Aboriginal songlines

[joe]

Is there a Portuguese term or word equivalent to 'songlines' when used in
the context of Australian Aboriginal songlines (below)

..in his 1987 book, The Songlines, British novelist and travel writer, Bruce
Chatwin describes the songlines as:

"...the labyrinth of invisible pathways which meander all over Australia
and are known to Europeans as 'Dreaming-tracks' or 'Songlines'; to the
Aboriginals as the 'Footprints of the Ancestors' or the 'Way of the Law'.

Aboriginal Creation myths tell of the legendary totemic being who wandered
over the continent in the Dreamtime, singing out the name of everything that
crossed their path- birds, animals, plants, rocks, waterholes - and so
singing the world into existence."

Cheers Joe

[Edward Lipsett]

Post by joe
Is there a Portuguese term or word equivalent to 'songlines' when used in
the context of Australian Aboriginal songlines (below)

Easiest thing to do might be to see if any of these have been
translated into Portuguese... if P books are handled by Amazon, for
example, you can probably find the word right on the catalog page, or
with SearchInside.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=+australian+songline

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Edward Lipsett
Kurodahan Press
www.kurodahan.com

[Alan Crozier]

Post by joe
Is there a Portuguese term or word equivalent to 'songlines' when used in
the context of Australian Aboriginal songlines (below)
..in his 1987 book, The Songlines, British novelist and travel writer, Bruce
"...the labyrinth of invisible pathways which meander all over Australia
and are known to Europeans as 'Dreaming-tracks' or 'Songlines'; to the
Aboriginals as the 'Footprints of the Ancestors' or the 'Way of the Law'.
Aboriginal Creation myths tell of the legendary totemic being who wandered
over the continent in the Dreamtime, singing out the name of everything that
crossed their path- birds, animals, plants, rocks, waterholes - and so
singing the world into existence."

Here is a bit about Chatwin in Portuguese. The word they use is "os
trilhos do canto", a direct translation from the English.

http://tapornumporco.blogspot.com/2005/09/bruce-chatwin-e-os-trilhos-do-canto.html

Alan

[Kwall Kuno]

Post by Alan Crozier
Here is a bit about Chatwin in Portuguese. The word they use is "os
trilhos do canto", a direct translation from the English.
http://tapornumporco.blogspot.com/2005/09/bruce-chatwin-e-os-trilhos-do-canto.html

Just FYI, the linked piece is written in European Portuguese. "As trilhas
do canto" might be more appropriate in Brazilian Portuguese, if that's your
target language.

[joe]

Post by Kwall Kuno

Post by Alan Crozier
Here is a bit about Chatwin in Portuguese. The word they use is "os
trilhos do canto", a direct translation from the English.
http://tapornumporco.blogspot.com/2005/09/bruce-chatwin-e-os-trilhos-do-canto.html

Just FYI, the linked piece is written in European Portuguese. "As trilhas
do canto" might be more appropriate in Brazilian Portuguese, if that's your
target language.

Alan - Edward - Kwall - thank you so much for that insight, I was absolutely
stumped until you came up with the answer and the link really helps with an
explanation about what 'songlines' are in Portuguse.