Mid-North Coast: Wuuban (Bloodwood tree) song [video]

Summary:

Michael Jarrett (Gumbaynggirr) sings the Wuuban (Bloodwood) tree song around a campfire in a cave on Valla Beach near Nambucca Heads

Cultural Narrative:

Now, this is about the Nunguu

and the Wuuban,

the bloodwood trees.

Gala guuray wuuban barri

Guuray wuuban barri

Yaarri gangaa ya Gabaagu juluumgu wuuban.gu

Wurruunda nunguugundi

ya wuuban.gu guuray wuuban barri

Darrundang nganyundi Miimi wajaarr

Thank you Mother Earth

Darrundang ngauyunda girrwaa

Thank you my people

nyirrnaawunba

Very beautiful

darruy

good

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May 2019

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'Living Language' exhibition

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Gather