Dyirbal song poetry: the oral literature of an Australian rainforest people
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1996
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| adam_text | DYIRBAL
Song Poetry
The Oral Literature of an Australian Rainforest People
RMW DIXON
GRACE KOCH
University of Queensland Press
Contents
List of map and illustrations xiii
CD of this music xiv
Preface xv
Definitions xviii
Key to presentation of the songs xx
Abbreviations xxii
Orthography xxiv
Prologue 1
Introduction 9
1 The five song styles 13
1 1 Corroboree songs 13
1 2 Lovesongs 14
2 Background 16
3 Vocabulary 22
3 1 Guwal words in songs 24
3 2 Words from other styles, dialects and languages 26
3 3 Other song words 29
4 Grammar and phonology 34
4 1 Phonology 34
4 2 Morphology 36
4 3 Dropping an inflection or adding a filler 37
4 4 Syntactic structure 39
4 5 Ergative syntax 41
4 6 Archaic features 43
5 Musical style 45
5 1 The notations 47
5 2 The rhythm 47
5 3 Pitch 48
VJ Contents
6 Previous literature 48
References 50
Gama style: discussion
Linguistic analysis 52
Musical analysis 62
Gama style generalisations 63
Individual song styles 67
Gama songs
A Drag net, Jimmy Murray (eight times) 77
B Pelican, Jimmy Murray (twice) 78
C Whistle duck, Jimmy Murray (seven times) 79
D Brolga, Jimmy Murray (four times) 80
E Building a nest, Jimmy Murray (six times) 81
F Water hen chicks, Jimmy Murray (twice) 82
G Butterfly, Jimmy Murray (three times) 82
H Combing her hair, Jimmy Murray (three times) 84
I The red gown, Jimmy Murray (three times) 85
J Bow and arrow, Jimmy Murray (six times) 86
K Dragonfly, Jimmy Murray (four times); Paddy Biran;
Tommy Warren 86
L English bee, Jimmy Murray (three times) 88
M Wungumali, Jimmy Murray 89
N Thunder, Jimmy Murray (twice) 89
O White tail rat, Jimmy Murray (three times) 90
P Kangaroo, Jimmy Murray (five times) 91
Q Emu chick, Jimmy Murray (twice) 92
R Torres Strait pigeon, Jimmy Murray (twice) 93
S Moon, Jimmy Murray (twice); Alf Palmer;
Joe Kinjun 94
T White cockatoo chick, Jimmy Murray (three times) 95
U Black cockatoo, Jimmy Murray 96
V Bullock, Jimmy Murray 97
W Hornet, Jimmy Murray (five times) 98
X Bark dish, Jimmy Murray 99
Y Black bean tree, Jimmy Murray 100
Z Wedge tail eagle, Jimmy Murray 100
AA Spirits dancing, Jimmy Murray 101
Contents vii
AB Fish net, Jimmy Murray 102
AC Native bee, Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray 103
AD Snake returning home, Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray;
Spider Henry 104
AE King tide, Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray 105
AF Topknot pigeon, Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray;
Spider Henry (twice) 106
AG Happy couple, Alf Palmer 107
AH Angel take my spirit, Alf Palmer 108
AT Mangrove crab, George Watson (four times) 109
AK Scrub-hen nesting, Joe Garbutt 110
AL Stop the thunder, Jimmy Murray (five times) 111
AM Storm bird, Jimmy Murray 113
AN Fish poisoning, Jimmy Murray 113
AO A dog called Cricket1, Jimmy Murray 114
AP A savage dog, Jimmy Murray (three times) 1 IS
AQ The spangled drongo grabs the fire,
Jimmy Murray (twice) 116
AR The chick in its ant-bed nest, Jimmy Murray 117
AS A storm, Jimmy Murray 118
AT A spirit returns, Spider Henry (twice) 119
AU Spider s country, Spider Henry (twice) 120
AV Trip to the west, Daisy Denham 121
AW Mullet fishing, Pompey Clumppoint (three times) 121
AX Grief for a dead child, Pompey Clumppoint 123
AY Disappointed fisherman, Pompey Clumppoint 124
AZ Ghosts to frighten you, Pompey Clumppoint 125
BA Early morning fisherman, Pompey Clumppoint 126
BB Flying fox (in Gulngay), Pompey Clumppoint 127
BC Flying fox (in another dialect), Pompey Clumppoint 128
BD Brown snake, Pompey Clumppoint 128
BE The women s drums, Pompey Clumppoint 130
BF Cassowary walking, Pompey Clumppoint;
Tommy Warren 131
BG Ibis, Pompey Clumppoint 132
BH Scrub turkey, Pompey Clumppoint 133
BI Baby cockatoos, Pompey Clumppoint;
Tommy Warren 134
viii Contents
BJ Sending my body to the graveyard,
Pompey Clumppoint 135
BK The mourning widow, Pompey Clumppoint 136
BL Spirits going home, Pompey Clumppoint 137
BM Spirits descending on a lawyer vine,
Pompey Clumppoint 137
BN Crocodile, Pompey Clumppoint 138
BO Deep water white fish, Pompey Clumppoint 139
BP Jingalbari spirit, Pompey Clumppoint 140
BQ Wallaby trap, Pompey Clumppoint 141
BR Catching fish, Pompey Clumppoint 142
BS Rainbow, Pompey Clumppoint 142
BT Morning fish, Pompey Clumppoint 143
BV Woomera, Fred Blackman 144
BW Cassowary, Fred Blackman 145
BX Telegraph wire, Lambert Cocky 147
BY Mopoke owl, George Watson (twice) 147
BZ Echidna, Tommy Warren 148
CA Two echidnas, Joe Kinjun 149
CB Pelican building a nest, Tommy Warren 150
CC Scrub-turkey, Tommy Warren (twice) 151
CD Fish in a butterfly net, Joe Kinjun (three times) 151
CE Salt water, Tommy Warren 152
CF Look after the orphans spirits, Tommy Warren 153
CG A well-laden tree, Tommy Warren 154
CH Bringing down timber, Tommy Warren 155
CI The Gubi kills a man, Tommy Warren 155
CJ Saltwater fish, Tommy Warren 156
CK Showing off a newly-caught turtle, Joe Kinjun 157
CL Women s drumming after a death, Tommy Warren 158
CM Locusts heard in the grave, Spider Henry 159
CN Taipan, Spider Henry 160
CO Sand goanna, Spider Henry 161
CP Echidna digging, Spider Henry 161
CQ Thunder and lightning, Spider Henry 162
CR Shining starling, Spider Henry 163
CS Putting up the telegraph wire, Spider Henry 164
Contents ix
Gama songs: the music
S Moon, Alf Palmer 165
S Moon, Jimmy Murray 167
AC Native bee, Paddy Biran and Jimmy Murray 168
AI Mangrove crab, George Watson 171
AK Scrub-hen nesting, Joe Garbutt 172
AV Trip to the west, Daisy Denham 173
AX Grief for a dead child, Pompey Clumppoint 175
BW Cassowary, Fred Blackman 177
BX Telegraph wire, Lambert Cocky 178
CN Taipan, Spider Henry 179
Marrga style: discussion
Linguistic analysis 181
Musical analysis 184
Willie Kelly s style 184
George Watson s style 188
Marrga songs
A Spirit dancing, Willie Kelly (twice),
George Watson (twice) 190
B Hanging out the clothes, Willie Kelly 191
C Scrub-hen, Willie Kelly; George Watson 192
D Yams deep in the ground, Willie Kelly 193
E Massage the crippled man, Willie Kelly 194
F Cassowary, Willie Kelly 195
G Making twine for a net, Willie Kelly 196
H Corroboree, Willie Kelly 197
I Willy wagtail, Willie Kelly; George Watson 198
J Ghosts calling, George Watson (three times) 200
K Little birds around the carpet snake,
George Watson (twice) 201
Marrga songs: the music
G Making twine for a net, Willie Kelly 203
I Willy wagtail, George Watson 206
x Contents
Jangala style: discussion
Linguistic analysis 207
Musical analysis
General remarks 209
Individual styles 210
Jangala songs
A Tree kangaroo, George Watson 215
B Goondi hill, George Watson (three times) 216
C Bald-headed man, Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray 218
D Destruction of our country,
Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray 220
E Staggering man, Paddy Biran amp; Jack Murray 222
F A camp tainted by death, Jimmy Murray 223
G She will not go with me, Jimmy Murray 225
H Dry throat, Jimmy Murray 226
I The brave husband, Jimmy Murray (twice) 228
J The seagull and the cyclone, Spider Henry (twice) 230
K Spider s country-home, Spider Henry (twice) 232
L Jarrugan Hill, Spider Henry 233
M King tide receding, Spider Henry 234
N Painted firestick base, Tom Murray 235
O Jilaymbara mountain, Tom Murray 237
P Stock route down the range, Tom Murray 238
Q Cutting a track to Card well, Tom Murray 241
R Brightly shining star, Daisy Denham 244
S Insatiable woman, Lambert Cocky; Spider Henry 246
T Shifting camp, Tom Murray 249
U Boat through the ocean, George Watson 252
V Lovesick for that girl, Spider Henry 253
W Big plain, Lassie Darcy (twice) 254
X Waterfall, Lassie Darcy 255
Y Bushfire, Lassie Darcy 257
Z A horse feeding, Bessie Jerry 258
AA Brumby in the downs country, Tom Murray 259
AB Goanna, Tom Murray 261
AC Cutting cicatrices, Tom Murray 262
AD Taking cattle to the stockyard, Bessie Jerry 264
Contents xi
Jangala songs: the music
B Goondi Hill, George Watson 266
AD Taking cattle to the stockyard, Bessie Jerry 273
Burran style: discussion
Linguistic analysis 276
Musical analysis
Metre and rhythm 279
Melody 280
Burran songs
A Into the waves, George Watson (seven times);
Peter Wairuna 283
B Mabel, George Watson (twice) 285
C A long way round, George Watson 286
D His true feelings, George Watson 287
E Incest, Paddy Biran 288
F Rigging sail, George Watson (twice) 289
G A boat called Rover , Pompey Clumppoint 290
H Summoning the black servants, Chloe Grant 291
I A lamp burning, Chloe Grant 292
J Steamer song, Peter Wairuna (twice) 293
K Fighting in New Guinea, Peter Wairuna 294
L High-water mark, Peter Wairuna 295
M Sugar train,
Peter Wairuna; George Watson (three times) 296
N Dulubu song, George Watson 297
O The dwarf, George Watson 298
P The old man s erection, George Watson 299
Q Two ringtail possums, George Watson 300
R Banana dildo, George Watson 301
S Drumming for a Marrga dance, George Watson 302
T Strangers visit Ngawara Mountain, George Watson 303
U A craving, George Watson 304
V Building a railway line, George Watson 306
W Washing the clothes, Lambert Cocky 307
Y Driving up to the tableland, George Watson 308
Z Putting up a fence, George Watson 309
AA Praying in the moonlight, George Watson 310
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AB Lightning strikes, Bessie Jerry 311
AC Putting out a bush fire, Tom Murray 312
AD Song to make her grow, Tom Murray 313
AE The mill wants more cane to crush, Bessie Jerry 314
AF Rat-kangaroo, Tom Murray 315
Burran songs: the music
A Into the waves, George Watson 316
A Into the waves, Peter Wairuna 319
Z Putting up a fence, George Watson 320
Gaynyil style: discussion
Linguistic analysis 322
Musical analysis 323
Gaynyil songs
A Girl fishing for shrimps, George Watson (four times) 324
B Coming across the sea to land, George Watson 325
C At sea with a white man, George Watson 326
D Henry s pigs, Chloe Grant 327
E To make her dream of me, George Watson 328
F Woman dancing, George Watson 329
Gaynyil songs: the music
A Girl fishing for shrimps (two performances),
George Watson 331
E To make her dream of me, George Watson 334
Appendix: Sample spectrographic analysis, by Phil Rose 335
Vocabulary 338
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