MARRINGA LULLABY
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Bee Bye, Wurrangariya (little baby)
Bee Bye, Dangariya (little girl;)
Bee Bye, Nangariya (Baby boy)
Bee Bye, Go to sleep
Kirrangariya (all the babies),
Wurrumungkwula (all go to sleep) x2
Marringa, Marringa (go to sleep)
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All the little children go to sleep….
Shh….shh..
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Bee Bye, Arakba (Right now)
Bee Bye, Marringa (Go to sleep)
Bee Bye….
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MAMALIKA DIRAKA
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Mamalika diraka-langwa
Numu-rukuwilyakena
Numu-rukuwilyakena
mamurukwa-langwiya
Akwardija diraka-langwa
Beep, Beep, Beep,
Wurruyukwayuwa nangwadina
Wah Wah Wah Wah
mamurukwa-langwiya
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YAKA YELYUKWA
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Yaka yelukwa x 2 (it’s raining)
Nilarrina, Nilarrina (it’s pouring)
Yaka yelukwa (it’s raining)
Rain is falling down,
Rain is falling, Rain is falling
Rain is falling down
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DUMUNGKWURRA
(Kookaburra)
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Dumungkwurra karrawarra ayika-manja
yingijungwunama amarngka
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha
Dumungkwurra karrawarra ayika-manja
Kookaburra Sits on the old gumtree,
Merry Merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh Kookaburra laugh
Kookaburra gay your life must be.
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