158 М’. THALBITZER. 
several of very ancient origin, some of them even originating before 
the time of the Eskimo immigration, but many undoubtedly composed 
here and bearing the special impress of this region. Many of them 
gave me an insight into entirely new species of poetry. 
The more detailed arrangement of the poetical species follows 
here. I may maintain the classification of the text-material that I 
made with the view of grouping the melodies (p. 58), but with a 
transference of the 6th group (kaiak and hunting songs) to the place 
after the epic-lyrical songs, and a partial incorporation in the latter 
group of “songs occurring in old tales.” The groups will therefore be 
as follows: 
In rhythmical style: 
I (nos. 1 to 36) Epic-lyrical songs 
including nursery rhymes and 
children’s songs. 
П (nos. 37 to 48) Hunting songs or 
kaiak songs, and berry-picking 
songs. 
III (nos. 49 to 102) Magic prayers, 
or spells. 
ГУ (nos.103 to 114) Religious drum- 
songs. 
V (nos. 115 to 165) Dramatic or 
mimic drum songs. 
VI (nos.166t0213) Juridical drum- 
songs. 
In prose: 
VII (nos. 214 seq.) Folk-tales, le- 
gends, biographic records ete. 
Fig. 18 a. Apitlänne, viewed in front. 
(W. T. phot. October 1905.) 
I shall give a more detailed description of the form and contents 
of these species of poetry hereafter. 
As to the principles underlying my translation from the Eskimo 
tongue I may say that I have translated literally, which does not 
signify a “slavish translation”, nor yet a free, but an exact one, 1. e. 
I have endeavoured to find adequate expressions for every word 
and every suffix, and have then given the translated words their 
natural place in my language. The English translation is made 
according to the same principle under my supervision. The formal 
character of the original (rhythm etc.) must be perceived from the 
Eskimo text and from the melody wherever such a thing belongs to 
it and is rendered, cf. the parallel list of texts and melodies. — 
In the running comments under the text supplementary information 
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