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