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Ambore Medley

from Organism Called Earth by Ecopella

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This medley of songs comes from the Sepik River region of Papua Niu Gini and was brought to Australia in 1995 by Henrik Ason, a member of the Raunisi Theatre Group in Wewak. His visit was part of a campaign called 'Big Bush Bugarup' exposing the depredations of the logging industry that threaten Papua Niu Gini's forest heritage. The songs were collected from the Bondna people living in the mountains 'half an hour's walk from where the road ends', and arranged by Raunisi. Henrik taught Ambore and Pe Pe Pe Pelesimo to the Solidarity Choir in Sydney, and Emo Ki Ki Mo to the Combined Unions Choir in Brisbane. Solidarity Choir members Jean Anne Jones and Miguel Heatwole wrote additional harmonies.

Ambore is about parents who have been successful in gathering food from the forest returning to their village and their children. The steady increase in volume is intended to depict the growing excitement at their approach. Pe Pe Pe Pelesimo, a song handed down through several generations of Bondna elders, reminds us how transient our lives are compared with those of ancient forests - 'we are not here for a long time'. Emo Ki Ki Mo finishes the medley on a celebratory note, expressing the joy of people who live in harmony with their forest home. (Anyone who can help us with a literal translation or correct our errors, is warmly invited to contact us!)

lyrics

Ambore.
Ambore. Ambo lima ka ambore.

Si!
Pe pe pe pelesi imo
Ni i pak ke
Siri o ria le
O salum tana lum mulah eh.

Emo kikimo soran ne e e kikimo
Emo ta emu ta ki o o o. Emo ta emu ta ki o o o
The parents who went hunting came back with lots of food.

Hey!
Hello hello hello
Are you alright? You okay?
We will not be here for too long
In a short time we will be gone.

Game is plentiful, the forest is beautiful, everything is fine!

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from Organism Called Earth, released September 11, 2020
Words & Melodies: Traditional Bondna (Papua Niu Gini)
Arranged: Jean-Anne Jones, 1995, & Miguel Heatwole, 1997

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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