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Fig. 80. Twelve killed seals frozen in the snow near the house 
for winter provision. (Ammassalik. October 1905. W. T.) 
QIWIDAYHAAK’S DRAMATIC INTRODUCTION (IMPROVISATION). 
palinilicileqa wa, puile 
eqin'iarte! a’ anersalinu- 
artuarin’a, ta’®na upaki- 
lüäic'uarse ! ce:ridtsela:- 
lega'wame Ца’, me‘idtse- 
4е`ада`ша — ta‘wa ine'”- 
niaritse ! 
агате llåre"wa 
ul-ume lilåre wa 
ite’ dn lwa' ma 
i”nerne:alitartiwa 
pic'iniälitartiwa 
I begin to feel an aching hunger; bring in a whole 
seal! [They drag into the hut one of the frozen seals 
stored outside in the snow.) Oh! how blessed И. is, 
the dear little one. [It is one of the big seals.] There, 
fall upon it, help yourselves to it! [They cut it up. 
— А little later:| Well, now I begin to be stuffed to 
the neck, I am simply on the point of vomiting. 
Well, then, let us have a song! 
Refrain 
aye’ @ as Ja jal 
Re: joke Re? ве: Je" 
Burden 
1 Another day I woke again, 
2 To-day I woke again, 
3 When I awake for a while, 
4 I am wont to practise singing. 
5 I always get the desire to make a song of 
contest. 
fusarnaqa:'tin i’ nertuatse:lin (a voice from the audience:) It is beautiful, it is charm- 
uwana‘ta ajiFeqa wa 
isimanin uartino 
iwindc:aralipa’n-a 
qajalit-e-lapa”’n-a 
iSori?n:aic:uåc'iaq 
ing to hear you sing. Go on, go on! I for my part can 
stand no more. | 7 
6 Since I always happen to think of him, 
7 Him, my opponent from in there in the 
fjord, 
8 Yes, just him from in there, Qajalik. 
9 That while — it is only some few days ago 
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