Ikamrakun
Now that we are in the midst of a ‘heatwave’, we ought to have something to remind us of the dark winter days of yore. This song was composed in Fairbanks specifically about a particular area of the UAF campus. It was composed by Joel Ataat’ Forbes of Togiak.
The hill next to the Student Recreational Center is not for the faint of heart. It is steep, and after cold days that harden the snow, the hill develops bumps along the way down. This is reflected in this song.
IkamrakunTuyuryarmiu Ataat’ Ikamrakun (ow, ow, ow) Ikamrakun (ow, ow, ow) Ikamrakun elluqatallemni pamani ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai Anglanaqvaa aa aa rrai Ikamrakun (ow, ow, ow) Ikamrakun elluqatallemni pamani ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai Anglanaqvaa aa aa rraa aa ai Apalluan Ciuqlia Nani-mi-lli wii Elluqatarcia SRC-m-qaa caniani pamani ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai Anglanaqvaa aa aa rrai Apalluan Kinguqlia Nani-mi-lli wii Yurarciqsia RSS-aam-qaa iluani camani ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai Anglanaqvaa aa aa rrai |
Sliding SongJoel Forbes of Togiak With a sled (ow, ow, ow) With a sled (ow, ow, ow) With a sled, when I slid up there ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai How fun aa aa rrai With a sled (ow, ow, ow) With a sled, when I slid up there ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai How fun aa aa rraa aa ai First Verse And where I wonder Am I about to slide Next to the SRC, up there ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai How fun aa aa rrai Second Verse And where I wonder Will I dance Inside RSS, down there ay’irr’i ii yangai ay’irr’i ii yangai aarra ii yirr’i ay’irr’i ii yang’a aa ai How fun aa aa rrai |