The Songs Of The Blue Crane
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W. H. I. Bleek
Specimens of Bushman Folklore
George Allen & Company, Ltd, London
1911
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The Songs Of The Blue Crane: beauty, bird symbolism, grace, song, longing, nature
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The Songs Of The Blue Crane
It is the Blue Crane's story which it sings; it sings(about)its shoulder, namely, that the"krieboom" berries are upon its shoulder; it goes along singing--
The berries are upon my shoulder,
The berries are upon my shoulder,
The berry it is upon my shoulder,
The berries are upon my shoulder.
The berries are up here (on its shoulder),
Rrru are up here;
The berries are up here,
Rrru are up here,
Are up here;
The berries Rrru are put away (upon)it(its shoulder)."
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(When running away from a man.)
A splinter of stone which is white,
A splinter of stone which is white,
A splinter of stone which is white.
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(When walking slowly, leaving the place [walk of peace].)
A white stone splinter,
A white stone splinter.
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(When it flaps its wings.)
Scrape (the springbok skin for) the bed.
Scrape (the springbok skin for) the bed.
Rrrru rrra,
Rrru rrra
Rru rra!
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