WUGULORA MORNING CEREMONY - Walumil Lawns Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney Saturday 26 January 2019
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WUGULORA
MORNING CEREMONY
Walumil Lawns
Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney
Saturday 26 January 2019
AUSTRALIA DAY 2019
WUGULORA MORNING CEREMONY
Arrival of Fire and Smoking Ceremony
Koomurri
Master of Ceremonies
Aaron McGrath
Welcome to Country
Yvonne Weldon
Chairperson, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
The Governor’s Address
His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d)
Governor of New South Wales
Galing Spirits (water spirits)
Choreographer: Rayma Johnson
Koomurri Dancers
The Premier’s Address
The Honourable Gladys Berejiklian MP
Premier of New South Wales
Kulba Yaday
Performed by Christine Anu, Zipporah Corser-Anu,
Jen Davies and Raymund Shek
National Anthem
Performed by Jason Owen in Eora and English
from on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Raising of the Australian National flag and
Aboriginal flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
At the conclusion of the ceremony Sydney Festival will present the
“Was and Will Be” concert from 8.30am.
KULBA YADAY
Performed by Christine Anu,
Zipporah Corser-Anu, Jen Davies and Raymund Shek
Kulba yaday
Kulba yaday e, kulba yaday e,
Kulba yaday,
Yagar, ya ya, kul ba
Kulba yaday, kulba yaday e
Kole, kole purkaw zurul gud palimoey
Sig nagi in kayn goeyga palgin
Aya o, aya o, aya o,
Moey thayi.
Ya ya, warupaw yangu wakay.
Warupaw yangu wakay.
To all my people, heed the call, you must embrace this day, one and all.
As the new day dawns, open your eyes to new beginnings, at the same time,
always remember our past. Follow the sound of the drums (our ancestors’
voices) to that “meeting place” in the future.
Literally translated, kulba yaday means old sayings/old yarns,
effectively, it means history.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Performed by Jason Owen
in Eora and in English
Australiagal ya’nga yabun
Eora budgeri
Yarragal Bamal Yarrabuni
Ngurra garrigarrang
Nura mari guwing bayabuba
Diara-murrahmah-coing
Guwugu yago ngabay burrabagur
Yirribana Australiagal
Garraburra ngayiri yabun
Yirribana Australiagal
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.SMOKING CEREMONY
Smoking ceremonies are an ancient custom among Aboriginal Australians in
which native plants are burnt to produce smoke. In Aboriginal culture, this
smoke, dependant on which leaves are used, has different healing
and cleansing properties and the ability to ward off bad spirits.
The Australia Day 2019 Smoking Ceremony flame was lit on 25 January
and burned through the night on Me-mel (Goat Island) before arriving
at Barangaroo for the smoking of spirits during the WugulOra Morning
Ceremony. After this ceremony, some embers from the flame will be taken
to the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park, Camperdown. The remaining embers
will sail to Tallawoladah (Campbells Cove) in The Rocks, where they will be
used to smoke and cleanse the crowd during the day, before being taken to
Circular Quay for the Australia Day Live Concert in the evening.
2016 national Aboriginal Dance Rites winners, Koomurri Aboriginal
Dance Troupe, recently performed as part of the grand re-opening of the
Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna Austria with indigenous cultural troupes from
around the world, a massive festival in Hungary representing the Australian
Embassy, and special events in Malta and Cyprus for the Commonwealth
Games baton relay and for the High Commissioners of Australia
in those countries.
Koomurri are again proud caretakers of the fire on
Australia Day around Sydney Harbour.
BARANGAROO
Barangaroo is named after a Cammeraygal woman who was a powerful leader
of her people at the time of European colonisation. Her story is an important
and empowering part of our shared history – not only for
Aboriginal Australians but for the entire nation.
The Barangaroo Delivery Authority, on behalf of the NSW Government, has
overseen the re-creation of one of Sydney Harbour’s unique headlands at
Barangaroo Reserve, which is rich in Aboriginal cultural heritage
and an area of cultural significance for all Australians.EORA
The Aboriginal inhabitants of the place we now call Sydney
identified themselves as Eora (pronounced ‘iyora’), meaning
simply ‘the people’. The many clans of the Eora nation were
united by a common language, while records indicate that there
were at least two dialects.
The version of the National Anthem that is being sung here
today as part of the WugulOra Morning Ceremony begins with
a verse that is based on a long extinct Aboriginal language of the
Sydney district referred to as ‘the Sydney Language’.
The Sydney Language is endorsed by the Metropolitan Local
Aboriginal Land Council as an contemporary interpretation
of the first conversation and words recorded by Lieutenant
William Dawes, an Englishman and naval officer with the First
Fleet, with Patyegarang (pronounced Pa-te-ga-rang) a young
female of the Gadigal people.
The lyrics are not a direct translation of the English words,
but rather substitute meanings that reveal the Eora’s deep
connection to the land.BIOGRAPHIES
AARON MCGRATH
Aaron McGrath is an up and coming Aboriginal Australian actor, who grew up
in Redfern and is of the Wiradjuri tribe. Aaron is best known for his television
and film roles in Mystery Road, Redfern Now, The Code, Glitch, My Place,
The Gods of Wheat Street and Jasper Jones.
CHRISTINE ANU
Christine Anu is a national treasure and Australia’s most iconic female
Indigenous Entertainer. Her illustrious career spans over 25 years in
music, theatre, dance, film and television. Christine is a multi-award
winning recording artist, including many ARIA, Deadly, Green Room
and Sydney Theatre Awards.
JASON OWEN
Jason Owen burst onto the music scene in 2012 as the 18-year old runner
up of The X Factor. His debut album Life Is A Highway hit #1 on the ARIA
Country Chart and #5 on the Australian National ARIA Chart. Jason
was nominated for New Oz Artist of the Year at the 2016 CMC Awards
and Male Artist of the Year in 2017.The Australia Day Council of NSW
acknowledges the following participants:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Barangaroo Delivery Authority
Koomurri Management
Metro Local Aboriginal Land Council
Sydney Festival
The Australia Day Council of NSW acknowledges the
Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional
custodians of the land on which this event is held.Try something different
Then share it! As you explore all Sydney
has in store, making memories as you go,
be sure to tell the story of your Australia Day.
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