From the recording Wandering Whilst Im Wondering

Embrace is a song from a poem I wrote for my Mum who I lost that year 2009. My daughter was one year old and only got to spend a year with Her Grandmother before she went home to the country of her dreams. The place she grew up and wanted to live out her days but never really got a chance too. It was hard losing Mum but we find comfort knowing she’s resting out on country where she lived and grew up with her Grandparents, Parents and siblings. I really wanted to sing the Ngarluma words but hopefully can do it in the near future.

Lyrics

TONIGHT, I CRIED, TODAY WE SHED A TEAR
THUNTHUGGA NGAYI NGAJINHA YIJALA YARNDA BUNGGA GARNDA
BECAUSE TODAY JESUS CALLED YOUR NAME
YIJALA MAMANHA GALUNHA NYINGKUTHARNDU YINI
HE OPENED HIS LOVING ARMS, AND HELD YOU IN HIS EMBRACE HE SAID
NGUNTHA MARDUGARNA JIRLI, AND JABURRMARNA. NYINGKU NGUNTHA WANGKANHA

“DON’T BE SAD MY CHILD YOUR NOW WITH ME,
MIRTA WIRRARD WAJI BARNI YIJALA NYINDA NGAJALA,

WE CAN WALK FOREVER IN ETERNITY
NGALIGURU WAGAYI GUMA BANTHU,

JUST TAKE MY HAND AND BELIEVE IN ME,
GARLBANMAH NGAJUTHARNDU MARA WANYABARRIMA NGANARNA,

AND YOU’LL NEVER, NO YOU NEVER WALK ALONE AGAIN
NYINDA MIRDA, MIRNU NYINDA MIRDAWUNDU WAGAYI GUNYJIMU NGARDIJILBA”

LAY ME DOWN IN MY COUNTRY OF MY CHILDHOOD AND MY DREAMS
NGARRIJINMA NGANARNA NGAJUTHARNDU NGURRANGGA WANYJILA NGAYI BARNINHA MANGGURLAMU.

LET MY BODY GO BACK TO THE EARTH, THAT’S A PART OF ME
THAYIANMAH NGAJUTHARNDU THARBA NGURRARDA, NGUNTHA NGAYI

LET ME REST MY WEARY SOUL, AND I WILL KNOW THAT I AM HOME
GANDABA NGAJUTHARNDU WIRRARD, NGARRI NGANARNA MIRNU NGANARNA NGURRANGGA

AND KNOW THAT I AM ALWAYS NEAR, WHEN THE WIND WHISPERS MY NAME
NGANARNA MIRNU NGAYI MURNA, WANTHARDA WIRRWI GALHUGU NGAJUTHARNDU YINI.