Across Gaagal Flow
By Ebony
Published 1 July 2025
As gurruuja swim along the smooth water
gliding along the ngaarlu wiinyjarr under the crashing gagaln.gay
as ngaya smoothly glide across the gaagal flow
as ngaya crash making gagaln.gay
as the whale flies the coloured ngararluun its tough skin shining
ngaya swim in the middle of the Antarctic ngaarlu wiinyjarr
as ngaya nyaaga the bubbles popping in front of its eyes
the colourful giiguy bright as the ngayan
as ngaya ngarranga my buwaarr’s daalgay
ngaya spray the ngaarlu wiinyjarr out of my spout
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Across sea flow
As whale swim along the smooth water
gliding along the water under the crashing waves
as I smoothly glide across the sea flow
as I crash making waves
as the whale flies the coloured sky, its tough skin shining
I swim in the middle of the Antarctic waters
as I see the bubbles popping in front of its eyes
the colourful rainbow bright as the sun
as I hear my baby’s song
I spray the water out of my spout