Gundungurra ngurra is like a nest
By Jessie
Published 18 June 2024
Gundungurra ngurra is like a nest
a home in the darrambang (gum trees)
With the protective gurragang (magpie) swooping below
Gundungurra ngurra (Country) is like a warm blanket
You throw over on a cold winters night
Cozing up by the ganbii (fire)
Listening to the soft crackle and budjang (birds)
Yelling out to the fallen bunyal (sun)
Gundungurra ngurra (Country) is the strong darrambang (gum trees)
Shaking and swaying, singing
their whispered song into the wind
Gundungurra ngurra (Country) is the place where rolling hills
filled with lyrics, sang by the gundu (trees)
their songs being heard once more after they lost themselves
to the ganbii (fire), like a phoenix rising from their ash.