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mana nak'ernan'uacanitåt 16 To this place who do not aim their 
persecutions 
ilisetikaje: tusa’le"garnipität 17 They are bad iliseetsut — I wonder if 
they have any clear understanding, 
serganerliwalarti”t'e 18 Like the people who use their spells 
too oflen 
tu sa’ lerqan'ilase 19 You have no clear understanding. 
NOTES. — 3-4. < un'e'won ‘tells, brings news. — 5. аёпоапе (< al'iwa) 
‘to or from the wind-ward of it’ is possibly to be comprehended as a place 
name. — 13. The iliseetsut are supposed to act like hypnotised people. — 
15-17. The meaning seems to be: The iliseetsut which only in other places, 
but not here, carry on their persecutions, are those having no understanding, 
are poorly gifted persons. — 19. It seems as if the singer wishes to insinuate 
that his opponent’s companions are iliseetsut. 
No. 194. For a Woman’s Sake. 
Anittanne. 
Anittanne had learnt this song from Maneekuttaq in Ammassalik Fjord. 
It is Kaalion’s (or as Kuannia called him Kaaloo) pisia against the man who 
had robbed him of his wife. When Kaalion set out in his umiak in order to 
hold drum contest with his opponent, his compatriots shouted after him from 
the beach and encouraged him to sing. 
DD 
Refrain awo‘a' Jaja 
Burden 
kiäton kiwitartiya 1 Who will uplift me? 
kisiäne kiwitiwa 2 Only if I am uplifted 
e'rlanawiartiwa 3 Is there a prospect of getting forward. 
awo'a'la'rqiartile 4 Let the awo'aja sound again! 
awo'a:Ja 
erniliyiarmak-iwät 5 As these dear little beings who bear children 
Чата а‘ cap: inv ata 6 Do not usually beg and importune, 
oa‘ jaja 
parqa'rcetan wor 7 She grudgingly allowed help to be sought 
awo'a jaja for her. 
cuälän: a ornina: 8 Alas, that she went to him there in the south, 
awo'ajayja 
une Wa-meamik 9 That even rumour, also, continually must 
talk of it, 
niyaluyuartinik 10 Of their small angry words and squabbles! 
awo'a:jaja 
un:e: la'meame 11 That even rumour, also, continually must 
talk of it, 
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