. pt. 1. ai ya eumunkialu 



caniU'ya utiyeyivaja 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. tcyumiyum tutalxyalmafja 



canileja utiyeyivaja 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 Vexse 4. pt. 1. ai ya eumunkialu 



tupamnilu cn-eqtuiyivuya 



(Refrain and Connective) 

 Verse 4. pt. 2. ciletiyat-auq qaiyainmtyman 



tupamnilu m-eqtui [yivuTja] 



Translation 



Verse 1. pt. 1. Whither at all. 



My aunt I really love her dearly. 



Verse 1. pt. 2. The weather when it turned again to freezing — 



My aunt I really love her dearly. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. Whither at all. 



My younger sister I long to return to her. 



Verse 2. pt. 2. The people since they also long for me [?] 



My younger sister I long to return to her. 



Verse 3. pt. 1. Whither at all. 



My husband I long to return to him. 



Verse 3. pt. 2. Seizing [a knife] when he stabbed me — 



My husband I long to return to him. 



Verse 4. pt. 1. Whither at all. 



In my tent also I am always comfortable. 



Verse 4. pt. 2. Outside of [beyond] them also when no one came- 



In my tent also I am always comfortable. 



475 



No. 76. Record IV. C. 53c 



Dance Song, sung by Aqxiataq, a Noahoyncq man' 



Prelude. ye yaya aya i ye i ye 



Refrain. e yaya ye yaya ye ye ya ye 



e yaya 



ya e ye ye ye e yaya ye yaya 



Verse 1. pt. 1. maneymik ka putukiya 



cikcya ka qcvcyaqaya 

 ye yayayaya ye yaya a ye ya ye 

 (Refrain) 



Verse 1. pt. 2. qoiyami ka qoiyaqiyaya 



ye yayayaya ye yaya ye ya a ye 

 (Refrain) 



JUifrse 2. pt. 1. maneymtk ka putuktya 



cikcya ka qtvcya 



1 The divisions into Prelude, etc., are taken from Miss Roberts' musical text. 



