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Juullileqaaq – It’s Christmas soon!

Since we are in Advent time I thought I’d create something seasonal, with a little Christmas carol - “Juullimi Qiimasuttut”. You can hear it sung beautifully as a solo here:

or by a choir here:

The tune is clearly familiar to English listeners as “Silent Night”, but the content is quite different, and is loosely based on the words to Danish carol “Glade Jul, Dejlige Jul”, also sung to the same tune.

Here are the full lyrics:

Juullimi qiimasuttut inngilit qilammiut paratiisimit aggiapput taarmut pillutik appipput massa saqqummernatik Juullerput qiimaffigaat Tussiartoqartarmat ikku inngilit paarsisunut tussiarlutik takkuttut tussiartarput suli Juullerput qiimanarli maani immat Jiisusi taanna pillugu tussiarput inngilit nuannaaqisut tussiutaat pilarput Juullimi eqqissilit tussiarput inngilit nersutaatit inaanni ittoq eqqississutissaalersoq qaa nuannaarutiguuk!

Vocabulary

juullimi – at Christmas, from juulli – Christmas (Yule) + -mi in (locative case). Also in the title of this post with -ler- be about to and -qaaq very, intensifer, 3p singular

qiimasuttut – like those who are joyful, from qiima- be happy + -soq/-sut nominative mood + -tut like, as (equative case)

inngilit – angels, loan word from Danish engel

qilammiut – also means angels, but is a native Greenlandic term meaning literally those who live in heaven from qilak heaven, paradise + -miu occupant of + -t plural marker

paratiisimit – from paradise, from paratiisi paradise + -mit from (ablative case)

aggiapput – they meet up in great numbers, they swarm from aggia- flock, swarm

taarmut – to the darkness, from taaq dark + -mut to (allative case)

pillutik – about them (concerning them), formed from pi- to deal with, to be about + -llutik 3p plural, contemporative mood, intransitive form

appipput – they burst into song

massa - now

saqqummernatik – without appearing (literally, while they are not appearing) from saqqummer- appear and -natik negative form of -lutik above.

juullerput – our Christmas

qiimaffigaat – they are joyful about it from qimaa- be happy + -ffigi- have something as a place/time of [verb] with 3p plural subject, singular object

tussiartoqartarmat – when psalms are sung from tussiar- sing psalms + -toq nominal mood, 3p singular + -qar- exist + -tar- regular action + -mat causative mood, 3p singular, literally “when there regularly is someone singing psalms”

tussiar- also appears in this carol in tussiarlutik while they are singing, tussiartarput they (regularly) sing, tussiarput they sing, tussiutaat their psalms from tussiut psalm + -at their (singular or plural object)

ikku – those ones

paarsisunut – to the shepherds, paarsisoq – someone who tends for someone/something

takkuttut – who (plural) came into sight

suli – still, yet. In this context, perhaps meaning for ever.

qiimanarli – let it (be such as to) make people joyous from qiima- be happy + -nar- be such as to + -li optative mood, 3p singular. Note that -li here does not mean but, as often seen; rather it is the marker of the relatively little used optative mood (in Danish ønskemåde or “wish mode”), with the meaning “let…”. As seen below, the optative mood is used a few times in this song.

maani - here

immat – when he is, causative mood form of copula verb ippoq to be

Jiisusi - Jesus

taanna – this one

pillugu – about him/it, concerning him/it

nuannaaqisut – who are very glad

pilarput – let us say it, optative mood, 1p plural subject, 3p singular object

eqqissilit – let you be in peace, from eqqissi- be in peace, optative mood, 2p singular

nersutaatit – creatures (here, in relative case, being governed by inaanni described below)

inaanni – within them from ini- inside + -at their + -ni in

ittoq – being (nominal mood form of ippoq, referred to above)

eqqississutissaalersoq – which soon will be something that brings peace from eqqissi- be in peace + –ssut cause of + -ssa- future thing + -u- be (here appearing as -a-) + -ler- be about to + -soq nominal mood, 3p singular

qaa – come! A special imperative form without a full verb conjugation. Plural form is qaagit.

nuannaarutiguuk – be joyful about him! From nuannarutigi- be happy about [something], 2p imperative mood, singular 3p object.

Translation

I’ve given an attempted translation below, but I’m not completely sure about some of it:

Juullimi qiimasuttut inngilit qilammiut paratiisimit aggiapput taarmut pillutik appipput massa saqqummernatik Like those who are joyous at Christmas time the angels in heaven flock down from paradise to the darkness (i.e. in hiding) and burst into song (but) without now appearing to us (i.e. secretly) Juullerput qiimaffigaat Tussiartoqartarmat ikku inngilit paarsisunut tussiarlutik takkuttut tussiartarput suli They are joyful about our Christmas time when psalms are sung those angels who appeared singing to the shepherds they sing for ever Juullerput qiimanarli maani immat Jiisusi taanna pillugu tussiarput inngilit nuannaaqisut tussiutaat pilarput Let our Christmas bring joy when Jesus is here the angels in exultation sing about him let us say their psalms Juullimi eqqissilit tussiarput inngilit nersutaatit inaanni ittoq eqqississutissaalersoq qaa nuannaarutiguuk! Be in peace at Christmas sing the angels He will soon bring peace to (all) creatures (great and small) Come and rejoice in him!

I hope you all enjoyed that, and here’s wishing all my followers a very Happy Christmas - Juullimi pilluaritsi!

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Picture extracted from Qaagit by Birgitte Hertling. You’ll may have spotted my avatar at the far right!

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"Glade Jul," Viggo Johansen, 1891

“Glade Jul,” Viggo Johansen, 1891

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A Very Berry Christmas 52

Today's song is:

Glade Jul (Silent Night)

(I couldn't find a recording that I loved, so have this one. As you might know, my dad is a pastor. His ancestors came from Denmark, and so did the congregation that we're leaving in a few days 😭, and so at every Christmas Eve candlelight service, he sings Silent Night in Danish. It's so very pretty, and my dad has an amazing voice. I'm going to miss it when we move, since the congregation isn't of Danish origin)

A month later Berry here. Christmas services here are canceled thanks to my fucking dad, and I'm never going to get this experience again. I hate my dad so much

#a very berry christmas #glade jul #silent night