Arkalpayi

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That man right in front of you is continually miserable. He groans, he behaves like a poor thing. He is sad.
That man just over there, he obsesses, he overthinks, he is not happy, his home is squalid.
The children are watching, watching, now they are copying, copying.
Now this man just here is living happily, he cares for his home and it is clean. He looks after his family.
The children are watching, watching, they are copying, copying.

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Wati pala paluru
Iluru iluru nyinapayi
Wati pala paluru
Mirrpanpa nyinapayi
Ngaltutjara pulka
Tjituru tjituru
Wati pala paluru
Wati nyara kutjupa
Pulkarangku kulilpayi
Wati nyara kutjupa
Pukulpa wiya paluru
Ngura palumpa raputji
Tjituru tjituru
Wati nyara kutjupa

Chorus
Tjitji tjutangku nyakula nyakula
Arkalpayi
Arkalpayi
Tjitji tjutangku nyakula nyakula
Arkalpayi
Arkalpayi
Wati nyanga paluru
Wirura nyinapayi
Wati nyanga paluru
Wali wirungka nyinapayi
Ngura raputji wiya
Wirura kanyilpayi
Wati nyanga paluru
Chorus
Tjitji tjutangku nyakula nyakula
Arkalpayi
Arkalpayi
Tjitji tjutangku nyakula nyakula
Arkalpayi
Arkalpayi

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from UPK 6, released August 8, 2018
Written Bill Davis, Performed Elijah Pinta Connelly, from Pipalyatjara.

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