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Te Kaitiaki
03:21
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TE KAITIAKI
Ka tū au i te ākau
I te atatū o te tau hou
Karanga ai ki a Tangaroa
Ka īnoi au, ka waiata au
Ka īnoi au, ka waiata au
Me kore ia e rongo mai
Puta ohorere mai - i te huka mā o te tai
Ko Tangaroa e toro mai nei e - aue
Te Kaitiaki o te moana
Te Atua o te moana
Te Mana o te moana
Tangaroa e!
Te tinana o te kēkeno - pango nui - aue!
Ka hotu taku manawa
He tuatahi nōku ki te karanga ki te moana
Me te whai whakautu e!
Te Kaitiaki o te moana
Te Atua o te moana
Te Mana o te moana
Tangaroa e
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NĀ WAI TE WAI I TAKOHA MAI
Nā wai te wai i takoha mai
I te ao nei?
Nā Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku
I tō rāua wehenga e Tāne-toko-rangi
Māringiringi ai te wai i ngā kamo
I te mamaetanga nui
Au e taukuri e
Hikohiko te uira
Ka kanapa ki te rangi
Papā te whatitiri
Ka haruru ngā rangi
Ngarue whenua
Whakapuke moana e
Nā wai te wai i tohatoha
I te ao nei?
Nā te atua huarere – nā Tawhirimātea
I tāna karawhiunga i ā Tāne, Tangaroa
Tūmatauenga, Haumia, Rongo
Mō te wehenga o ngā mātua
Au e taukuri e
Rere te hukarere
Maomao mai te ua
Rewa ake te kohu
Tau mai te haukū
Waipuke te whenua whānui e
Nō wai te wai i ruia mai nei
Ki Aotearoa?
Nō te iwi taketake e ngunguru ake nei
Mō tauiwi whakaparapara wai
Mō rāwaho whakamimiti puna
Kia noho kore wai tātau
Au e taukuri e
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Mā Wai Rā E Whakarongo?
03:40
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MĀ WAI RĀ E WHAKARONGO
Hurihuri haere te ao nei
Ka rongo au i te ua
Me te tataunga o te pūtea
Ka noho pēnei tonu au – ā roro nei
He miere kei ngā ara
Me tūpono au te kai
Mamae ana te whātoro ake
He pai te mamae – he wairangi nōku – e mea nei rātau
He tamariki wāku
He whānau tōku
Hurihuri haere te ao nei
Ka rongo au i te ua
Me te tataunga o te pūtea
Ka noho pēnei tonu au
Mātau ana te hunga ō waho nei ki taku wehi
Kua waia nei au, ki ngā hoa ō waho nei
Tūtaki ai ki te kai, kāre mō te amu
Mā wai rā e whakarongo?
He tamariki wāku
He whānau tōku
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Me Āta Tipu Noa
03:00
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ME ĀTA TIPU NOA
Tamariki mā - āta mahi i te kura
Mātua mā – kaua rātau e whakarori-rori-tia
Whakarongo ki te kupu ā tō whāea
I pukumahi ai kia whai tuanui koe
Tamariki, tamariki, tamariki mā
Me āta tipu noa – u u u
Waiata kia koakoa– u u u
Me āta tipu noa – u u u
Waiata kia koakoa – u u u
Whiti
Kei konei ināianei, kua riro āpōpō
Mate ai ko rangatahi, mahue mai ko pōuri
Kōingo ana mō ngā wā i aro-kore koe
He wā hei mahi i tāu e pai ai
Kōrihi
Tamariki, tamariki, tamariki mā
Me āta tipu noa – u u u
Waiata kia koakoa– u u u
Me āta tipu noa – u u u
Waiata kia koakoa – u u u
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Whakaoreore
03:45
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WHAKAOREORE
He aha ra te kaupapa o taku waiata?
Māku rā e kī atu,
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore i ā koe
He whakaoreore i te Māori
I te ao, i te pō, i ngā wā katoa
Me oreore
Kaua e ngoikore
Whakaoreore i ā koe
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
Whakaoreore i te tinana
Whakatūtū i te mauri
Whakaohooho i te wairua
Whakakoikoi i te hinengaro
Whakakakapa i te ngākau
Whakaoreore i ā koe
Ko te whakataukī ā rātau mā
‘Mauri moe ka mate
Mauri tū, mauri ora’
Nāreira te noho noa
Te tākotokoto noa
Maranga mai rā
Matika mai rā
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
He whakaoreore
Kia oho
Kia tū
Kia matāra
Kia oreore
Kia oho
Kia tū
Kia matāra
Kia oreore
Kia oho
Kia tū
Kia matāra
Kia oreore
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Kirsten Te Rito New Zealand
Kirsten Te Rito is a vocalist, songwriter and producer from Wellington, New Zealand.
Earthy beats,
lush soundscapes and Kirsten's hypnotic melodies, take you on a sonic journey while showcasing the beautiful Māori language.
She has released two solo Māori language albums and her five track EP 'Te Kaitiaki' is due for release in April 2020.
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