Showing posts with label waiata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waiata. Show all posts

Thursday 16 February 2017

Songs for the Powhiri


Utaina Mai Nga Waka

Utaina mai Nga waka
Nga waka o te motu
Toia mai a ki uta
Ki te takoto ranga
A hikinuku hiki e
Hiki rangi rangi e
Tena Tena ra
Koutou Katoa



Tihei mauri ora

Tihei mauri ora
Tihei mauri ora
Ngä iwi o te motu e
ake, karangatia
ake, manaakitia
Ngä iwi, kia ora ra
Ngä iwi, kia ora ra


Takiri by Irini Melbourne
Takiri ake te awatea
Haruru ana te manu
Whiti mai te ra i te pai
Hei whakaoho i taku moe


Tutahanga nei
Tutehu ake nei
He tekoteko  e tu nei
I te koko o te whare
Hei matakitaki noa e


Takiri ake te awatea
Haruru ana te manu
Whiti mai te ra i te pai
Hei whakaoho i taku moe


Tutahanga nei
Tutehu ake nei
He tekoteko  e tu nei
I te koko o te whare
Hei matakitaki noa e
Hei matakitaki noa e
Hei matakitaki noa e




Nga waka e whitu
E tau nei
Hoea hoea ra
Tainui Te Arawa
Mataatua
Hoea hoea ra
Takitimu Tokomaru
Kurahaupo
Me Aotea ra
Nga waka enei i hoea mai
E o tatou tupuna
Nga waka e whitu
E tau nei
Hoea hoea ra
Tainui Te Arawa
Mataatua
Hoea hoea ra
Takitimu Tokomaru
Kurahaupo
Me Aotea ra
Nga waka enei i hoea mai
E o tatou tupuna


Tīhore mai te rangi
tīhore mai
mao mao mao te ua
whiti mai te rā,
mao mao mao te ua
whiti mai te rā,
E rere te kōtare
ki runga pūwharawhara
ruru parirau
kei mate i te ua,
ruru parirau
kei mate i te ua.

e rere e noke
maipokorua
kai ki i te wai
kai mate i te ua,
kai ki i te wai
kai mate i te ua,

e . . . i . . . e . . .
whiti mai te rā

e . . . i . . . e . . .
whiti mai te rā.

Tīhore mai te rangi
tīhore mai
mao mao mao te ua
whiti mai te rā,
mao mao mao te ua
whiti mai te rā,
mao mao mao te ua
whiti mai te rā.

Thursday 3 July 2014

Visit from Island Bay School

Last week Island Bay School came to visit Worser Bay School. We performed the haka to them and they performed for us. Then they taught us a waiata.