Gȁthu Mȁwula is the third song to feature here from Geoffrey from his debut album Gurrumul. It is the best-selling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music album in Australian history, launching Yunupingu’s international solo career and establishing him as one of Australia’s most significant musical artists. In 2018, the album was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection of historic recordings.
Now don’t you go forgettin’ O the land that you were born
You got some place to go you got some place to belong
And when you’re feeling lonely put your feet down in the earth
Reconnect with your soul, reconnect with the world
See the the roots of the tree are your family
And if they be the roots then the fruit is me
See the love that they give is the love that’s free
So I know that it can’t be wrong, I feel when we’re apart
My path in my present even though I’m away,
I come back again
In December of 2021, the album was listed at no. 20 in Rolling Stone Australia’s ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown. I just feel lucky to be alive to hear this. You can find more information about Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu in my previous post – Djarimirri.
References:
1. Gurrumul (album) – wikpedia
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Absolutely love this!
I’m delighted Bruce. I hope this message finds you in good spirits.
I’m busy trying to promote my music on a music site! So far nearly 300 people have had a listen and no one has given a like LOL! !It’s an arty-farty sheet music site. Everything’s in French – which I don’t know!
I see. Why are you trying to promote your music on an art-farty French site?
Because it’s the only site I can find where some musicians go to look for new music (I’m talking about arty-farty concert pianists and the like) where I don’t have to pay or fulfil conditions such as “you may only post works which have been publicly performed three times in the last six months.”
I understand. And takers of your music would pay you royalties or something of that sort? I wish you success.
Thanks!