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7 May it continue thus 
for the good of my singing-match! 
8 May it continue thus 
for the good of my drum-song! 
Nores. — 1-2. These lines, which are found only in the phonogram, 
are not easily distinguishable, and therefore are doubtful in my version. 
silitae'-? < WGr. silatape‘woq ‘is out of the house. — 2. na‘wut- may be a 
faulty hearing of ima‘nut (but what is -& then?) ta man:a cf. WGr. ta:man- 
a‘nag ‘unintentionally, at hap-hazard. Or is it faulty hearing of а`га?па 
(cf. the following lines). 
No. 38. The Paddler’s Song of his Wife. 
Anittanne AX. 
x 
Refrain 
a galän аа jai 1 
В awoa: ja’ Je 2 
у а: Ja: galana D 
о aja: (burden) he: e (or) à @ 4 
e galdn aja jaja 5 
a Ja ja Jai 6 
i 
S 
A 
Burden 
qalån:a'jara Ünuline wa 
pitse:li 
ndtse-taliwara: 
limersalinama 
natstjiwara 
sernigiwa 
natsalertaje: 
ата lertaje: 
galan-ayara Wnulinewa 1 I begin, too, to sing my refrain, galannaaja 
I begin, too, to practise my drum-fight song. 
I got an old[?|] common seal |(?| 
When I approached the mainland. 
I also have pity on her, 
I protect her. 
She who carries her burden about with her, 
She who is used to having her child in 
даап`ала püsilige wa 2 
nat italértiwa 3 
(timersalinama X) 4 
nat *ine-wara 5 
(sernigiwa|ra?| X) 6 
nacsalertate: 7 
ama: lertaté 8 
t-inima 9 
natineqa't 10 
näcsalajer 11 
ama'ligiér 12 
Моте$. — 2. “Drum-fight 
her hood. 
How is it with you, yonder? 
Do you also feel pity on one 
Who is also a burden-carrier, 
A mother 
hood? 
who carries her child in her 
song.” He is thinking of either the melody or 
the refrain of his song; but as this is no piseq (pitsi-) the expression is рег- 
haps meant jokingly, of this little innocent song, wherein he thinks so affec- 
tionately of his wife. — 3. Kuannia explained it thus: ‘I put on my seal-fur 
