▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁Songs ▁of ▁God s , ▁Songs ▁of ▁Hum ans : ▁The ▁Ep ic ▁Trad ition ▁of ▁the ▁A inu ▁by ▁Donald ▁L . ▁Philipp i . ▁The ▁Project ▁Ok ik irm ui ▁collection ▁contains ▁th ir teen ▁y uk ar , ▁while ▁Philipp i ▁transl ates ▁ 3 5 ▁ep ics , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁originally ▁recorded ▁by ▁women , ▁the ▁majority ▁by ▁I me kan u . ▁Str ong ' s ▁text ▁contains ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁y uk ar ▁of ▁the ▁A inu ▁Shin ' y ō sh ū , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Ch iri ' s ▁original ▁pre face ▁and ▁background ▁on ▁her ▁working ▁relationship ▁with ▁K inda ichi . ▁ ▁The ▁A inu ▁ep ic ▁K ut une ▁Sh ir ka ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁y uk ar ▁style . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁A inu ▁music ▁ ▁Jo ik ▁- ▁Sam i ▁folk ▁songs ▁ ▁Re k ila ulu ▁- ▁a ▁Finn ish ▁" s le igh ▁song " ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Donald ▁L . ▁Philipp i , ▁Songs ▁of ▁God s , ▁Songs ▁of ▁Hum ans : ▁The ▁Ep ic ▁Trad ition ▁of ▁the ▁A inu . ▁University ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ; ▁North ▁Point , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁. ▁ ▁Sarah ▁M . ▁Str ong , ▁A inu ▁Sp ir its ▁Sing ing : ▁The ▁Living ▁World ▁of ▁Ch iri ▁Y uk ie ' s ▁A inu ▁Sh