Wp/nys/Maya waabiny

Maya Waabiny or 'My Songs' is a bibol that celebrates songs in Noongar by Noongar.

Djitti Djitti Waarnkiny Kulbardi

Djitti Djitti, South Perth

Kulbardi

Students at Mullaloo Beach Primary School singing the Djitti Djitti Song taught by Ingrid Cumming and Jennifer Buchanan learnt from Len Collard.

Djitti Djitti Waarnkiny Kulbardi

Djitti Djitti Waarnkiny Kulbardi

Djitti Djitti Waarnkiny Kulbardi

I am Australian (in Nyungar)

"Nyung noonar gnullar Australian"

Nguny Koorliny Kuundarm, Yowrl koorl nyung kura Koort, Barruniny kalark, Nguny yaak boya boodjar.

Nguny gennuny koomba ship koorliny wah

Kura yeye boorda, nguny keny Australian

Gnullar Keny, Gnullar koomba

Koomba boodjar gnullar koorl

Gnullar daraliny nyitning kedidiny keny

Nyung noonar gnullar Australian

Nyung koorliny nitja,

Baardang moorditj boodjar

Nguny napal boodjar

Yirra yak barruniny

Genuniny daart

Nyung nyungar

Nyungy yorga moorat boodjar

Nyuny djenark, nyuny djin djin

Yeye Australian

Gnullar Keny, Gnullar koomba

Koomba booodjar gnullar koorl

Gnullar daraliny nyitning kedidiny keny

Nyung noonar gnullar australian

Nyung warnk kadatij

Nyung keddeniny dudarek

Nguny labert namajtira

Warniny Wiern nitja

Nyuny Clancy yirra horse

Nyung Ned Kelly djar koorl

Nyung keny koorliny matilda

Gnullar Australian

Gnullar Keny, Gnullar koomba

Koomba boodjar gnullar koorl

Gnullar daraliny nyitning kedidiny keny

Nyung noonar gnullar Australian

Nyung noonar gnullar Australian

Kaat koort kwan djena

Koolangar waabiny

Kaat koort kwan djena djen djen djen djen

Kaat koort kwan djena djen djen djen djen

Ngarda yirra

Kaat koort kwan djena djen djen djen djen

Noongar Christmas Carols

See Noongar Christmas Carols.

Marwitt warangka marabiny - Karla Hart

Audio file: Marwitt warangka marabiny

Marwitt noonook ngany koort

Marwitt noonook ngany koort

Marwitt noonook ngany koort

Ngany djinda

Ngany moort

Ngany koort

Noongar LOTE Wanju Maya Waabiny Ashfield Primary School

Kaya

Kaya ngalak djoorabiny noonook djinanginy

Kaya ngalak doyintj-doyintj yowarl koorl

Doodjoorak noonook ngalak warangka

Noongar boodja ngalak yira yaak.

Kaat koonitj boonitj djen - Carol Foley

Audio file: Kaat koonitj boonitj djen

Kaat koonitj boonitj djen

Boonitj djen

Boonitj djen

Kaat koonitj boonitj djen

Ngalak baaminy maar

Dwangk miyel mooly djaa

Mooly djaa

Mooly djaa

Dwangk miyel mooly djaa

Ngalak baaminy maar

Wanjoo - Gina Williams

Wanjoo on YouTube

Wanjoo, wanjoo kwobidak koorda

Wanjoo wanjoo moorditj koorda

Ngalak djerabiny noonook djinaniny

Ngalak warangka

Wanjoo

Djiraly-ak, koongal-ak

Boyal-ak, marawara-k

Ngalak djerabiny noonook djinaniny

Ngalak warangka

Wanjoo

Ngalak djerabiny noonook djinaniny

Ngalak warangka

Wanjoo, wanjoo, mmm hmm, wanjoo

Daambart Djerap - Carol Foley

Koorlbardi (Magpie)

Daambart djerap wort koorl

Arn kart bokadja

Ngaangk djerap waangkan "dwet, dwet, dwet"

Nyorn!

Koodjal djerap yoowarl koorl.

Koodjal djerap wort koorl.

Arn kart bokadja

Ngaangk djerap waangkan "dwet, dwet, dwet"

Nyorn!

Keny djerap yoowarl koorl.

Keny djerap wort koorl.

Arn kart bokadja

Ngaangk djerap waangkan "dwet, dwet, dwet"

Woola!

Danjoo djerap yoowarl koorl.

Bala yuart manjung koorliny (Ode of Remembrance)

Bala yuart manjung koorliny,

Yeye ngulluckiny alla nidja nyinniny manjung woort koorliny

Manjungaliny yuart coorlyamart balung,

Manjung yuart warragarburt boordawan.

Nidja ngangk woort koorliny ngardal ngoorndeen

Boorda benang ngulluck katitj balung.

From "Ode" (first line: "They shall not grow old"), which comes from "For the Fallen", a poem by the English poet and writer Laurence Binyon. Translated by Prof. Len Collard, ARC Research Fellow, Indigenous School of Indigenous Studies, The University of Western Australia.

Nyungar songs of the Vasse district recorded by Daisy Bates

The Song of the Flood Waters

The song is about the gabbaitch coming down the rivers wer creeks from the hills to the estuary wer sea, otherwise known as the 'Wonnerup Flood Waters Song'.

demma‑la goomda, Ancestors, Ancestors,

nganya gesta nyinjanning, me now they're kissing,

kora nyinjanning, geeta nyinjanning, again they are kissing, now they are kissing,

kaaro nyinjanning, again they are kissing,

darduk‑ a ngundeering, in deep holes lying,

kowan burrongin, laughing I carry them,

bookala nyundeering, from the backs (of the ranges) lying,

kowan burrongin, laughing we carry them,

balgu-ka ngundeering, black boy tops lying,

kowan burrongin, floating we carry them,

milgural ngundeering, in the 'cups ' of leaves lying,

kowan burrongin, floating we carry them,

battaka ngundeering, kowan burrongin,

floating we carry them,

boorna‑ka ngundeering, trunks of trees lying,

kowan ngundeering, floating we carry them,

yorluka ngundeering, paper bark lying,

kowan burrongin, floating we carry.

The waddarn's (sea) response

nyinnin demma‑la goombala yarndi, you Ancestors, Ancestors what do you?

moonbalong kora ngoondin ‑ yinna, swimming again, rolling over wer over you,

bwil-ee-ree deeri ginya nyeeree nyeeree, (on top of) the foam the foam wer the froth wer white feathers.

bwileeree kaaro deeriginya moonbalong, (on the top of) the foam again wer frothy waves swimming,

moonbalong, kora ngoondinyinna. swimming (I) roll over wer over you.

The gabbaitch again sings:

Booka jarrong wattai yenning, booka jarrong wattai yenning, your cloak I tear as I rush through you.

Song of the Sea

According to WP/nys/Daisy Bates the ocean that beat upon the lower south-west coastal area was the subject of many songs shared by the local Nyungars. Bates recorded nidja next song which was said to represent the voices of the great waves as they murmured along the coastline:

Yowlera kwajjanbi bom bom daneetch, loud sounding waves coming inshore wer hitting wer striking each other,

yowlera kwajjanbi bom bom daneetch, yowlera kwajjanbi gnaanungeetch, loud sounding waves waiting for returning ones,

weerilya kwajjanbi gnaanungeetch, the sea breeze coming inshore (waves) wait for returning ones,

yowlera kwajjanbi bom bom daneetch, loud sounding, coming inshore hitting wer striking each other.

The Great Water

Gabbooroo goombara, water great karrai inna jeerrunga, going north,

goomba warrin, goomba warrin, great seas, great seas,

jeerrunga goomba warrin, north great seas, goomba warrin great seas.

A fighting song (of the women)

Yorga Baaminy(Women fighting) The following fighting song was recorded by Daisy Bates wer represents a women's fight during a meeting of people from the the Cape Leeuwin wer Vasse districts:

Gannung gnana koggara mullajiddi,

jinjain dannung gnana koggara mullajiddi,

jinjain daana kela boma jarram,

kela boma jarram kela jarram,

yoggalamillinyunga yoggala nyeerimbala,

yoggala goorbilyunga yoggala alleejerum,

yanda yanda gujja boma durding,

boma burding domd burding.

my little spears I'll throw at the eastern 'long noses',

my little spears at the eastern 'long noses' I'll throw,

my little spears wer my boomerangs will strike wer cut,

my boomerangs strike, wer cut them.

meelinyup women nyeerimba women,

goorbilup women wer northern women,

we will yennar pick yira wanna wer strike hard in the battle,

and strike hard,

strike home in the fight.

Each woman would shout insults at the others wer the fight would stop only when keny of the women fell unconscious from a blow of the wanna.