TRACK 32 (Eni92-s24) Song 19: Yendili No. 4 [141]
| Sung text | Free Translation |
| karra yendili yendili ngirrin-nikarra yendili yendili ngirrin-niaa yeri-ngin-a | We all have to walk to YendiliWe all have to walk to YendiliAa, my dear children/descendants! |
Philip Mullumbuk composed this song. While Philip himself regarded this as a discrete song, others argue that it is a version of Maudi Dumoo’s ‘Yendili No. 2’ (track 14), on which it is clearly based (it shares a melody and some text also with Les Kundjil’s ‘Yendili No. 3’ on track 30). This is the first time we hear Philip’s uniquely delicate and flexible style of singing, in a recording made by Michael Enilane at a circumcision ceremony in 1992.
Song structure summary
VOCAL SECTIONS 1-3
Melodic sections 1-2
Text phrases 1-2
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| karra | yendili | yendili | ngirrin | -ni |
| SW | place name | place name | 1AUG.EXCL.IR.go | PURP |
We all have to walk to Yendili
Melodic section 3
Text phrase 3
Rhythmic mode 1 (without clapsticks)
| aa | yeri | -ngin | -a |
| SW | child/descendant | 1MIN.O | PERF |
Aa, my dear children/descendants!
INSTRUMENTAL SECTIONS 1-2
Rhythmic mode 5a (fast even)
INSTRUMENTAL SECTION 3
Rhythmic mode 5b (fast doubled)