Warriyamba - Jambalmurru Nunggarrgalu

Numbulwar Songmen. Wubuy mari Wungubal project. Jambalmurru Nunggarrgalu, Alawayu Nunggarrgalu and Ishmael Nunggarrgalu - Vocal and Hamish Huddleston - Lhambilgbilg (Didj).
Warriyamba, a new Guugu (Water) song, written by Jambalmurru Nunggarrgalu.
"The Waldharr (water) song. Wadalwadal ngududi Jilyilyun. Arbali wangunarrmanarrmana.wangunarrmanarrmana wurajbarragung,
they sing." - Interview with Galaliwa Nunggarrgalu.
"The water song, the water song that they sing about, they swim. They are swimming when they dance like this. The water carries them. It carries them this way. And carries them that way. The flood water. That's the big flood water. The water that runs really fast. Carries the leaves and everything in the flood water. The big flood water. That's why they dance the water song. Long time ago. It isn't a made up song. It has been there forever. The words of the water song mean, the current runs very fast and hard. When it comes up, the fresh water runs. Proper fresh water runs in the current. All these leaves here, are carried away. Taking them down in the current that way. That's how we sing the songline." - Interview with Yuwagama Lhalbij.
Video produced by Numbulwar Culture & Media. Lhargi-aynbaj Ananias Nundhirribala, Marrayulyuliyn Rudolph Wurragwagwa, Wulhamburriyn Clifton Wilfred, Kaheb Ngalmi, Sherita Nundhirribala, Nangi Ngalmi, Karla Marie Murrungun and Anthony Gray.
Wubuy Translations by Hilda Malingu Ngalmi.
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