Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



499 



Dance 



Prelude. 

 Refran. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. 



Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 2. 



Refrain. 



INLAND HUDSON BAY DANCE SONGS 



No. 126. Record IV. C. 68a 



Song, sung by Atqaq, an Akiltniq man from Hudson bay 



amnai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai 



yai yai yai yai arrlnai yai yai yai yai yai ya 



e yai yai yai amnai yai yai yai yai yai yai am 



yai yai yai yai 



i yai yai yai yai amnai yai yayi yai yai 



he yai ya hai ya 



ayotd'i ptcaiyuyut nunamiVi amnai yai ya 



he yai ya-a pitaili^ cuvaiyukpal'eyctlka] camnai yai 



ya . . . . i yai yai yai 



e yai yai yai amnai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai ya 



ai yai yai yai yai amnai yai yai yai yai ye he 



ai yai 



avam-cli pitaiyuyut nunamihi amnai yai ya 



he yai ya a pttaili-i cuvaiyukpal-eyit camnai yai yai yai i 



yai yai yai 

 ye yai yai yai yamnai ya yai yai yai yai yai yai ydi 



yai yai 

 e yai yai yai yai amnai yai yai yai ya yai ye he 



Verse 1. 

 Verse 2. 



Translation 



The men are always roaming about on the land. 



The fish I wanted to begin to take the roe from them 



down there[?] 

 Far away over there they are always roaming on the 



land. 

 The fish I wanted to begin to take the roe from them 



down there[?] 



No. 127. Record IV. C. 68b 



Dance Song, sung by Atqaq, an Akdcniq man from Hudson bay 



Prelude. i 'yai yai yai yai 



yai yai yai yai 

 yai yai 

 yai yai yai yai yai yai yai 



Refrain. yai yai yai yai 



yai yai yai yai 

 yai ya ye yai 

 yai yai 

 i ye yai 

 yai yai yai ye he 



V>^3»B^1. yai ye ye yai cunalikiali takoyumavluyo 



^ ' * qiyayaluaqpik ye yai yai yai yi yai yai 



(Refrain) 



