Draw nearer, draw nearer
In the gloaming, in the gloaming
Come sing and be merry
Inukitut:
Ikumaajuq, ikumaajuq (ee koo ma yook, yook rhymes with look)
Qaigitsi, qaigitsi (k(eye) geet see)
Quamaajuq, quamaajuq (cow ma yook)
Inngiqautigittaa (ing ee cow tea geet ta)
Inukitut is one of the languages of Canadian Inuit (indigenous peoples who traditionally live in the north), this version is sung in Broughton Island, Nunavut by Girl Guides. Broughton Island is off the coast of Baffin Island, and is 96 km north of the Arctic Circle. It's name is Inukitut is Qikiqtarjuaq, meaning big island.