522 W. THALBITZER. 
No. 273. Drum-fight against Kunisarwik. 
Aawtaaritaa (DD and Phon.). 
Aawtaaritaa is the last great angakok of the southern part of East Green- 
land. He was born about 1876 near Umeewik (about 300 km. south of Am- 
massalik). When grown he migrated to the Cape Farewell district, where he 
settled near Narssaq (Frederiksdal) and was baptized. Knud Rasmussen, who 
came across him there in 1904 and gave a vivid description of him in his 
book, quotes one of Aawtaaritaa's drum-contest songs against old Kunisarwik. 
The latter was the only one of the Eskimo from the southern part of East- 
Greenland who in 1900 did not migrate from the coast of his ancestors to 
the other side of Greenland, but preferred to remain with all his family in 
the remote districts behind the ice-current. The reason for this may be found 
in the fact that he had been challenged to a drum-contest by Aawtaaritaa, 
who accused him of having stolen the souls of four of his brothers and 
sisters, — in other words caused their death by his magic incantations. Then 
old Kunisarwik fled north with his family — and no one has heard anything 
about him since. During the 22 years since the last immigrants passed 
Cape Farewell, civilisation has had no connection with the southern stretch 
of the east coast. 
Certain passages in my version of Aawtaaritaa’s drum-contest song 
against the same Kunisarwik recall the drum contest song quoted by Knud 
Rasmussen, and are probably partially identical with it. However Knud Ras- 
mussen seems to have combined two different songs into one, whereas my 
version, noted down 10 years later than his, contains other elements. 
Refrain: qan'a—Je ja дашоа:е  (Phon) да’пала ia ans 
uvina lisanak:o 1 Now that I am to have him as opponent, 
gm argikaliwarpopa 2 I feel myself indeed all too small. 
Kunisarwin”artiwa" 3 Little, great, Kunisarwik ! 
wwilerajoga’ kit 4 I now begin a fierce attack against you 
le nik nukarte-rajitona 5 Although I am younger than you. 
tartano a‘rqise‘torainoma 6 Would I may be able to resist your as- 
sistant spirits! 
Uti gqatanilitit 7 (Like?) your own brothers and sisters 
tamarmik anakenuartilin 8 All [my own ?| were dear small angakkut, 
tærtøminik argise:tiliquar- 9 All of them exceedingly well prepared by 
tiwin the help of their assistant spirits, 
lamarmik nonum:ata 10 All of them have been vanished 
toqoroa'rtilik 11 They died one after another. 
uwana kisima anake'r?- 12 I alone am left, I, miserable angakok, 
ain a 
kisima amiak-e-raip-ona 13 Alone remaining, a relict of by-gone times. 
tit to‘rnalitara-gawin 14 (Remember), when you in your full might 
began to call upon the spirits 
nuliawin tunuane 15 Behind your wife’s back 
kiliwane qipit artulin 16 In the innermost corner on the platform 
wrapping the blanket about you 
