Kulinga

Kulinga Kulinga

                                                   Photo of kulinga (rainbow lorikeet) by Judy Lacey, Facebook Timeline 2014.

Kulinga is the Kuanua word for lorikeet and this is a song about the lorikeet. Kulinga Kulinga (lorikeet lorikeet) tells of the noisy lorikeet and how beautiful its feathers are. It ends with the longing to trap one and keep it forever.

1.  Kulinga Kulinga awa tangitangi mat,

    Tangtangi mat.

    Tara ula bubukai.

    Tuk kaboko ina bulit awat.

    Ma awat ta ki watika.

    Kulinga Kulinga awa tangitangi mat,

   Tangtangi mat.

   Tara ula bubukai.

2. Kulinga Kulinga ia ra iwuna ta,

    Iwuna ta.

    A lia na wartumu.

    Tuk kaboko ina bulit awat.

    Ma awat ta ki watika.

    Kulinga Kulinga ia ra iwuna ta,

    Iwuna ta.

    A lia na wartumu.