Writing and recording of the Finniss inga (At Finniss) wadni (song) was progressed at the Arabana Ngura (camp). Remember we had a chorus and a verse put to guitar music by Nathan May from last year.
Nathan could not make it to this camp and although a guitar was sourced and strung when an interested group got together to work on verses, Thanthi Syd wanted to record some of what he had also written in an Arabana way. So, this was done.
The song is:
Finnissinga finnissinga
Ari mapirnda
Wangka urangka thiliku
Finnissinga finnisinga
Ari mapirnda
Wangka uranga thiliku
Finnissinga finnissinga
We sit by the fire
With grannies and aunts
As they tell us stories
Of the past
If wind, stars and rain
And how they came to be
When our ancestors gave to us
This country
On the edge of the fire
I imagine I can see
Children’s laughing faces
Looking back at me
When tomorrow we say our goodbyes
It’s with sad hearts and tearful eyes
We look forward with joy and happiness
To when we meet again
Finnissinga finnissinga
Ari mapihnha
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