Language and Folklore (Supplement). 537 
Nc. 289. Drum-Song About a Stupid Kaiak Paddler [?]. 
Three old women at Oommannatsiaq. 
Refrain: mana Java 
mana yjayata 
aja ra jaja’ 
Burdens: usumir'a’raik-a iwn'er- 1 I always envy them when I hear them 
tunik tusa’lera'yama sing their drum-songs. 
vana ajorpona 2 I amount to nothing. 
па ta'niuarneq 3 Surely yes, — the art of making poems, 
uiluarneq 4 The art of ‘capsizing’ |? 
For that I am not fitted. 
On 
uwana ajorpona 
NOTE. — 4. uilog: uiluarneq ‘acting like a mussel’ i. e. capsizing? (thus 
according to Jens Fleischer sen.). Said ironically of a stupid huntsman? 
No. 290. Song of Farewell to a Departing Housemate. 
Two old women (Qarajaq). 
Refrain: im'aqa" рава‘ jaija 
Burdens: im°aqa qå”k'oa ulua- 1 Greetings to them down south, the 
quit ones with rounded cheeks. 
a ŸL'arniaritse asanuarniaritse 2 Depart — be good to one another! 
a kina på'nuaq ersit:artar- 3 See, the one from the south, little 
poq Goosander appears regularly at in- 
tervals. 
akisuta'nuaq a'kin’a nuir'atar- 4 Little Akisutaaq from the South, 
pog appears regularly at intervals. 
a L'arniaritse asanuarniaritse 5 Depart — be good to one another! 
esanana nenisanara'ra 6 I will swallow him (or her), I will 
eat him (or her) up! 
NOTES. — Paannuaq and Akisutaag ‘the new answer’ are the names of 
persons. — 6. Possibly an expression for being greatly in love. 
No. 291. The Real Slayer of the Seal. 
Simion at Ilhlorsuit A. Three old women at Oommannatsiag В. 
Refrain: awa ja 
Burdens: qanor-un'a alaparse (A) 1 How is it with him, your Alapa? 
tusarina ertortorsv'z'une (AB) 2 I heard him shout for help 
nätsersuaq toqutä®”se pituk-a: (В) 3 When he had bound your catch, 
the hooded seal. 
nivL'iarsorsv типе (В) 4 Shouting aloud 
nätsersuag iluliagp'uamut pitur'- 5 That he had bound a hooded seal 
ono (A) to a little iceberg, 
toquk:a: (A) 6 That he had slain it. 
