Badagarang
Language: Multiple Languages
Badagarang Mabi Nganggungu Bayiwanarra Parra
The text for Badagarang is based on five Australian Aboriginal words for kangaroo. Badagarang – Eastern Grey kangaroo – Sydney (New South Wales) Mabi – tree-climbing kangaroo – Ngadjon (Malanda, North Queensland) Nganggungu – old boomer (male) kangaroo – Yindjibardi (Pilbara region, north-western Australia) Bayiwanarra – Plains kangaroo – Yindjibardi Parra – Red kangaroo – Wembawemba (western Victoria)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sandra Milliken (b. 1961), "Badagarang", 2002, copyright © 2005 [ satb chorus ], Sulasol
Publisher: Sulasol [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-13
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