TRACK 12 (Moy62-01-s02) Song 4: Karra-ve Kan-ya Verver
| Sung text | Free Translation |
| karra-ve kanya-verver-rtedi kaya-ndhikarra-ve kak-ung-bende badjalarrribene ribene ribene ribene ribene ribene …ii aa üii aa ükarra-ve kak-ung-bende badjalarrribene ribene ribene ribeneya ya, ya ya | It [a breeze] is forever cooling my backAway now to Badjalarr foreverRibene ribene, ribene ribene, ribene ribeneii, aa, üii, aa, üAway now to Badjalarr foreverRibene ribene, ribene ribeneYa ya, ya ya |
Track 12 is a performance of ‘Karra-ve Kanya-verver’ recorded by Alice Moyle in 1962. Here the singers, Lambudju and Douglas Rankin, structure the song slightly differently. While the melody, text and rhythmic mode are essentially the same as Lambuju’s 1986 performance (track 11), this performance repeats text phrase 3 and in melodic section 2 replaces a repeat of text phrase 1—karra-ve kanya-verver-rtedi kaya-ndhi—with a repeat of text phrase 2—karra-ve kak-ung-bende badjalarr. Careful listening suggests that the full form of text phrase 1 was sung on this occasion.
Song structure summary
VOCAL SECTIONS 1-3
Melodic section 1
Text phrase 1
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)
| karra | -ve | kanya | -verver | -rtedi | kaya | -ndhi |
| SW | forever | 3MIN.A.IR.make | cool | back | 3MIN.S.IR.lie | towards speaker |
It [a breeze] is forever cooling my back
Text phrase 2
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)
| karra | -ve | kak | -ung | -bende | badjalarr |
| SW | forever | away | PURP | now | place name |
Away now to Badjalarr forever
Text phrase 3
| ribene | ribene | ribene | ribene | ribene | ribene | ribene | ribe |
| SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
ribene ribene, ribene ribene, ribene ribene
Melodic section 2
Text phrases 4-5
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)
| ii | aa | ü |
| SW | SW | SW |
ii, aa, ü
Text phrase 6
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)
| karra | -ve | kak | -ung | -bende | badjalarr |
| SW | forever | away | PURP | now | place name |
Away now to Badjalarr forever
Text phrase 7
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)
| ribene | ribene | ribene | ribene |
| SW | SW | SW | SW |
ribene ribene, ribene ribene
Text phrase 8
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)
| ya | ya | ya | ya |
| SW | SW | SW | SW |
ya ya, ya ya
INSTRUMENTAL SECTIONS 1-3
Rhythmic mode 4c (moderate uneven triple)