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Album:?He Kohinga Waiata
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1.? Whakaaria mai in Te Reo only
| tōu ripeka ki au Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō hei (ki) konā au. titiro atu ai ora, mate hei au koe noho ai. (anō) |
your cross to me Shine forth from the night. There will I be looking. in life in death abide with me. (repeat) |
2.? Whakaaria mai
| tōu ripeka ki au Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō hei (ki) konā au. titiro atu ai ora, mate hei au koe noho ai. |
your cross to me Shine forth from the night. Here will I be looking. in life in death abide with me. |
3.? Io Mata ngaro
| Io Mata ngaro Io mata wai Io nui I hanga-ā-wairuatia ngā mea katoa i ngā Rangi tuhāhā i Papa-tua-nuku. i tauhere ai mātou hei pou-tiri-ao i PapatuanukuAratakingia mātou ki te ara i whakaritea Hei oranga ā-wairua ā- ngakau ā-tinana Whakatōngia he ngākau aroha, mahaki he ngākau mārama ki roto, i tēnā, i tēnā o mātou, Haumi e, (haumi e) hui e (hui e) Taiki e. |
Io, with the unseen face Io, (te wai ora) the source of Life. Io,the great expanse who spiritually created all things, from the heavens to Papatuanuku. we are bonded to care for, PapanuanukuGuide us down the path destined for our spiritual welbeing as well as our emmotional and physical wellbeing inplant the emmotions of aroha, peace and enlightment in each and every one of us join together gather together bond together. |
4.? Koutou kā toa rā
| Koutou katoa rā mea iti nei haere mai koutou,kei whakaroa tēnei a Ihu, nāna te ki haere mai rā ki ā au.Nei te hari, tino hari nui. ā te wā e tutataki ai Hui atu tātou,rōpū katoa runga ai te rangi neiTukua mai rātou, nei tana kī āku i pai ai kei puritia. Mine mai koutou,anga mai nei haere mai ra ki ā au.Nei te hari…Nei rā whakaaro tūturutia Tāna i kī nei me whakaaenāna te tono, nāna te kī Haere mai rā ki ā au Nei te hari… |
To you all this small thing come and think about this is Ihoa ,who says come to meThis is the joy, the happiness in time we will meet we gather, all groups this dayallow those,as he said all the good I have, to hold on to you who have gathered here, come to me.This is the joy, the happiness,here are the thoughts,for all time for he says to accept, (everyone ) T’was he who asked, t’was he who said come unto me. |
5.? Kia tau
| Kia tau ki ā tātou katoa te atawhai o tō tātou Ariki ā Ihu Karaiti me te aroha ō te Atua me te whiwhingatahitanga ki te Wairua Tapu.Kia tau…Ake, ake (ake) tonu amine. Ake, ake (ake) tonu amine. |
May all we be bless by our Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of our God and the receiving of the Holy Spirit.May we receivefor ever, yes. for ever, yes. |
6.? Ngā whakawhetaitanga
| Te mea tuatahi ki ā koe, te Atua, Kaha rawa, nā whakawhētaitanga. Homai ki ā mātou, te tumanako, me te whakapono.Rarangahia te korowai, te Atua ō te rangimariē, me te aroha-nui. Tukua ahau, kia tū whakaiti, kia tū whakahī e.Pēhia te kiriweti, me te pukuhae, katia atu te pōuri. pūawai ake te pai, tāmihia te kino. kia tāmihia te kinoNā te mea ko mātou, ngā tamariki ā te Ao. pēnei ngā rākau me ngā whetū, ahakoa, kāre i te mārama, Mahau anō e whakaatu mai. (anō mai i Pehia te kiriweti…) (anō mai i Ahakoa…) Amine |
Firstly to you God Almighty the heartfelt thanks. Give to us, hope, and faith.weave the cloak, of peace, and Caring and Sharing. Allow me, to stand humble, to stand proud.Suppress the envy, and the jealousy, close out the sadness, so that the good can grow, to overcome the evil. so to overcome the evilBecause we are, the children of the World, like the trees and the stars, even though it is not clear, You will show us. (again from “Suppress…”) (again from “even though…”) Amen. |
7.? Ko tēnei te wa
| Ko tēnei te wā Ka waiata ahau Ka waiata ki ā Ihu Ko tēnei te wā Ka īnoi ahau Ka īnoi ki te Ariki Waiata Arohanui Waiata Arohanui Waiata Arohanui Ki te Ariki |
In moments like these, I sing out a song, I sing out a love song to Jesus. In moments like these, I lift up my hands, I lift up my hands to the Lord, singing I love you Lord, singing I love you Lord, singing I love you Lord, I love you. |
Ngā waiata
8.? Ehara i te mea
| (E toru ngā rangi) Ehara i te mea nō naianei te aroha (te aroha e) *nō ngā tīpuna tuku iho tuku iho (e)He mea nui rā te aroha, ki te ngākau o te hunga Whakaaro rangatira e tangi nei e mihi anaWhakapono, tūmanako te aroha te aroha (e) *Nō ngā tīpuna tuku iho, tuku iho (e)Te whenua te whenua, Te oranga mō te iwi (e) *Nō ngā tīpuna tuku iho, tuku iho (e) |
(there are 3 versions) It is not as if that love is something new it emanates from ancestors bequeth to us, bequeth to us.Aroha is so important to the inner feelings of the people an elevated thought to be mourned to be greeted.Faith, hope charity, charity all, comes from the ancestors bequeth to us, bequeth to us.Land, land, life blood of the people comes from our ancestors bequeth to us, bequeth to us. |
9.? Pupuritia
| (kia tūtangata tātou katoa) Pupuritia te Mana Motuhake Pupuritia te Arohanui Kaua rawa,e tukua kia ngaro, kia Tūtangata tātou katoaPupuritia te Manaakitangata Pupuritia te Whānau e, Kaua rawa,e tukua kia ngaro, kia Tūtangata tātou katoaPupuritia te Taha Wairua, Pupuritia te Reo te Mana, Kaua rawa e tukua kia ngaro, kia Tūtangata tātou katoa.(anō) ngā tāne anake mai i ka__(toa) |
Hold on to values Hold on to Arohanui, Dont ever let them go. So as we can all Stand tall.Hold on to the Caring for people. Hold on to the family Dont ever let them go, So as we can all Stand tallHold on to Spiritual values Hold on to the Language and Mana, Dont ever let them go, So as we can all Stand tall.(repeat) only the boys from kā__(toa) |
10.? He piko, he taniwha
| He piko, he taniwha, he piko he taniwha te pepeha. Tūrongo ka moe i ā Mahinaarangi ka puta te Kāhui Ariki nui. Potatau Tawhiao Mahuta Te Rata, Koroki Te Atairangikāhu. |
At each bend the is a taniwha, at each bend there is a taniwha as the saying goes. Turongo married Mahinerangi from whom emerged, the Gathering of Ariki. Potatau, Tawhiao. Mahuta, Te Rata, Koroki to Te Atairangikāhu. |
11.? Noho mai Kiwi Tamaki
| Noho mai Kiwi Tāmaki I raro i o maunga Te Ara Pueru Maunga Kiekie Tirohia atu koe ki runga To moana Mānuka Te mānuka o Hoturoa Ngā tai ā Rakataura Te motu ā Hiaroa Kei reira ā Kaiwhare Kei reira ā Taramainuku Ngā taniwha tūpuna Nō roto i ā Tamaki Makaurau Tamaki herehere i ngā waka ō te iwi e. |
Kiwi Tamaki your memory remains with your mountains Te Ara Pueru( Māngere Mt.) Maunga Kiekie (One tree hill) look beyond to your sea Mānuka (Concern) the concern of Hoturoa the tides of Rakataura the island of Hiaroa (Puketutu) there is Kaiwhare there is Taramainuku the taniwha of our ancestors of Tamaki Makaurau Tamaki, the mooring place of all waka. |
12.? Te Korotangi
| Te Korotangi e rere, te manu arataki te manu wairua te wairua kaitiaki e.Hopua te ripo o te hau, ngā aramoana, ngā whetu arataki Te Taki o Autahi e.Te tohu ki te Tonga, ki ā Kawhia, ki te marae o Maketu.(mai anō mai i te tīmatanga) ki te marae o Maketu. |
The Korotangi fly, the guiding bird, the spiritual bird, the custodian spirit,catch the swirl of the wind. the byways of the sea, the guiding stars, The Southern Cross.the sign to the South, to Kawhia to the marae of Maketu.(again from the beginning) to the marae of Maketu. |
13.? Tūtira
| Tūtira mai ngā iwi tātou tātou e. tūtira mai ngā Iwi tātou tātou e whaia te māramatanga me te aroha, e ngā iwi kia tapatahi, kia kotahi rā |
Stand together as a group all of us, all of us, stand together as a group all of us all of us seek after knowledge and the fellowship of all people. think as one, act as one |
14.? Māku rā pea
| Māku rā pea. māku rā pea, māku koe e awhi e, ki te ara , ara tupu māku koe e awhi e tātou tātou e (anō) |
It is perhaps, it is perhaps up to me to support the path , the path of growth. its up to me to support. all of us together. (repeat) |
15.? Hoki hoki tonu mai
| Hoki hoki tonu mai te wairua o te tau ki te awhi rei inaki I tēnei kiri e Kā pinea koe e au ki te pine o te aroha ki te pine e kore nei e waikura e |
It returns the spirit of my love to engulf this one. I will attach to you the adournment of aroha the adournment which will never rust. |
16.? Manurere
| Me he manu rere ahau e kua rere ki tō moenga ki te awhi tō tinana, e te tau tahuri mai Kei te moe, te tinana kei te wake te wairua kei te hotu te manawa, |
If I were a fly I would have flown to your bed. to embrace your body. love one turn back. The body is sleeping, the spirit is wandering the heart is pining |
17.? Te Aroha
| Te Aroha, Te whakapono te Rangimārie Tātou, tātou e.Kia kaha rā Kia Manawanui, Kia ū, kia māia Tātou , tātou e |
aroha faith peace to all of usbe strong be of stout heart be firm, be brave to all of us. |
18.? E rere
| E rere, te manu, ki te mau, i te rau, o te aroha, ki te tau o taku ate.Tiaho iho mai ngā whetū, te marama, ki runga____i te tau o taku ate.Mei au ngā whetū hei putiputi māu, hei tatai atu, ki tō uma, Kopu i te ao, Parearau i te pōTiaho iho mai ngā whetū, te marama, ki runga ____i te tau o taku ate. ki runga______i tau o taku ate. E rere te manu |
O bird fly, take the leaf, of love, to the focus of my affections.Sparkle down, the stars, the moon, to the focus of my affectionsIf the stars were mine, I would lace them as flowers to adorn your breasts Venus, the morning star, Jupiter/Saturn the evening star.Sparkle down, the stars, the moon, on to the focus of my emotions on to the focus of my emotions ? bird fly. |
19.? Ngā Kete wānanga
| Ngā Kete Wānanga kua hangaia koe i runga i ngā whakapaparanga tapuae ō rātou mā kua wehe atu ki to pō. Ko ētahi o aua whakapaparanga he pāpaku, ko ētahi he hōhonu, ko ētahi he rongonui, ko ētahi kua ngaro ngā īngoa i roto i te kohu ō te wā. Ahakoa he uri katoa. Nā te mea nā te Kaihanga i hanga ā-wairua ngā mea katoa Kei te tū koe, hei pou whenua mō rātou katoa, hei herenga waka mō te katoa. Kei te tū koe i runga i tou nei ake whenua. Kā mihi ki tō tātou Wharenui, te Kete Uruuru Matua, te kete e pupuri ana ngā mōhiotanga, mō te aroha me te rangimāriē. Kā mihi ki ngā whare āwhina. te Kete Uruuru Rangi, te kete e pupuri ana , ngā mōhiotanga mō ngā karakia, me ngā tāhuhu kōrero. Ki te Kete Uruuru Tau te kete e pupiri ana ngā mōhiotanga mō te whakairo me te raranga. Ki te wharekai ā Tahuaroa. kā kī te puku kā ngāwari ake ngā mea katoa. Ngā Kete Wānanga kua hangaia koe, i runga i ngā whakapaparanga tapuae, ō rātou mā kua wehe atu ki te pō. |
Ngā Kete wānanga You have been built on the many layers of footprints of those who have gone beyond the Veil Some of those layers are shallow some are deep, some are well known some whose names are lost in the mist of time. never the less, all are relatives. Because the Creator spiritually created all things. You stand as a land mark for all of them, as a mooring place for all waka. You stand on your own land. I greet our wharenui, the Kete Uruuru Matua the kete holding the knowledge for aroha and peace. I greet the supporting buildings the Kete Uruuru Rangi the kete holding the knowledge for prayer and history. The Kete Uruuru Tau the kete holding the knowledge for whakairo and for raranga The whare kai, Tahuaroa, when the tummy is satified, things seem to become easier. Ngā Kete Wānanga you have been built on many layers of footprints of those gone beyond the Veil |
20.? Ko te pū
| Ko te pū ko te more ko te weu ko te aka ko te rea ko te waonui ko te kune ko te whē ko te korekore i takea mai i te pō (Waiatahia ano) |
origination tap root rootlet climbing vine growth forest flourish, growth insect, praying mantis nothingness, stemming from the night. (sing again) |
21.? E tipu, e awhi, e tū
| E tipu, e awhi, e tū, Ngā tamariki ā Tāne whakamaru i roto i tōu nei waonui. E tipu, e awhi, e tū, Ngā reanga tāngata, i roto i tōu nei Ao. Whaia te huarahi o te ?ka Matua, i runga i te poutama o te mātauranga e. Kā piki ake koe, kā whānui atu ngā pae. Rapuhia ō nei pae i roto i tō ngākau, kia rongo ai koe te mahana o te rangimārie. Kia kaha ai koe ki te tū whakaiti. ki te tū whakahī. |
Grow, embrace, stand tall the children of Tāne the shelterer in your domain. Grow, embrace, stand tall the generations to come, in your own domain. Pursue the pathway of the Climbing vine, on the stairway of learning. the higher you climb the wider the horizons Seek also those horizons within yourself so you will feel the warmth of mental peace so you are able to stand humble, yet stand proud. |
22.? Te wehi
| Te Wehi tuatahi, ki to tatou, Kaihanga nāna nei tatou, nāna nei ngā mea katoa. Te pouri, ki ngā mate, kua ngaro (atu rā) ki a koutou,haere, haere atu rā E ngā Reo, ngā Mana, nāu mai ki tēnei here-nga waka e, i roto i te aroha, i raro i te rangimarie, haere mai rā haere mai rā haere mai. Haere mai ra haere mai rā haere mai. |
I acknowledge to our creator, by whom we exist as do all things. The sadness, to our dead, who have passed on, to you farewell, farewell. Prestigious ones, the many voices welcome to this, assembly of waka, (welcome) with aroha, under the mantle of peace, Welcome, welcome welcome. Welcome, welcome. |
