Bie 
Language and Folklore. 301 
No. 192. The Lost Sealing-bladder. 
Ukuttiaq (DD and Phon). 
This song “belonged to” Ataawsiaq's father, who was still living, and 
who was Eearaq’s elder brother. It is a song of retort, in which the singer 
seems to accuse his assailant of having stolen his sealing-bladder. Concerning 
the refrain and the stanzas of this song I may refer to pag. 178. 
Phon. 
Refrain A! а:]а` jaja за?па: ja Je 
А? hæja jaja sa’na ja je 
В aja (B° ha:ja:) 
С haya: jaja sa’na: ja: je 
DD 
First stanza 
aja jaja sä”na ja Je 
ha:ja* jaja sad’na ja’ je’ 
aja kakayjuwanat 1 How dreadful! Wretched being that I am! 
hå'ja: jaja sana Ja je 
Burdens of the following stanzas 
ha:ja: sape tudatitsera 2 Woe! my all too great boldness! 
aja kakajuwapa‘i 3 How dreadful! Wretched being that I am! 
ha:ja: nalequt-udtitsera 4 Woe! my all too great foolhardiness! 
kimut:o twilertine > And against whom will he now begin 
drum contest ? 
kimunim:a akininialertine 6 Who is it he now wishes to visit on 
his way ? 
ua nirilane q 7 Yes indeed, it is said, yes right enough, 
ses | 
qæta'jun' or 8 Qaataajuk, it is said, 
‚ wilerajoqa:ga 9 Now begins to conduct a mighty drum 
combat against me, | 
sunay eq pat isina’ 10 What does one say he gives as pretext? 
sunaneq erqotina' 11 What does one say he has to clear him- 
self with! 
lnayer pat isina: 12 He gives that occurrence as pretext, one 
says, 
Wnaner erqolina: 13 He states that occurrence for his clear- 
ing, one says, 
awatar раёзта: 14 A sealing-bladder he gives as pretext, 
uanan'e'r 15 It is mine he talks about, 
(uana) awat-ak-a 16 My large double sealing-bladder, 
awata:rse-‘li°k:a 17 My lost sealing-bladder. 
Co‘T0‘ lap'uane 18 Why, one says, there to the west (in the 
fjord) 
