KAHUNGUNU MARAE
Waiata
Composed by: Walter Smith
Beneath the Maori moon, On a silvery night in June,
Where we told love sweet story,
Beside the weeping willow tree
Night birds are crooning,
Their sweet and chanting melody,
Where the roses bloom,
There will be a wedding soon,
Beside the southern sea, she's waiting there for me
Neath the Maori moon.
Ko te marama hou, E tiaho iho nei,
Ka korero taua, raro i te rakau e,
Tangi nga manu, te waiata aroha.
Ara nga puawai, he marena akuanei,
Kei te moana roa, e tatari ana koe,
Te marama Maori.
Recorded by All Black great George Nepia in England in 1936
Composed by: Pixie Williams
Blue smoke goes drifting by, Into the deep blue sky,
And when I think of home I sadly sigh.
Oh I can see you there with loving tears in your eyes
As we fondly say our last goodbyes.
And as I sailed away with a longing to stay,
I promise to be true and to love only you,
Blue smoke goes drifting by into the deep blue sky,
My memories of you will never die.
Composer: Traditional
E pari ra
Nga tai ki te akau
E hotu ra, ko taku manawa
Aue, haria mai
Te aroha ki ahau
Te iwi e, he ngakau tangi noa
Tena ra, tahuri mai
E te tau, te aroha
Tenei ra ahau te tangi nei
Mohou kua wehea nei
Haere ra mahara mai
E te tau kia mau ki au
Haere ra ka tuturu ahau
Haere ra
Haere ra e tama
Haere ra
Haria ra te aroha i ahau
Aue! Me tangi noa
Ahau ki muri nei
Te iwi e, he ngakau tangi noa
Tena ra (etc)
E pari ra · Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Maori Music Group/Abbey Road Ensemble/Paraire Tomoana · Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Song by Dave Henare
E te Tamaiti, a te Atua - Son of the Father
Matua ora Ariki nui - Father of life, great Lord.
Titiro mai ra, e te Atua - Look forth o God
Nga mamae tonu - at all our pain
Nga pouri nui - and sadness.
Kaua e huri - Turn not away
Me homai ra Koe - but give unto us
He huarahi oranga e - a pathway to life.
Anei ra matou, o tamariki - Here we are, your children
E inoi atu, to ingoa tapu - who pray to your holy name.
Homai ra e koe - You give unto us
Te whakapono, wairua tapu - faith, holy spirit
Whakaro pai - and noble thoughts.
No reira ra e - Therefore,
Te Ariki nui - Great Lord
Titiro mai ra, aroha mai - Look forth, show compassion
E te Tamaiti, a te Atua - Son of the Father
Matua ora Ariki nui - Father of life, great Lord.
Composed by: Piripi Cope (Ngāpuhi)
Rimurimu, tere, tere
E rere ki to moana
E rere ana ki te ripo i waho e
Tirohia i waho ra
E marino ana e
Kei roto i ahau
E marangai ana e
Kei te do te huka
I runga o nga hiwi
Kei te moe koromeke
Te wairua e
Rite tonu to hanga
Ki te tirairaka e
Waihoki to hanga
Te wairangi e
Composed by T. Taurima
Kōtiro Māori e, taku ripene pai
O makawe hoki nga ngaru ate tai
Ko te pare huia
He tohu rangatira e
Ko Rongomaiwahine
O Nukutaurua e
Rongongia tō ataahua
E te whenua katoa
Tae atu te kohimuhimu
Ki a Kahungunu e
Ko wai te wahine e
Whakakapakapa te manawanui?
Ko Rongomaiwahine
O Nukutaurua e
Piki ake, kake ake
Ki Te Mahia e
Ka kite tana hiahia
Aue Ko Rongomai e.
Haere mai e tama rukuhia
Nga pāua a Tangaroa nei
Ma Rongomaiwahine
O Nukutaurua e.
Nāhau rā Kahungunu
Tangata whakanene
Na te pāua
I raru ana koe Rongomai e
Maranga mai e hine
Ka haere tāua e
Ki Maramatea
O Nukutaurua e.
