Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



481 



No. 82. Recobd IV. C. 31 



Dance Song, sung by Uhqcaq, a Coppermine river man 



Prelude and i yai ya yi yaya i ya yai ya yi yatja i yaye 



Refrain ? i ya i yai ya yi ya ai ya ya yai ya yi yaya 



Verse ? aulauyayarja canivauyaya 



Connective. i yaye i yaya 



Rcf^ipsi ? i ya ai ya yi ya yi ya i ya yi ya (uhuhuhu . . . . ) 



Connective. i yaye i ya ya 



Refrain ? i ya i ya yi ya yi ya ya yi ya ya yi yaye i yaya 



i ya ai ya yi ya ai ya ya ai ya yi yaya 

 Verse ? aulauyayaya canivauyaya 



Connective. i yaye i yaya 



Refrain ? i ya ai ya yi ya yi ya i ya yi ya u ha {u hu hu hu) 



(Spoken: taima nuyuyoq) 



Translation 

 His removal of it, his taking it over to one side. 

 His removal of it, his taking it over to one side. 

 (Spoken: Enough; it is finished) 



No. 83. Record IV. C. 85b 



Old Song, sung by Kaneyoq, a Putvltq girl 



aulejiyay auleyiyayayay auleyiyayaya 

 auleyiyay auleyiyayaya auleyiyayaya 

 auleyiyay auleyiyayaya auleyiyayaya 

 iccqenaitciamun nuitauyaqtoq auleyiyayaya 

 [Repeat song twice] 



Translation 

 He made it flee, he made it flee, he made it flee, 

 To the little sun, to the place where it re-emerges, he 

 made it flee. 



No. 84. Record IV. C. 53b 



Dance Song, sung by Aqxiataq, a Noahoyniq man 



qeoqeoyoUkcaya he i yaya 

 qeDqeoyoUhcaya he i yaya 

 numyckca quniakaya qeoqeoyocaya 

 aye yaya i ya-aya 



[Repeat song twice] 



Translation 

 The fishing-rod, 

 The fishing-rod. 

 The dancing apparatus. 

 The fishing-rod.^ 



They the people watch me. 



> This was said to be a very ancient song referring to a shaman who used a fishing rod instead of a drum when holding 

 fiHeance. 

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