How the birds got their songs - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story
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0:45 - 0:47When the world was young
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0:47 - 0:51a beautiful rainbow had appeared in the sky
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0:51 - 0:55and this rainbow was taking color from all around
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0:55 - 0:56all the reds
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0:56 - 0:58all the blues
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0:58 - 1:00all the greens
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1:00 - 1:01all the yellows
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1:01 - 1:05and it kept on growing and growing and growing
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1:05 - 1:06an growing
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1:06 - 1:08and right before your very eyes
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1:08 - 1:10the rainbow was so full of color
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1:10 - 1:12that it started pulsating
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1:12 - 1:13and then
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1:13 - 1:14it exploded
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1:14 - 1:17and when it exploded the pieces of rainbow fell down to the ground
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1:17 - 1:20and as those pieces got down to the ground
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1:20 - 1:21they changed
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1:21 - 1:24to all the birds we know today
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1:24 - 1:25now, some of the birds
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1:25 - 1:28they didn't like the feeling of falling down
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1:28 - 1:29and they got scared
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1:29 - 1:32and they called out in a horror like this:
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1:32 - 1:35Aaah - Aaah - Aaah - Aaah - Aaaah
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1:35 - 1:38Just like the crow and seagull does today
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1:38 - 1:39While other birds
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1:39 - 1:42they thought it was the funniest feeling they ever had
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1:42 - 1:44And they started laughing up like this:
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1:44 - 1:46Aaa-aah, Aaa-aah, Aaa-aah
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1:46 - 1:48Just like the 'fukubara'
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1:48 - 1:51But other birds they wondered what was going on
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1:51 - 1:53and they called out like this:
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1:53 - 1:56Oeh, Oeh, Oeh, Oeh, Oeh, Oeh,
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1:56 - 1:57just like the owl
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1:57 - 1:59And others started talking up like this:
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1:59 - 2:02helloang, hellaong, whatsgoingong?
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2:02 - 2:05Just like the parrots and the cuckatoos
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2:05 - 2:08And other birds, they fell straight down to the ground
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2:08 - 2:10and they started walking and running around
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2:10 - 2:12And they sounded like this:
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2:12 - 2:14ghugga-ghugga-ghugga
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2:14 - 2:16just like the tall emu
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2:16 - 2:18And other birds, they loved the feeling of flying
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2:18 - 2:20so they spread their wings
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2:20 - 2:22And they all started to sing
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2:22 - 2:26And that is how the birds all got their colors and voices today
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2:26 - 2:28Because of that beautiful rainbow
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2:28 - 2:31way back in the Dreamtime
- Title:
- How the birds got their songs - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story
- Description:
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How the birds got their songs is an Aboriginal Dreamtime Story from the Western Region in New South Wales, Australia.
Aboriginals believe in two forms of time; two parallel streams of activity. One is the daily objective activity, the other is an infinite spiritual cycle called the "dreamtime", more real than reality itself. Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols, and laws of Aboriginal society. It was believed that some people of unusual spiritual powers had contact with the dreamtime.
"Dreaming" is also often used to refer to an individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality. For instance, an Indigenous Australian might say that they have Kangaroo Dreaming, or Shark Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings pertinent to their "country". However, many Indigenous Australians also refer to the creation time as "The Dreaming". The Dreamtime laid down the patterns of life for the Aboriginal people. "The Dreaming" was the time of creation. Dreaming stories vary throughout Australia, and there are different versions on the same theme. For example, the story of how the birds got their colours is different in New South Wales and in Western Australia. Stories cover many themes and topics, as there are stories about creation of sacred places, land, people, animals and plants, law and custom. It is a complex network of knowledge, faith, and practices that derive from stories of creation, and which pervades and informs all spiritual and physical aspects of an indigenous Australian's life.
- Video Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 02:33
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