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SONGS. 
« These words are rapidly repeated to the Ngultas, while under- 
going the painful operation of tattooing ; they are believed to be 
so powerful as to soothe the pain, and prevent fatal consequences 
of that barbarous operation.” 
Another specimen may be given from the Voca- 
bulary published by Mr. Meyer, another of the Ger- 
man Missionaries at Encounter Bay. 
“ Miny-el-ity yarluke an ambe 
what is it road me for 
Aly-..el-..arr yerk-in yangaiak-ar ! 
here are they standing up hill s 
“ The above words compose one of the native songs. It refers 
to the road between Encounter Bay and Willunga. All their 
songs appear to be of the same description, consisting of a few 
words which are continually repeated. This specimen, it will be 
observed, consists of two regular verses : 
u This may, however, be accidental.” 
I have not thought it worth while to give any 
specimens of the songs I have collected myself, 
because I could not be quite certain that I should 
give the original words with strict accuracy, neither 
could I be satisfied about the translations. 
The assemblage of several tribes at one place for 
any of the objects I have described, rarely continues 
uninterrupted for any great length of time, for even 
where it has taken place for the most pacific purposes, 
it seldom terminates as it began; and the greater the 
number of natives present, the less likelihood is there 
that they will remain very long in a state of quiescence. 
~j Wliat a fine road is 
L this for me winding 
between the hills ! 
