MARRYUNA

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MARRYUNA 〰️

VERSE ONE
Imma proud black Yolŋu boy listen to the yiḏaki listen to it blow 
Brother boys yolŋu boys all the way from Arnhem Land
räwakpuy yindi djäl napurr dhuwal giritjinyaraw
Yolŋu balanda buŋgul go
Dhumurr’yurra ŋanya marrtji go
napurr ga djälthirr
napurr dhu wiripukum walalaŋ maŋutji
marr ga manapanmirr wiripu wiripu miṯtji go 
Babu’yurrnha ŋanya marrtji go

We modest boys here just love to dance around
Yolŋu and balanda for a dance let’s go
Dance it full out
We just wanting to
Change how they see us
so we get all the different people together let’s go
bounce around let’s go

Triggers mind blown survival mode human brain greatest weapon in the globe
self sustain education knowledge is loaded standing on everyone's shoulders
teaching yourself as you get older and older
ŋarra ga djälthirr ŋalitjalaŋ märrma’ nhuŋu ŋarraku
ŋali dhu nhina djäma waŋgany’ŋur

I just wanna see us both you and me
Let’s just work together as one

Imma proud black Yolŋu boy listen to the yiḏaki listen to it blow 

CHORUS
Yolŋu mala our music is growing 
I'm using my manikay

Yolŋu people, our music is growing
I’m using my songs

the river is flowing 
can you feel wind blowing 
Yolŋu ŋali marrtji 
miyalk ga ḏirramu 
go Marryuna-x4

you and me dance together
Ladies and gents
let’s dance

VERSE TWO
Woke up six o'clock tickiti Tok at my block
first time on the train I was shocked same time back home 
teaching little arlys to get on 
spear in my hand in my zone 
hunting bush life I can feed em
this is Yolŋu way of freedom
city lights the sound too much for my mind
but the quiet the nature sound now that is mine live it breath it represent let it shine before the end of time

 

BRIDGE
ḻurr’ ḻurr’
ḻurr’yurra marrtji ŋanya
ḻurr’ ḻurr’
babu’yurrnha marrtji ŋanya Yirrmalgal ga Baker Boy-gal malthunaraw nhe ga djälthirr go
marrtji marrtji marrtji
marrtji marrtji marrtji

clap clap
clap just do it
clap clap
just bounce it coz if you want to go with Yirrmal and Baker Boy then let’s go
go go go
go go go

 

Imma proud black Yolŋu boy listen to the yiḏaki listen to it blow 

CHORUS
Yolŋu mala our music is growing 
I'm using my manikay

Yolŋu people, our music is growing
I’m using my songs

the river is flowing 
can you feel wind blowing 
Yolŋu ŋali marrtji 
miyalk ga ḏirramu 
go Marryuna-x4

you and me dance together
Ladies and gents
let’s dance