Sydney Centre

The Poem

In Darug

Translated to Darug and performed by Richard Greenthun.

Richard Greenthun is an actor, writer and linguist.

Darug is one of the Indigenous language groups in the Sydney basin. Richard Greenthun has translated the poem to the dialect of Darug his grandmother spoke.

Special thanks to Shakhti at CuriousWorks for the video. CuriousWorks, Cross Culture-Genre-Generation Creations, www.CuriousWorks.com.au. 

In Arrernte

June-nge

Arrurle akngerre ayenge aneke.
"June-nge" anperre-irrenheme.
June-nge urtakurte atyenhe ilweme
Ayete atyenhe ilweme.
Alhirrentye atyenhe ilweme alhwe antywenge
June-nge uternele yenpe irrtnyiwemele ampeme.
Imernemele arratye anthurre atyenge akerte.
June-nge irrpennge arrerteme alaye alhwe athethekenge
Apmere arrpenheme-werne alhetyeke ilkeke irretyeke.
June-nge ahelhe anteke anamerreme, kwetye ikenke apetyeme.
Lyete aneme pipe intele arle ileke anthetyeke arrangkwe irrelkngeke.

 Listen to the poem in Arrernte

Translated to Arrernte by Veronica Dobson, Eastern Arrernte.

Arrernte is the language and language grouping of the original custodians of the land in central Australia around Alice Springs. Eastern Arrernte come from lands to the east of Alice Springs.

In English

Performed by Hugo Bowne-Anderson, Sydney PEN, from the translation to English by Chip Rolley, Sydney PEN.

Special thanks to Shakhti at CuriousWorks for the video. CuriousWorks, Cross Culture-Genre-Generation Creations, www.CuriousWorks.com.au

Chip Rolley is an editor and freelance writer, with an interest and focus in literature and Chinese politics and culture. Chip's writing has appeared in a variety of journals, newspapers and magazines. The PEN Poem Relay is based on his idea and is co-organised with his colleagues Kristin T. Schnider from Swiss German PEN and Zhang Yu from Independent Chinese PEN Centres. In 2007 he was made a Life Member of Sydney PEN.

In Spanish

Performed by Anabel Madonna, friend of Sydney PEN, from the translation to Spanish by Nedda G. de Anhalt, Mexican PEN.

Special thanks to Shakhti at CuriousWorks for the video. CuriousWorks, Cross Culture-Genre-Generation Creations, www.CuriousWorks.com.au. 

In French

Performed by Daniel Tu-Hoa, friend of Sydney PEN, from the translation to French by Zeki Ergas, Suisse Romand PEN.

Special thanks to Shakhti at CuriousWorks for the video. CuriousWorks, Cross Culture-Genre-Generation Creations, www.CuriousWorks.com.au. 

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