Song of the Wind

SONG OF THE WIND TO THE CLOUDS
Gingin
Geeja koorong. kaaro boordoo kaaro.
Geeja koorong kaaro boordoo kaaro, dabbaning,
Booka koorong kaaro boordoo kaaro,
Booka koorong kaaro boordoo kaaroo, kaaro boordoo kaaroo,
Geeja koorong kaaro boordoo kaaroo, dabbaning,
Ye wowurn, wowurn.
I am like a spear going through and coming back again, catching hold of your cloak and
pulling it apart again and again. I go through you like a spear, going and coming back again.
Thus do I sound, “Wowurn, wowurn.”

The next song, “The Wind and the Clouds” was sung by Woolgurt of Capel:-
Geej-a-koorong ka’ro boor’da kardo, dabbaning.
Booka koorong ka’ro boorda ka’rdo dabbaning,
Booka koorong ka’ro boorda kardo, kara boorda kardo
Geej-a-koorong ka’ro boorda kardo. Yee wow’urn wow’urn.
(Translation. “I am like a spear, going and coming back again, catching hold of your cloak and
pulling it away from you. coming back again, catching hold of your cloak and going and
coming back again”).

The song of the wind & the clouds
Ngangau gweeja (The blue Sky)
Geeja Goorong Kara boorda Kāroo Dabbaning
Spear going coming back again – Catching hold of
booka goorong Kara boorda Kaaroo dabbaning
booka going coming back again catching hold of
booka goorong Kara boorda Kaaroo
booka going & coming back
again.

The Song of the wind to the Clouds.
Gēe’ja gōōr’ong Kā’ro bōōr’da Kā’roo, dāb’baning
Bōō’ka gōōr’ong Kā’ro bōōr’da Kā’roo, dāb’baning
Bōō’ka gōōr’ong Kā’ro bōōr’da Kā’roo (Repeated)
Translation
“(I am like a) spear going & coming back again, catching hold of your cloak & pulling it
apart & coming back again. Catching hold of your cloak & going & coming back again”.

The song of the wind to the Clouds
Geeja goorong Karo boorda Kāroo – dabbarung
Booka goorong Kāro boorda Karoo – etc etc.
Translation
I am like a spear going & coming back again catching hold of your cloak & pulling it apart &
coming back again catching hold of you cloak & going & coming back again