TRANSLATION.
Thy hatchet is near thee,
Oh Warbunga,
Oh Warbunga.
Thy hatchet is near thee,
Warbunga-ho,
Warbunga-ho,
Warbunga-ho.
A favourite song of the natives in the district of the Murray in Western Australia is:
Kar-ro yool, i, yool-a!
Kar-ro yool, i, yool-a!
etc. etc. etc.
And these words they go on singing for an hour together, in the event of the absence of any of their relatives or friends upon a hunting or war excursion.
TRANSLATION.
Return hither, hither ho!
Return hither, hither ho!
The following is a very good specimen of one of their comic songs. It is often sung by the natives in the vicinity of King George's Sound.
Mat-ta, mat-ta,
Yungore bya,
Mat-ta, mat-ta,
Yungore bya,
etc. etc. etc.
TRANSLATION.