Pakarrpa Mijilyirri single work   lyric/song   "Mapal nganyjarranga ngungku kayinyu=It came at the right time for us, at daybreak,"
Alternative title: Morning Cyclone
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Pakarrpa Mijilyirri
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Language: Aboriginal Ngarla AIATSIS Code: W40 AIATSIS Code: A48 WA , English
Notes:
The Ngarla song and the English translation are published on facing pages.
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    y separately published work icon Ngarla Songs Alexander Brown , Brian Geytenbeek , Fremantle : Fremantle Press Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre , 2003 Z1091225 2003 anthology lyric/song biography essay

    'Ngarla Songs is a unique bilingual presentation of sixty-eight anecdotal songs composed by Ngarla people. They describe the thrill of the hunt, the wonder of whales and other events and life experiences as seen through Ngarla eyes.

    ...These cameos of everyday life in the Pilbara have been written down, translated and recorded in English. Alexander Brown and Brian Geytenbeek have worked together for ten years to capture the wit, wisdom and vibrancy expressed in these songs.' (Source: Fremantle Press website)

    Fremantle : Fremantle Press Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre , 2003
    pg. 122-123
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