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Me no leave it, Yarra, my father’s country.
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The speaker tells Yarra that they will not leave the land they call their father’s country. The words express a firm decision to remain, along with a strong sense of belonging to that place and its connection with their father.
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- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Coranderrk: We Will Show the Country
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