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Alkere (Sky) tells the story of children who go walking in the bush, looking around at what they can see. This song teaches children to use their eyes to look around them and notice the sky, the weather and the seasons, and use their hands to describe what they see.

Lyrics

Alkere (Sky) is sung in Eastern/Central Arrernte language. 

This is the English translation:

All the kids went walking
Walking out in the Bush
What did they see?
What did they see?
Sky
Sun
Rainbow 

All the kids went walking
Walking out in the Bush
What did they see?
What did they see?
Wind
Water
Rain 

All the kids went walking
Walking out in the Bush
What did they see?
What did they see?
Night
Moon
Stars 

All the kids went walking
Walking out in the Bush
What did they see?
What did they see?
Sky
Sun
Rainbow 

 

Companion book

Alkere (Sky)

This Arrernte children’s book features drawings created during Children’s Ground Early Years learning activities, paired with Arrernte words relating to the sky and the weather. Mothers, Grandparents and aunties sat with their children to create these illustrations both on country and at our intergenerational community centre. This book is written in Arrernte with English translations.

Purchase the Alkere (Sky) book

KELE (FINISHED)