MARRINGA LULLABY
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)
All the little children go to sleep….
Shh….shh..
Bee Bye, Arakba (Right now)
Bee Bye, Marringa (Go to sleep)
Bee Bye….
MAMALIKA DIRAKA
Mamalika diraka-langwa
Numu-rukuwilyakena
Numu-rukuwilyakena
mamurukwa-langwiya
Akwardija diraka-langwa
Beep, Beep, Beep,
Wurruyukwayuwa nangwadina
Wah Wah Wah Wah
mamurukwa-langwiya
YAKA YELYUKWA
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
DUMUNGKWURRA
(Kookaburra)
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.