TRACK 8 (Moy68-05-s09) Song 5: Ya[garra] Nga-bindja-ng Ngami
| Sung text | Free translation |
| yagarra | Yagarra! |
| nga-bindja-ng nga-mi | I’m singing |
| yagarra yine nga-ve-me-nüng | (Yagarra! What have I come to do? |
| nga-p-pindja-ng nga-p-pur-ing-djü-nüng | I’m going to sing and then go back) |
| yagarra nye-bindja-ng nya-mu | Yagarra! You sing |
| yagarra | Yagarra! |
| dawarra wagatj-maka nga-bindja-ng nga-mi ni | I was sitting on the curve of the beach singing ‘ni’ |
| yagarra nye-bindja-ng nya-mu | Yagarra! You sing |
This version lacks the introductory vocal section and associated instrumental section of the previous performance but is otherwise identical (a musical transcription of vocal section 2 of this performance is given in Marett, 2005, p 163).
Song structure summary
VOCAL SECTIONS 1-2
Melodic section 1
Text phrase 1
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| yagarra |
| EXCL |
Yagarra!
| nga | -bindja | -ng | nga | -mi |
| 1MIN.S | sing | SIM | 1MIN.S | sit |
I’m singing
Text phrase 2
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| yagarra | yine | nga | -ve | -me | -nüng |
| EXCL | what | 1MIN.S | comeIR | do | PURP |
Yagarra! What have I come to do?
Text phrase 3
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| nga | -p | -pindja | -ng | nga | -p | -pur | -ing | -djü | -nüng |
| 1MIN.S | IR | sing | SIM | 1MIN.S | IR | go IR | IR | CONT | PURP |
I'm going to sing and then go back
Text phrase 4
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| yagarra | nye | -bindja | -ng | nya | -mu |
| EXCL | 2MIN.IR | sing | SIM | 2 MIN.IR | sit.IR |
Yagarra! You sing
Melodic section 2
Text phrase 5
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| yagarra |
| EXCL |
Yagarra!
| dawarra | wagatj | -maka | nga | -bindja | -ng | nga | -mi | ni |
| belly | beach | PERF | 1MIN.S | sing | SIM | 1MIN.S | sit | SW |
I was sitting on the curve of the beach singing ‘ni’
Text phrase 6
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| yagarra | nye | -bindja | -ng | nya | -mu |
| EXCL | 2MIN.IR | sing | SIM | 2 MIN.IR | sit.IR |
Yagarra! You sing
INSTRUMENTAL SECTIONS 1-2
Rhythmic mode 5d (fast uneven triple)
CODA
Rhythmic mode 5d (fast uneven triple)
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