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Title The Honey-ant men's love song and other aboriginal song poems / edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Martin Duwell
Published Queensland : University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1990
Queensland : University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1990

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 MELB  827.008109899 D6214/H  AVAILABLE
Description xvi, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Series UQP poetry
UQP paperbacks
Summary Traditional songs from Alyawarre/Warlpiri, Dyirbal, Burarra (Gidjingali dialect) and Wangkangurru; concerns secular themes and mythological, such as honey-ant, cockatoo, crow, eel, brolga, sugar glider, morning star, carpet snakes
Analysis Aboriginal Australian poetry
Aboriginal Australian poetry Translations into English
Folk songs, Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australian poetry
Aboriginal Australian poetry Translations into English
Folk songs, Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australian poetry
Aboriginal Australian poetry Translations into English
Folk songs, Aboriginal Australian
Notes Translated from Dyirbal, Warlpiri, Burarra, and Wangkangurru
Original text and English text on facing pages
Donation
Also issued online
Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection
Parallel text in English and the Australian Aboriginal languages of the songs and poems
Subject Clunies Ross, Margaret.
Hercus, L. A. (Luise Anna), 1926-
Wild, Stephen
Clunies Ross, Margaret.
Hercus, L. A. (Luise Anna), 1926-
Wild, Stephen
Clunies Ross, Margaret.
Hercus, L. A. (Luise Anna), 1926-
Wild, Stephen
Songs, Aboriginal Australian.
Folk songs, Australian (Aboriginal)
Aboriginal Australians -- Legends
Aboriginal Australians -- Music -- Translations into English
Aboriginal Australians -- Music -- Texts
Aboriginal Australians -- Poetry.
Aboriginal Australians -- Music -- Translations into English
Aboriginal Australians -- Poetry -- Translations into English
Folk songs, Aboriginal Australian.
Aboriginal Australians -- Music -- Texts
Aboriginal Australian poetry -- Translations into English
Aboriginal poetry -- Aboriginal Australian authors -- Translations into English
Australian poetry -- Aboriginal Australian authors.
Poetry -- Northern Territory
Aboriginal Australian poetry.
Stories and motifs - Ants and termites
Animals - Birds - Brolgas
Animals - Birds - Parrots
Magic and sorcery - Love magic
Stories and motifs - Eagles / hawks / crows
Animals - Fish - Eels
Stories and motifs - Fish
Music - Vocal
Stories and motifs - Snakes
Stories and motifs - Stars
Alyawarr / Alyawarre people (C14) (NT SF53-07)
Burarra language (N82) (NT SD53-02)
Burarra people (N135) (NT SD53-03)
Burarra people (N82) (NT SD53-02)
Dyirbal / Djirbal / Jirrabul language (Y123) (Qld SE55-05)
Dyirbal / Djirbal / Jirrabul people (Y123) (Qld SE55-05)
Maringarr / Gidjingali language (N102) (NT SD52-11)
Maringarr / Gidjingali people (N102) (NT SD52-11)
Wangkangurru / Wangganguru language (L27) (SA SG53-12)
Wangkangurru / Wangganguru people (L27) (SA SG53-12)
Warlpiri language (C15) (NT SF52-04)
Warlpiri people (C15) (NT SF52-04)
Alyawarr language C14
Aboriginal Australian poetry.
Folk songs, Aboriginal Australian.
Yidinj language Y117
Gun-narta language N191
Gun-narda language N190
Anmatyerr language C8.1
Alyawarr language C14
Marri Ngarr language N102
Wangkangurru language L27
Warlpiri language C15
Burarra language N82
Dyirbal / Jirrbal language Y123
Australia
Genre/Form Translations.
Folk songs.
Folk poetry.
Musical texts.
Poetry.
Folk songs.
Musical texts.
Poetry.
Folk poetry.
Author Dixon, Robert M. W., editor
Duwell, Martin, editor.
Australian Council. Literature Board
LC no. 90172576
ISBN 9780702222788
070222278X