Title: Kamamiku Ngaya – From The Kaurna Songbook: Yurikurringa Ngadluku Paltirna
Artist: Original Lyrics by Josie Agius and Kathryn Gale
Kaurna Translation: by Rob Amery
Original Music: by Leigh Newton
Recording artists, production and arrangement: Tilly Tjala Thomas, Katie Aspel, Basso Edwards, Brooke Rigney, Grayson Rotumah, Travis Smith, Elisha Umuhuri, Jack Buckskin at CASM studio
Language: Kaurna and English
Lyrics
Sleep gently baby,
My beautiful grandchild.
I remember my firstborn:
Your mother, my child.
Miitu minkuminku,
Ngaityu kamilya ngartu.
Mukapanthu Kartanya:
Ninku ngangkita.
Song Background
Kamamiku Ngaya, which translates to “Grandmother’s Lullaby,” is a beautiful song about the love a grandmother has for her grandchild. It was created in the early 1990s. The song reflects on the grandmother’s memories of raising her own child and now caring for the next generation. It’s full of warmth and care, a way to pass on family love and cultural traditions. This song is for little ones, especially babies and toddlers, who are loved and cared for by their grandmothers.