Poems
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Wuri Rising
By Nicole Smede~ Dharawal interpretation provided by Jodi Edwards
Maying quiet mist
Ngulangang silently gathered -
Kalaney's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsbulbuwul, ganunigang, mudung
a birrung guwayi a nangamay time story
to connect wugul wuguluray to
banga wugul putuwa -
Introduction to Culture
By Kryton Stewart~ MC Kronic (Kryton Stewart) with Dhurga translations.
Who am I?
It’s something I had debated since I could remember, -
Mina Mina en Moruya
By Lyndsay Urquhart~ Written with Dharawal, Dhurga and Darumba interpretations provided by Vikki Parsley and Jodi Edwards.
Yabun, where are you?
Travelling – Bimeringal daragan to Gadu -
Bugiya, Naway, Burradja (Yesterday, today and tomorrow)
By Lyndsay Urquhart~ Written with Dharawal, Dhurga and Darumba interpretations provided by Vikki Parsley and Jodi Edwards.
Mida mumu step
One little step -
Tyreek's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsgarun garung, bulga, yirran
the daramu are bulbuwul
like my older bangu
the guara daramu cast -
Jai's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsthe space is familiar like nura
guwing is bunul,
flowers are blooming,
the garrigarang waves -
calbunyas initiation
By Kaitlen Wellington~ Gumea Dharawal interpretation provided by Jacob Morris and Adrian Webster
climbin djera
calbunya shows itself -
Spirits hope
By Kaitlen Wellington~ Gumea Dharawal interpretation provided by Jacob Morris and Adrian Webster
ngubu
ngubumarra -
Siu's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsthe daramu are at ngarunga
like the madung warriors
who dyurala for them
ganunigang, madung ngayanas -
Emmanual's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetskwaty, atherrken, awepwarm
nwern arem kwaty alkerater
anang arrpen map amankamp rlteek.
plawel arpen atherl. -
Baladjarang
By Adrian Webster~ poem written in Gumea Dharawal, with interpretations by Jacob Morris and Joel Deaves with gratitude to them and their families for holding, restoration and sharing the Gumea Dharawal Language.
Gumea Dharawhal
Naandthara cūndūlali ngia, naandtha ngiagaan -
Ethan's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsdjaramada, colourful, and welcoming
the city is busy just like a djaramada
the yura ngawiya the bulga,
darawum, guwiyang, badu, -
Biwali's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsgarrigarrang bamal,
the daramu sway like dangura.
the guwing is your wiyanga,
gura, yanung over you. -
Trinity's Poem
By Cookaroo Flow Poetsyirran bulga daramu
bulu daramu naminmawawai
the nangamay
I ngara the bayumi of the -
Mudjis and Yiliman (Friends and Spears)
By Lyndsay Urquhart~ Written with Dharawal, Dhurga and Darumba interpretations provided by Vikki Parsley and Jodi Edwards.
Reach to the birrung, if you dare
for our ancestors they live there