To know me
is to breathe
with me.
To breathe with me
is to listen deeply.
To listen deeply
is to connect. (MUSIC)
Is the sound,
the sound of deep calling to deep.
Dadirri -
the deep inner spring inside us.
We call on it
and it calls
on us.
We are river people.
We cannot hurry the river.
We need to move with the current and understand its ways.
We wait for the rain to fill our rivers
and water our thirsty earth…
We watch our bush foods
and wait for them to open
before we gather them.
We wait for our young people as they grow.
The time for rebirth is now.
If our culture is alive and strong and respected.
It will grow.
It will not die,
and our spirit will not die.
I believe that the spirit of Dadirri
we have to offer
will blossom and grow.
Not just within ourselves.
But within our whole nation.