534 W. THALBITZER. 
No. 284. Modern Folk-Song. 
Judithe Barcellaisen (Egedesminde). 
New and purely local, a satirical ditty, from one of the small alleys in 
the native quarter, where scandal abounds. 
uwinisaL‘utik oqgalun'ermut 1 They are all saying that you are going 
to marry. 
арий tamarmik. ilik-arpa'tit 2 But now all the men know you through 
and through. 
kan onaqa'tit säL'utoqa "ht 3 You know no shame; full of lies you 
are. 
awistliortumik ategarputit 4 Gossip-monger is your name. 
im'aqa ukiaq 5 Take care! this coming autumn 
uwisiätorgat katilerpat 6 When your old lover marries, 
is: ininer sapis:anit 7 That sight you’ll not be able to endure. 
alarnearuk tunonaniniuk 8 Look away from him! Turn your back 
on him! 
is ininegq saperpat 9 The sight of him you'll not endure. 
aniniarit 10 Go forth! 
(aipa'ta akiwa') | (Her answer) 
pe‘to‘ro‘q nuliås'an' tag 11 Peter says he will not marry 
pup ik unina nuliås'ånilagq 12 If he cannot have me, he will not marry. 
puverpona: 13 For I am beautiful. Ah! 
sin orpona 14 My cheeks are rosy. Ah! | 
nulukka niwinarqa'?t 15 My buttocks hang down beautifully. 
init orga’ na 16 I have a big vulva. 
NoTE.— 4. awisiliortog ‘maker of newspapers’ < awise = Danish avis. The 
love of truth of the white journalists has become a fable to the Eskimo. 
No. 285. Modern Folk-Song. 
Regina Thimoteussen, born Siegstad, (Kayaatsiaq, Egedesminde 1905). 
When the spring comes, 
When we begin to rejoice (the beauty of) 
upernaL-era nat 
Nw IS 
tipa-isun är'ara mat 
inv'’ina gagarujus‘uarme 3 My birth-place on the mighty mountain, 
umiarsue nunalisap:ul qi- 4 Very soon the ship will land. 
an uamik 
najorqulis‘ane imarzuap'ut 5 In haste it will unload its wares for 
the store, 
näs-äs’ap-ut 6 It will bring them soon 
lamä®t in ut kar'ir'o 7 To us all, both coffee 
{uUpäL'o neris’äs’äL’o 8 And tobacco and eatables. 
|: tipa’'suna'rniarär:arta :| 9 Let us be glad! be glad! 
ola o:la ovla! 10 Hurrah! Hurrah! 
