Sultans of String - Quviasuliqpunga (Ft Kendra Tagoona & Tracy Sarazin)

Quviasuliqpunga (Ft Kendra Tagoona & Tracy Sarazin)
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓕᖅᐳᖕᒐ (I am Happy)

Inuit Traditional, arranged by Kendra Tagoona, Tracy Sarazin, Kevin Laliberté, Chris McKhool

Kendra Tagoona – vocals
Tracy Sarazin – vocals and qilaut (drum)

This is an Inuit traditional song called a pisiq and written by a man from North Baffin Island. After having a difficult winter with little food, it filled him with joy to look outside to see the first sign that winter was over. This song welcomes the spring and celebrates living.





ᐊᑯᑦᑐᔫᒃ ᐊᖕᒍᑎᕘᒃ
Akuttujuuk angutivuuk
The stars caught up
ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐅᕙ
Ulluq suli tauva
Another day is on the rise
ijajajaja aija ijajajaja

ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᓂᐊᓕᕋᒪ
Alianaittuqaqpuq inuunialirama
There is joy, I will be living
ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐅᕙ
Ulluq suli tauva
Another day is on the rise
ijajajaja aija ijajajaja

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓕᖅᐳᖕᒐ ᐃᓅᓂᐊᓕᕋᒪ
Quviasuliqpunga inuunialirama
I am happy, I will be living
ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐅᕙ
Ulluq suli tauva
Another day is on the rise

ijajajaja aija ijajajaja