Paul Kelly - Maralinga (Rainy Land) Lyrics
This is a rainy land
This is a rainy land
No thunder in our sky
No trees stretching high
But this is a rainy land
My name is Yami Lester
I hear, I talk, I touch but I am blind
My story comes from darkness
Listen to my story now unwind
This is a rainy land
First we heard two big bangs
We thought it was the Great Snake digging holes
Then we saw the big cloud
Then the big, black mist began to roll
A strangeness on our skin
A soreness in our eyes like weeping fire
A pox upon our skin
A boulder on our backs all our lives
This is a rainy land
This is a rainy land
No thunder in our sky
No trees stretching high
But this is a rainy land
My name is Edie Millipuddie
They captured me and roughly washed me down
Then my child stopped kicking
Then they took away my oId man to town
They said 'Do you speak English?'
He said '1 know that Jesus loves me I know
Because the bible tells me so'
This is a rainy land
This is a rainy land
No thunder in our sky
No trees stretching high
But this is a rainy lan
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Paul Kelly Maralinga (Rainy Land) Comments
Such an incredible song.
But whoever put this video together has no idea what it's about.
The lyrics "This is a rainy land" refer to the fallout from nuclear blasts in the otherwise very arid desert area of Maralinga in Sth Australia. It doesn't rain very much there! So, to have pictures of elsewhere in Australia where streets get flooded is missing the point.
Incredible song yes! If you read my uploaders comment underneath the video you´ll se that I mention Maralinga and post a link for further info so I disagree - I have not missed the point. Pictures in the slideshow are not always following the logic of the lyrics. Thanks for listening.
OK, yes you did post a link. I just think the pictures of floods are misleading. Anyway, if people learn the story, that is the main thing, and listen to more Paul Kelly. His official channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/paulmauricekelly
Thanks Yami for fighting on. RIP
thank you you should put some photos of atomic bombs on it some one told me the songs about the atomic tests done bty the british in au
@Andrew Penna Yes you´re right. I´m adding a link in the info to a sight telling the story.
Thanks! It´s still raining here...