Arviat Drum Song Songtext
von Ian Tamblyn

Time moves back upon each beachhead
Circle, circle, stone by stone
Dried moss beneath my feet
And here and there, the bleached white bones

This place alive with spirits moving
Weathered faces sing aiy aiy songs
Life and death, they dance together
Drum dancer spinning round and round

Time moves on – the flowers bloomed
The eider ducks all fledged and gone
High above the white tern crying
Summer′s here – summer's gone


This place alive with spirits moving
Weathered faces sing aiy aiy songs
Life and death, they dance together
Drum dancer spinning round and round

Time stands still, but for a moment
That I might look you in the eye
And stare across all the ages
Before you turn and wave goodbye

This place alive with spirits moving
Weathered faces sing aiy aiy songs
Life and death, they dance together
Drum dancer spinning round and round

This place alive with spirits moving
Weathered faces sing aiy aiy songs
Summers gone will be returning
Drum dancer spinning round and round
Spinning round and round
Spinning round and round
Spinning round and round