498 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 123. Record IV. t). 6c 



Mackenzie river Dance Song, sung by UnalinA and Cukaiyoq, two 

 Mackenzie river women 



akicayleyuami akicaylegtuya 

 atataydlujo a akicayleyuami 

 ai ye ya ye ye ya ai ye yay ye ye ya-a 

 dli poviagtanayyuk 



ai ye yay i ye ye ya ai ye yay i ye ye ya 

 e e e i ye i yaye yaye ye yaya 

 (Repeat) 



Translation 



I am about to kick the football; I am about to kick the 



football. 

 My grandfather, I am about to kick the football. 

 Sili, the man with the bulging chest. 



No. 124. Recokd IV. D. 6b 



Mackenzie river Dance Song, sung by Unalina and Cukaiyoq, two 

 Mackenzie river women 



iylayyuktuya uvaya 



uniatkali navleymata-a 



a tulimaiyaymata 



cylayyuktuyai ye ya ya e e e 



ma-ni e talaviuyami 



mani-qaqtuyai a puciqaqtuya-a-a-a-a-a 



tylayyuktuya-a-a-a aya qovianeqtuya 



ay e ya ye 



(Spoken: nait-uaq) 



Translation 



1 want to laugh, I, my sled because it is broken. 



Because its ribs are broken I want to laugh. 



Here at Talaviuyaq I encountered hummocky ice, I met 



with an upset. 

 I want to laugh. It is not a thing to rejoice over. 



(Spoken: It is a short song) 



No. 125. Recobd IV. G. 1b 



Russian Song, sung at Herschel island (Mackenzie river delta). Sung by Mike, 

 a man from South Head, Siberia 



[Words not transcribed, being unintelligible to the singer and probably 

 corrupt.] 



