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About "Small Island Big Song ft' Alena Murang - PEMUNG JAE (Small Island mix)"
Pemung Jae was recorded in near Alena's longhouse in the interior of Malaysian Borneo and features women elders from surrounding longhouses.
Artist - Small Island Big Song ft' Alena Murang
Song - Pemung Jae (Small Island mix)
From the Album - Small Island Big Song
(A Fair Trade music release, recorded in nature) To purchase and discover more - https://www.smallislandbigsong.com
or Bandcamp - https://smallislandbigsong1.bandcamp.com/
Song Dedication - For our rainforests.
Featured Artist –
Alena Murang – Kelabit - Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia - Vocals and Sape’.
Composer – Traditional Kenyah folk song
Language – Kenyah
Nature sound – The Upper Kelapang River, Long Peluan, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
With –
Sina Do’o Ilah – Kelabit - Sarawak, Malaysia - Pagang
Sina Ngelinuh Karuh - Kelabit - Sarawak, Malaysia – Kelabit Epic Poem (Excerpt)
Pahin Lusang – Penan - Sarawak, Malaysia - Oreng
Lakei Tawan – Penan – Sarawak, Malaysia – Quote
Lyrics in Kenyah.
Pemung jae natelu tuyang alem
ini alem ini edang, bulan
alem, alem ini
edang, edang bulan
atek lan nelan nelu ina tuyang
Nyae ketai nye ekem tuyang sa'o
sungai sa'o sungai limon
kanan
sa'o, sa'o sungai
limon, limon kanan
atek lan nelan nelu ina tuyang
We are sitting together tonight,
under the moonlight
This night, this night
Under the moonlight
My very good friend
Take care my friend,
whilst paddling downriver
Down river, down river
My very good friend.
“The knowledge and values in the songs are in more than the words. They are in the tempo and the melody. They are in the vibration.”
- Alena Murang
https://www.smallislandbigsong.com/about
Recorded and produced in the field, from the grass roots up. Small Island Big Song is independently owned & managed - A living album, an oceanic songline.
Made possible by
Australia council for the Arts, Winston Churchill Trust, Asialink, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Creative Victoria, Arts NT, National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan, RØDE Microphones, Crumpler Bags, Peace Boat, 600 crowdfunding backers from Taiwan, the trust of the artists & communities and the love from family & friends.
Profit made from the album
1 Fair Trade - 50% of net profits are distributed to the artists & NGOs.
2 All artists are treated equally on two tiers, feature or session artist.
3 Acknowledging Intangible Cultural Heritage as defined in The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People by giving selected NGOs (by artists’ choice) a share in net profits.
Full thank you list, artist notes, interactive song journeys, photos, videos and stories on our website.
www.smallislandbigsong.com
Artist - Small Island Big Song ft' Alena Murang
Song - Pemung Jae (Small Island mix)
From the Album - Small Island Big Song
(A Fair Trade music release, recorded in nature) To purchase and discover more - https://www.smallislandbigsong.com
or Bandcamp - https://smallislandbigsong1.bandcamp.com/
Song Dedication - For our rainforests.
Featured Artist –
Alena Murang – Kelabit - Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia - Vocals and Sape’.
Composer – Traditional Kenyah folk song
Language – Kenyah
Nature sound – The Upper Kelapang River, Long Peluan, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
With –
Sina Do’o Ilah – Kelabit - Sarawak, Malaysia - Pagang
Sina Ngelinuh Karuh - Kelabit - Sarawak, Malaysia – Kelabit Epic Poem (Excerpt)
Pahin Lusang – Penan - Sarawak, Malaysia - Oreng
Lakei Tawan – Penan – Sarawak, Malaysia – Quote
Lyrics in Kenyah.
Pemung jae natelu tuyang alem
ini alem ini edang, bulan
alem, alem ini
edang, edang bulan
atek lan nelan nelu ina tuyang
Nyae ketai nye ekem tuyang sa'o
sungai sa'o sungai limon
kanan
sa'o, sa'o sungai
limon, limon kanan
atek lan nelan nelu ina tuyang
We are sitting together tonight,
under the moonlight
This night, this night
Under the moonlight
My very good friend
Take care my friend,
whilst paddling downriver
Down river, down river
My very good friend.
“The knowledge and values in the songs are in more than the words. They are in the tempo and the melody. They are in the vibration.”
- Alena Murang
https://www.smallislandbigsong.com/about
Recorded and produced in the field, from the grass roots up. Small Island Big Song is independently owned & managed - A living album, an oceanic songline.
Made possible by
Australia council for the Arts, Winston Churchill Trust, Asialink, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Creative Victoria, Arts NT, National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan, RØDE Microphones, Crumpler Bags, Peace Boat, 600 crowdfunding backers from Taiwan, the trust of the artists & communities and the love from family & friends.
Profit made from the album
1 Fair Trade - 50% of net profits are distributed to the artists & NGOs.
2 All artists are treated equally on two tiers, feature or session artist.
3 Acknowledging Intangible Cultural Heritage as defined in The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People by giving selected NGOs (by artists’ choice) a share in net profits.
Full thank you list, artist notes, interactive song journeys, photos, videos and stories on our website.
www.smallislandbigsong.com
