Songs' of the Copper Eskimos 493 



No. 110. Record IV. C. 83b 



Weather Incantation, sung by the same man Aytvyana 



tajioq tayioq tayioq tayioq 

 tajioyyumun mamaitojyuk 

 cuayotaili aqcpciituajluytn 

 aqtpciituaymil-ujck 



Translation 



The sea, the sea, the sea, the sea, 



To the sea, the salt one. 



The rain making them sink into the soft snow, 



Making them sinlc into the soft snow [?] 



No. 111. Record IV. C. 83c 



Weather Incantation, sung by the same man Ayivjana 



aye yayaya arjai ya qai ya 

 aye i yayaya yai ya 

 aye yayaya ayai ya qai yai 

 1 ayai yaya 



No. 112. Record IV. C. 83d 

 Weather Incantation, sung by the same man Aytvyexna. Cf. No. 108 



1 This song, in the middle of a record embracing five different songs, was overlooked when the texts were first trans- 

 cribed, and without the aid of the Eskimos I could not decipher the significant words, 



2 For an explanation of this song see No. 108. 



