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Fig. 39. Umiak rowing women passing a grounded iceberg 
(South Greenland. W.T. phot. 1914). 
A 
aja qaja qaja qa'n (Refrain) 
erne'ra arsaylwaga'ra 1 My offspring (son) I robbed him of his 
wife, 
erne ra null yliwoga'ra 2 My offspring I made him wifeless. 
gama wanartiwar 3 I have become a great hunter where the 
| Greenland seals are lured 
qamawin:e ашаЁегте 4 Right out at the lurking place farthest 
out at sea. 
naliyin aq рИа‘упоа’да‘га 5 The Greenland seal stabbed I there, 
tim unim:a a "laguarpara 6 To the mainland I brought it home. 
VARIANTS (В). — 1 erne'ra arcayuaga'ra. — 2-3 missing. — 4 -m’in instead 
of -me. — 5 =. — 6 missing. — В has no initial refrain, but ends with an 
exulting ejaculation: aja дала qo'juk! 
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NOTES. — 1. erne'ra = erniara. — 3. The meaning is about as follows: 
I have obtained the championship by catching a Greenland seal right out 
at the farthest sealing place, where the big seals emerge. Cf. the variant 
from South Greenland, where she ends the song with an exulting shout of 
triumph. 
