Ngaa baa billara

  • Song: Ngaa baa billara
  • Singer: Unknown
  • Location: Unknown
  • Recorded By: Daisy Bates

The following is the song of a native who ran away with a Salt River woman, who being frightened of her husband’s people was taken by her lover to the baaluk boojoor (blackboy country)

Ngaa baa billara billara boming,
Ngaa baa billara billara boming,
Kwonkanal kwondanaa
Kwara werrin
Wain ballaroo taa ra wongin.

The following is the song of a native who ran away with a woman from another district. The woman being in fear of her husband’s people was taken by her lover to the baaluk boojoor (blackboy country). The woman was a native of the Salt River district:-

Ngaa baa billara billara bo’ming
Ngaa baa billara billiara bo’ming
Kwonkanal kwonkanaa
Kwara werrin
Wain ballaroo taa ra won’gin

Song?
Ngaa baa bil’lara billara boming”
Ngaa baa billara billara boming”.
Kwonkan al Kwonkanaa
Kwara werrin
Wain ballaroo taa ra wongui.
— Song of native who ran away with a Salt river woman, who being frightened of her husband’s people was taken by him to the baaluk boojur (black boy ???)

The following is the song of a native who rare away with a Salt River woman, who being frightened of her husbands people was taken by her lover to the baaluk boojoor.

Ngaa baa billara billara bō’ming,
Ngaa baa billara billara bo’ming
Kwonkanal Kwonkana
Kwara werrin
Wain ballaroo taa ra wongui.