Ngurambang yali – Country speaks
By Jeanine Leane
Published 19 June 2023
~ Wiradjuri interpretations provided by Aunty Elaine Lomas
It’s been too long since I sat on granite in my
Country and thought
Too many years since I breathed this air—
Bunyi-ng—ganha
Felt this dirt—Ngamanhi Dhaagun
Smelt this dust—Budha—nhi Bunan
Listened for the sounds of her words that say
‘Balandha—dhuraay Bumal-ayi-nya Wumbay
abuny (yaboing)’—History does not have the
first claim. Nor the last word.
Nghindhi yarra dhalanbul ngiyanhi gin gu
‘You can speak us now!’