TRACK 25 (Mar97-04-s07) Song 19: Nga-ngat-pat-pa Mangalimba
| Sung text | Free translation |
| nga-ngat-pat-pa mangalimba | Nga-ngat-pat-pa Mangalimba |
| nga-ngat-pat-pa mangalimba | Nga-ngat-pat-pa Mangalimba |
| yagarra nye-bindja-ya nye-bindja-ya | Yagarra! You sing, you sing |
| yagarra nye-bindja-ya | Yagarra! You sing |
| bangany nye-bindja-ya | You sing the song |
| yagarra nye-bindja-ya | Yagarra! You sing |
| (nga-ngat-pat-pa) | (Nga-ngat-pat-pa) |
| ii bangany-nye nye-bindja-ya nye-bindja-ya | Ii! You sing the song, you sing |
| bangany nye-bindja-ya | You sing the song |
Although this song was composed by Tommy Barrtjap, he was never recorded singing it. This performance is by his son, Kenny Burrenjuck, for whom it was a favorite. Mangalimba is the name of a woman. The word ‘nga-ngat-pat-pa’ is said to be just for song, but it is unlike any other vocables that we have encountered, and like ‘rinyala’ (song 4, tracks 5 and 6) it sounds like, but isn’t, a Batjamalh word. This lively performance was recorded at the launch of Lysbeth Ford’s Batjamalh Dictionary at Belyuen.
Figure 4.5 Kenny Burrenjuck singing for the launch of Lysbeth Ford’s Batjamalh dictionary, Belyuen,
1997. Photograph by Linda Barwick, reproduced with the permission of Belyuen community.
Song structure summary
VOCAL SECTIONS 1-2
Melodic section 1
Text phrases 1-2
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| nga-ngat-pat-pa | mangalimba |
| SW | person's name |
Nga-ngat-pat-pa Mangalimba
Text phrase 3
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| yagarra | nye | -bindja | -ya | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| EXCL | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
Yagarra! You sing, you sing
Text phrases 4
| yagarra | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| EXCL | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
Yagarra! You sing
Text phrase 5
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| bangany | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| song | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
You sing the song
Text phrase 6
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| yagarra | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| EXCL | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
Yagarra! You sing
Text phrase 7 (vocal section 2 only)
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| nga-ngat-pat-pa |
| SW |
Nga-ngat-pat-pa
Melodic section 2
Text phrase 8
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| ii | bangany | -nye | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| SW | song | SW | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
Ii! You sing the song, you sing
Text phrase 9
| yagarra | nye | -bindja | -ya | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| EXCL | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
Yagarra! You sing, you sing
Text phrases 10
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
| bangany | nye | -bindja | -ya |
| song | 2MIN.IR | sing | SW |
You sing the song
INSTRUMENTAL SECTIONS 1-2
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
CODA
Rhythmic mode 5c (fast uneven quadruple)
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