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Latitude

-22.120355

Longitude

167.491

Start Date

2023-02-19

End Date

2023-02-19

This traditional song, Geno Goi Vavine Vere is from Kapari village, Aroma Coast and is about a young woman named Re No Vavine who is a woman Vede or chiefly, so it's Re No Roi Vavine Vede. It relates to traditional tattoos on the body and cloth so in this particular song when the young woman is married, the boys, sisters and all the women, family members come to take her out of the family home. It is to farewell her saying Re No Roi Vavine Vede, you are a woman of chiefly rank because your body tattoos tell us so. When you leave this house and tomorrow they're going to take you to the gardens and you will see from where you are and look at our landmark, which is a stream that divides the villages, that is our landmark and it will learn to come back but you are going to be with your husband. It also talks about, first time she goes to the gardens and what warns her that it's the end of the day, stop working, we have to go home. Ulo Manu, you will hear it, is the magpie, the magpie will announce the end of the day, stop your work, get home quick. Song Lyrics: Re No Roi Vavine Vede. Na Uadua e Na Uadua e Na Uadua e Na Uadua e Na Kupale Re No Roi Vavine Vede, O Pe Kapa Muay Re No Roi Vavine Vede, O Pe Kapa Muay Re Mu Da Re Na Ua e O Pe Na e Na Ua O Re Mu Da O Re Mu Da O Re Mu Da O Re Mu Da O Re Mu Da O Re Mu Da O (Deveni Temu and PNG Peroveta Singers Canberra, February 2023)

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