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Lullaby

from Milyakburra by Emily Wurramara

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I wrote this song at David’s house. When writing it I thought about the love between my grandmother and grandfather. It sets the scene as all my stories of my childhood evolved around being with my grandparents and learning from my grandmother and grandfather about the land, the culture, the lore and the songs. I recall always going camping and fishing and island hopping in my grandfather’s little tin boat back and forth between Milyakburra and Groote almost every weekend.

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The sunsets and whispered to the sky
Be kind my darling it’ll only be a while
The sky gets dark
But the moon she’s my friend
And the stars that filled the sky
Tell stories of past and present

The trees whistled tunes
Only they would know
Whispering to the wind
As she flies through the air

Lullaby where were you when I was down?
Beckoning beckon me now
Lullaby where were you when I was hurt like before?
And now I hide

Hello my friend it’s nice to see you again oh
We’ve had lots of fun but now our time is up..oh
And the birds said to the bees, love me endlessly
Memories won’t escape but what is memories when people change?

And the heart whispered to the ears listen closely
You’ll never know what you’ll hear
And the ears said to the mouth
Say it slowly slowly
So he can hear when you’re gonna go

And always always

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from Milyakburra, released June 1, 2018

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Emily Wurramara Anindilyakwa, Australia

Emily Wurramara is a young Aboriginal woman who has been writing songs since she was 6, singing in both English and Annandilyakwa, the traditional language of her home, Groote Eylandt. She is a prolific song-writer and multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, piano and ukulele. ... more

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