ABSTRACT This article explores connections between history, emotion and Aboriginal song in the south of Western Australia. Songs performed in the Noongar language in the 19th and early 20th centuries provide insight into the emotional worlds of Western Australia’s past. Historical documentation reveals how Noongar sang to deal with rapid changes associated with colonisation, with song acting as a conduit for cultural resilience. Today, the Noongar language is endangered, and few people remember the old songs. Community aspirations to claim, consolidate and enhance cultural heritage have driven a collaborative process of translating, interpreting and revitalising some of this repertoire. Listening to and performing Noongar songs at community gatherings today stirs strong emotions, feelings of connection to the past and senses of both loss and hope. In this context, songs are also key to maintaining links to ancestors, language and a sense of community.

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Noongar Song的情感事业

摘要 本文探讨了西澳大利亚南部的历史、情感和土著歌曲之间的联系。19 世纪和 20 世纪初期以 Noongar 语言演奏的歌曲让人们深入了解西澳大利亚州过去的情感世界。历史文献揭示了 Noongar 如何通过歌唱来应对与殖民化相关的快速变化，并将歌曲作为文化复原力的渠道。如今，努加尔语濒临灭绝，很少有人记得这些老歌。社区主张、巩固和加强文化遗产的愿望推动了翻译、解释和振兴其中一些曲目的协作过程。今天在社区聚会上聆听和演奏 Noongar 歌曲会激起强烈的情感、与过去的联系以及失落和希望的感觉。