Paroles et traduction Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Wukun

Wukun

Y.o Wuku?? al? alyunmin. dharayirryirryuwan Dharapinda
Dhawal mukthuwan Gayku Mawuymana Watharrakarr Djunuu? gu? u
Waywayyuwan Djarrara? Milbu? ou?. Yarawarrtji Yarrawar? ura
Ga? tjurrwan? u Wurrumba.? uku? uku Mämin? u

Wuku?? al'? alyunmin. wuku? dhu dhawal galmuwan
Mayawungarri Mayawuku Galapunbarri mala-wu? kthuwan wuku?

Yä m? uwana, y? märiwana.
Nhalpiyan wuku? mala-wulkthuwan. dharayirryirryuwan Dharapinda

Waywayyuwan wuku? dhu wirilgalapuwan
Dhawal rakaran Ga? apaltjiwa
Ga? apal? ura Yiwur? a, Gawun? ura? ambawili

Waywayyuwan Mali-Wotjawuynha, Gapinynha Dharrapa? annha
Bulurruma Galtha? ikpa. Milmari Ganambarrnha

Yä m? uwana, y? märiwana
Nhalpiyan wuku? mala-wu? kthuwan. Dharayirryirryuwan Dharapinda
Yä

[English]
Y.o Storm clouds rising, storm clouds forming
The country is still, Gayku Mawuymana Watharrakarr Djunu? gu? u

Heading to Djarrara? Milbu? pu?. Yarawarrtji Yarrawar? ura (Gälpu nation seas)
Ga? tjurrwan? u Wurrumba.? uku? uku Mämin? u

Storm clouds rising, storm clouds covering the land
Storm clouds Mayawungarri Mayawuku Galapunbarri separating

Oh my fathers, on my grandparents
Storm clouds why do you separate, why do you form?

Storm clouds covering the country, heading towards
Saying, to the country of Ga? apaltji
Ga? apal? ura Yiwur? a, Gawun? ura? ambawili

Heading towards the Mali-Wotjawuy, Gapiny Dharrapa? an
Bulurruma Galtha? ikpa. Milmari Ganambarr nations

Oh my father, on my brandparents
Storm clouds why do you separate, why do you form?
O.h

*The Wuku? storm clouds are images of Gurrumul's mother, the Gälpu people.

Storm Clouds

Hark, storm clouds gathering, storm clouds forming
The country is still, Gayku Mawuymana Watharrakarr Djunu? gu? u
Heading to Djarrara? Milbu? ou?. Yarawarrtji Yarrawar? ura
Far away in Wurrumba, hidden unseen by Mämin

Storm clouds gathering, covering the land
Mayawungarri Mayawuku Galapunbarri separating

O, my fathers, on my ancestors
Storm clouds, why do you separate, why do you appear?

Storm clouds covering the country, heading towards
Saying, to the country of Ga? apaltji
Ga? apal? ura Yiwur? a, Gawun? ura? ambawili

Heading towards the Mali-Wotjawuy, Gapiny Dharrapa? an
Bulurruma Galtha? ikpa. Milmari Ganambarr nations

O, my father, on my ancestors
Storm clouds, why do you separate, why do you appear?
Yä

[English]
Hark, storm clouds gathering, storm clouds forming
The country is still, Gayku Mawuymana Watharrakarr Djunu? gu? u

Heading to Djarrara? Milbu? pu?. Yarawarrtji Yarrawar? ura (Gälpu nation seas)
Far away in Wurrumba, hidden unseen by Mämin

Storm clouds gathering, covering the land
Storm clouds Mayawungarri Mayawuku Galapunbarri separating

Oh, my fathers, on my ancestors
Storm clouds, why do you separate, why do you form?

Storm clouds covering the country, heading towards
Saying, to the country of Ga? apaltji
Ga? apal? ura Yiwur? a, Gawun? ura? ambawili

Heading towards the Mali-Wotjawuy, Gapiny Dharrapa? an
Bulurruma Galtha? ikpa. Milmari Ganambarr nations

Oh, my father, on my ancestors
Storm clouds, why do you separate, why do you form?
O.h

*The Wuku? storm clouds are images of Gurrumul's mother, the Gälpu people.*