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Fataleka Lullabye/Young Brother

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Amazing song of grief and strengthThe Solomon Islands********************************(Baegu)Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amuKo agi agi boroi tika oli oe lauTika gwao oe lau koro inomaenaI dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouriTabe ta wane initoa te ai rofiaSasi sasi ae kwa dao mata oleRowelae e lea kwa dao mata biruI dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amuKo agi agi boroi tika oli oe lauTika gwao oe lau koro inomaenaI dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri********************************************** (English)Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphansFrom the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after usJust like royalty, taken care of with all the wisdom of such a place Little brother, little brother even in the gardens This lullaby continues to the different divisions of the garden, From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after usLittle brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphansFrom the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us*************************************************(History)This Baegu lullabye is from Northern Malaita (Solomon Islands) recorded by ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp. The song is called Rorogwela and is sung by Afunakwa. It's about a young child crying because his parents are dead. In response his older brother sings this song to comfort, as well as tell him the reality of them being orphans, with an appeal for his deceased parents to protect this child in the land of the living A great thanks goes to Celsus Eloga Talifilu, and his relatives, who helped transcribe and translate. Celsus is son of Saverio Talifilu who was the Baegu headsman that organized the recording session with Hugo Zemp which took place in 1969 in their village called Fulinui