The Calling

EBOIMU
Ina ranu ese emailaida eda tano ai.
Seneda ema eda tano ai.
Ina ranu ese emailaidia edia tano matamatana ai.
Ina nega lalodiai matada ranudia edia diho ai emeha hepakada guna negadia amo.
Ina ranu ese hanaihanai eboi henidamu seneda edia lalohadai baita louhenidia.
EBOIMU

IVA
Vei mo i'a emaiseinia i'a a agoai, i'a ufua apa'a e'i agoai
Vei mo isa emaiseini'i i'a a agoai, isa e'i ago mamaga
Vei mo i'a ma'aisai efaka, pau aguaguga ke ufainagai aguaguga fou i'opo'i la'i
Vei mo auakina eifani'a, i'a ufua apa'a e'i ikiva epaopolani'a
IVA

SIGAUTIM.
Em i dispela wara we i karim yumi i kam long giraun bilong yumi.
Ol tumbuna i kam long giraun bilong yumi.
Emi dispela wara we i karim ol tu i kam, long giraun bilong yumi, niupela giraun bilong ol.
Dispela wara i pundaun long ai bilong yumi, na i burukim yumi nau, long taim bipo.
Na dispela wara tasol i singautim yumi ken i go bek long pasin tumbuna.
SIGAUTIM.

L’APPEL.
C’est l’eau qui nous a amenés sur nos terres.
Nos ancêtres sur nos terres.
C’est l’eau qui les amenés sur nos terres, leur nouvelle terre.
L’eau qui tombe de nos yeux nous sépare de la façon dont nous étions.
C’est l’eau qui continue de nous rappeler à nos anciens.
L’APPEL.

THE CALLING.
It is the water that brought us to our land.
Our old people to our land. It is the water that brought ‘them’ to our land, their new land.
It is the water that falls from our eyes at all that separates us today, from the way we were.
It is the water that continues to call us back to our old peoples thinking.
THE CALLING.

Supported by Creative New Zealand in 2018

The Calling was created for the 'A Maternal Lens' exhibit 2018,
4ème Biennale Internationale de Casablanca

THE CALLING
Edited: Julia Mageau Gray
Music/Soundscape by David Bridie.
Mixed by Andrew Robinson.
Mekeo Pike recording from Inawi Village 1975.