Australia Day marks the point in history...

Australia Day marks the point in history when cultures met and began the rocky trek to mutual understanding sadly Australia Day celebrations still tend to belong to colonial theatre but blind Gurrumul's music lives on haunting and softening the colonial spirit www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-Y...

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 26 January 2025 at 10:02

Australia Day...

Australia Day
the thrill of blue skies
and hope

for some

the question of clouds
and the beginning of tears

for others

may the tears dry soon#micropoetry pic.twitter.com/oqAOV838Bs

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) January 25, 2025

Another side to Australia Day - a spiritual connection without staged fanfare...

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Wiyathul https://t.co/1B9YWzDQEQ via @YouTube

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) January 25, 2025

Gurrumul re-visited...

1. So many times I have returned to this soul healing song. I expect I will continue to return to it in my future.https://t.co/1BXXJ7ifZe

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

The following lyrics in Yolngu language and English translation are sourced from https://t.co/2XUGvxxzMu

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

2. WIYATHUL
- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Yolngu language

Uhm-hmmm........
Uhm-hmmm........

Märrma djiawurr näthinana,
nambawu larrunana Guwalilnawu
rirrakayunmina liyanydja milkarri,
nambawu larrunana Murrurnawu
roniyirri rirrakayyu. ya barrawajayu
Mutlwutjna galaniniyu.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

4. Uhm-hmmm........
Uhm-hmmm........

Yä wulman näthinana, yä
dhiyanuna lanyindhu dhungunayu
yä bäpa Kamba-Djunadjuna,
miln'thurruna mayma Mayan-naraka
yä nändi manda, marrkapmirri manda,
nhumanydja nayathanana Ruypu Milinditj

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

5. Oh the old man cries, from the drink
oh dad Kamba-Djunadjuna, home Mayan-naraka bright in his mind
oh my two mums, beloved mums, hold Ruypu Milinditj
oh my two mums, beloved mums, cry for the sacred spring Burarrapu

yä namba guwalilna,
yä gunambal warradika,
yä namba Yumayna

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

6. oh place Guwalilna, 

 Warradika, 

 Yumayna. 

 Uhm-hmmm........ 

 Uhm-hmmm........