Back to culture Take me onto culture Yirrmal djungguwan Back to culture Take me onto culture Yirrmal djungguwan When you're in line with beat And you
Yarryurra gunbilk marrawulwul Djambi dhoru warrpididi Dhawalnydja dhuwala marrawurrtjara Dhawalnydja dhuwala dhuruthuruya Like the lines on your face
Describes the moon fish and a rock called Mandula sacred to Rirratjingu people. During Bungul (ceremony) we always imitate the fish - by imitating the
This song is about the sulphur crested white cockatoo crying in the forest of paperbark trees. When Gumatj people cry it is connected. The crying is
Someone in the city Gets a piece of paper Someone in the bush Holds the law in their hands Last chance for freedom In our generation We're not the only
I feel the spirit Of the great sisters Calling on me to sing This is the learning Of the great story I'll tell you about this place From the edge of
Well I heard it on the radio And I saw it on the television Back in 1988 All those talking politicians Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than
Terra nullius terra nullius Terra nullius is dead and gone We were right That we were here They were wrong That we weren't here Liya balburrk bapayili
I've been looking for you Searching for something new You keep my feet on the ground As you make my world turn around Keep sending me signals Don't let
As the world changes Look to a brand new day Cold war is over In amongst the children play The earth is yours to hold Gun shots in the playground Vision
Gany'tjurr is a bird, the heron who lives at Birany Birany. The song describes where Bany'tjurr lives, breeds and hunts. Yolngu and Gany'tjurr often
Sound of the waves fall On the sand dune of love Sweet memory of you Of the times that we spent together Right from the heart You gave me the new and
Hey Yolngu Boy Under the neon light Hey Yolngu Boy Under the neon light Come with me see a brand new day You see that cycad palm That's the pure eye
for change Trying to work out a balance Sometimes I feel I'm so alone And I wish you were here Making money can be one thing Building bridges can be the other
Gapu is a song centred on the Yolngu (Aboriginal) kinship system. The song describes the ocean water coming in and creating the full tide going out again
It describes Dhanbul people. This song is about survival and defending territory while we are alive. It describes Gudurrku (a large bird) which is used
Maker of the land Maker of the song Maker of the constitution The journey of the great one Starts from the east Were the mighty ocean meets the land