kurdu wita-parnta

W a r Ip i r i

KURDU WITA-PARNTA

Ngarrurnu Maudie Nungarraylrli

Ylrrarnu Janet Nakamarrarlu

Wirliyajarrayirla 1979

(Warlpiri)

Pipalu kardumanu Yurntumurla 1979 Printed by Yuendumu School Press

c Yuendumu School 1979 ISBN 0 908099 71 1

"Mardaka kurdu nyamcu-nya kirda-nyanurlu. Ngaju karna wirlinvi karrka

yawakiyi-kirra. ManinJini karna.Nyampu-nya, mardaka kirda-nyanurlu."

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Mardarnu, mardarnu , mardarnu kirda-nvanurlu.

Yulaja, yulaja, yulaja,kurduju yulaja, yulaia.

Nqati-nvanurlulpa tarnngangku manurra yawakiyi.

Nguln-Jangka kurdu nyanungu jamurlu ylrrarnu.

"Jarda ngunayal" Yamangka yirrarnu.

Yarnkajarra kirda-nycinuju. Kurlarda-jarrn nanu, pikirri inanu, wawirriki.

Yarnkajarra yatljarra. Karrkaiayi...

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Nyampu yakarra pardija kurdu, yulcinjayanu, yulanjayanu.

kiripi-kanjayanu, kiripi-knnjayanu, kiripi-kaniayanu...

Yintirdirla nyinajarra. Ycirda yarnkajarrn.

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Wantangkulpulna tura-kijinjavanu kurdu, yungkurnu-Jarra, tura-kijiniayanu

wantangkulpa.

Jannganj ayanu, j anngan j ayanu.Yulanjayanu, yulanjayanu,Warri kirdi-kirdi yulaja,Warri kirdi-kirdi yulaja.

Wantanaku Jankaja rdaka-jarra, wanturr-pungu mirdi, nyampurra.

Warr-j ankaj a, j ankaj a,Yulaja, yulaja, yulaja,Wantija,Yulaja, yulaja, yulaja, yulaja.

Yali-kirra-jukulpalu wangarlarlu manurnu., ^anurnulpalu., manurnulpalu., manurnulpalu.

Mavankarra manulpalu-nyanu wangarlarlulku, nvanunguju kurdu.

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Klrda-nyanulku yangka ka oarnkanjayanirni yali, yatijŋrra wiriinyi-wcirnu,

kapi wurntall-jiki parnkaja.

Nyangu-jana wangarlaju., nyangumpa karlumparra-warnurlu-juku.

Parnkaja^... "Kari lawa nyamnuiu kujayijola kiriDilki marda."

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Paramirra, paramirra, paramirra, oaramirra.

"Kari nyampu-iuku."

Ngarilkirli yalumpu yilyajalku-Jana wangarlalkuiu.

Parnta-parnta vlrrarnulkurla parlalku kirda-nyanurlu.

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Kali-nvanukulku yalirla yarri-varnkaiarra. Kurlardarlulku pnntunjurnurra

wirlinyirla-juku, nvanunguju kurdu-ngurlu.

Ngulaiuku

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yawakiyi

jamurlu

yinti rdi rla

turakijirninjayanu

jan-nganjayanu

wanturr-pungu

warr-jankaja

mayankarra

wurntali-j iki

paramirra

yarri-yarnkajarra

Yirdi Rdayirrpaku pina-jarrinjaku

ngulaju miyi-pardukurdu yampija wirlinyirlarningulaju yamangkangulaju purranja-yanu, jankanjayanu jankajalpa warlungku wantangkuwijini-manu pintiji wantangku kurdu ngula purraja. jankaja jinta-warlayi palka nyayirniturnu-jarrijalu, panu-karirlili muku ngarnu kurduju; panu-karirli kulalu nyangu lawalku. yiti-wana-kari wurnturu-jukupuramirrajangkardu yanu

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THE ABANDONNED BABY

(Translated from the Warlpiri KURDU WITA-PARNTA by Mary Laughren)

"Here you look after the baby while I go gathering bush currents," said Mother to Father as she handed him the child.

"I’m going now so you take care of our child."The Father stayed with the baby for a very long time. It cried and cried and cried. The mother was still away gathering bush currents.

Finally the father decided to go out hunting too, so he left the baby behind. "Go to sleep," he said as he put it down in the shade. Then the father set off taking two spears and his spear-thrower to try to kill a kangaroo.He went north a long, long way.

The child woke up and started crying. He crawled all around for a long time and then sat down further off in the shade. Later he set off once more. The sun was burning him It burnt his two legs.

On and on he went Crying and crying All around he went Crying and crying.

The sun burnt the child's two hands, and blistered his knees.

He was burning all over,He was crying and crying,He fell downCrying and crying and crying.

The crows came to get the child, they came in their droves to eat the little boy.The father who had gone out hunting up north was making his way back home. He saw the crows fly by as he

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came around from the western side. The father started running. " Oh my son might be the one they are attacking." He followed the crows for a long time. "Oh, my son must be dead."

When he came up to the camp, he chased away the crows and covered the remains of the dead body of his little child with leaves.Filled with anger, he then set off to punish his wife who was still out picking berries.When he found her, he speared her because she had not taken care of their child.

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