DKH01-038_nerut - Nerut ‘Cicada’

For the Awiakay, hearing a cicada (in Tok Pisin called lailut) invariably triggers a nostalgic feeling. While one can occasionally hear a cicada close to the village, their shrill sounds dominate the scene closer to the mountains, where the creeks are clear and white stones replace the mud around the banks. The sound of cicadas reminds the Awiakay of freedom, which they feel when they stay in upriver bushcamps, away from their social obligations and the daily tensions in the village. It is this sound that the Awiakay start missing when in town and longing for the bush. Some Awiakay songs sing about the moving feeling of coming back to a place where one can hear cicadas. Image: 02: nerut ‘cicada’, final design. . Language as given: Awiakay

对于阿维亚凯人（Awiakay）而言，听到蝉（cicada）鸣——这种鸣虫在托克皮辛语（Tok Pisin）中被称为lailut——总会唤起浓郁的怀旧情绪。尽管人们偶尔能在村庄附近听见蝉鸣，但它们尖锐的啼鸣在靠近山脉的区域更为凸显，此处溪流澄澈，河岸周遭的泥土皆被白色石块取代。蝉鸣总能让阿维亚凯人联想到自由：那是他们在沿河上游丛林营地时所体悟到的自由，彼时他们无需背负社会义务，也不必应对村庄内的日常人际张力。正是这蝉鸣之声，会让身处城镇的阿维亚凯人开始心生思念，渴望重返丛林故土。部分阿维亚凯人的歌谣，亦吟唱着重回能听见蝉鸣之地时的触动心绪。配图：图02：nerut‘蝉’，最终设计。语言说明：阿维亚凯语（Awiakay）