Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



No. 129. Recoed IV. C. 66> 



Dance Song, sung by Qaqcajvina, a Paltq man from Hudson bay 



501 



Prelude. 



Refi., ) pt. I. 

 Refrain proper. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Verse 2. pt. 1. 



Verse 2. pt. 2. 



e e he une ye ye ye ye ye ye he 



e ye ye ye e ye e ye e ye e ye ye ye e ye une 



ye ye ye ye ye 



ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye e ye 



e e y^e he 



e ye une ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye e ye he ye e ye ye 



e ye ye ye 

 e ye e ye e ye ye 



e he ye 



e he une ye yi qanoUtuliuna he 



ye pcccqcaja cdnauyaleymilayo mauna 



ye ye ye ye ye 



(Refrain pt. I and Refrain proper) 

 he 



he neyyutm-tk nakeyotcn-iyutt'oq he 



e ye piccqcaja canauyaleymiyapku e mauna 



ye ye ye ye ye 



(Refrain pt. I, Refrain proper and Connective) 



unvli nakeyotin-iyuctoq he ye 

 nukquyayyuk toqin-aymtyiya^ mauna 

 ye ye ye ye ye 



(Refrain pt. I, "Refrain proper and Connective) 



he nunamiVi takuyapkcn untvluytk he 

 nukauyli toqcn-aymiyiya^ maune 

 ye ye ye ye ye 



(Refrain pt. I and Refrain proper) 



Verse 1. pt. 1. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 



Translation 



How shall I do it? 



My song matter let me fashion [sing] it thus. 



The game it does not cause to be influenced, 

 My song although I have sung it thus. 



Although it is not influenced, 



The two young bull caribou I killed it thus. 



And on the ground when thou sawest them, the two 



remaining there still, 

 The two young bulls I killed it thus. 



1 The speed of this song was so great that the Eskimos who helped me to transcribe the records had great difficulty in 

 deciphering the significant words. The divisions of the song and the burden syllables are taken entirely from Miss Roberts' 

 musical text. 



' ix. toqorinnangmigtga. But Miss Roberts thinks there is a mistake in the last three syllables. See her musical text. 



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