Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana (2023)




Intro: G-C-G-C

G      C

E Ihowa

D                         G

Tapu rawa tō Ingoa

Em                     C

Anei mātou ngā mōrehu

F                          D

E whakamoemiti nei

G         C  D                          G

Homai rā he taro mō te wairua

      Em           C                    F                    D    

Ko piki ora, piki te kaha, me te maramatanga

G                        C   Am

Kia piri mai e Ihowa ki tō iwi mōrehu

     D

E inoi atu nei

G                             C

Arahina mātou e Ihowa

Am                     D

Ki roto ki tō aroha

G

Ataahua

G                    C

Ko koe rā e Ihowa

D                    G

To mātou piringa

Em

Ko koe te Ārepa 

C

Ko koe te Omega

F                D

Ka puta, ka ora

Em                                                    C

Horohia mai he mārmatanga ki te whenua

G                                                D

Kia rongo i ake i te kaha o to korōria

Em                                                    C

E tū whakaiti ana mātou ki te whakamoemiti


        F               D                     

Hohana, Hariruia!


Kia piri mai e Ihowa ki tō iwi mōrehu

E inoi atu nei

Arahina mātou e Ihowa

Ki roto ki tō aroha (x2)

Ataahua



Monday, 9 March 2026

Kia mahea ngaa ara ki te oranga

Kia mahea ngaa ara ki te oranga 

Kia whakina ngaa hua o te tika, o te pono, te pono. 

Me te tumanako ki te atua, te aroha.  

E Ihu maaturu mai ana 

Kia tapuu too ingoa 

Tukua mai raa he maaramatanga e 

Kia Whakamoemiti ki a koe! 

Kia mahea ngaa ara ki te oranga 

Kia whakina ngaa hua o te tika, o te pono, te pono. 

Me te tumanako ki te atua, te aroha.  

Friday, 6 March 2026

Te Wharekura o Maunurewa (Waiata Tira)

 


D-Bm-G-A

Hauāwhiowhio,

Tāniwhaniwha te moana.

Tohua a mai rā, i te parekura.

Pupū ake ana, te wairua matapoporehia.

Te tangi a Papa te haumatakataka.

Hūkerikeri ana, kawea mai te ua marangai.

Te tangi a Rangi, ki tōna ūkaipo.

Ka whakairohia i ngā arahou,

Ki runga ki te whenua.

Te tangi a Papa te haumatakataka.

E kore e hē ana,

taku manawa te aroha

ngā tau taunga, kua ngāro atu

Ka whakairohia i ngā arahou,

Ki runga ki te whenua.

Te tangi a Papa te haumatakataka.


(Original Tune: Love will Keep us alive by the Eagles and repopularised by Maoli)
Sung in memory of all those that suffered in cyclone Gabrielle, 2023.

Tū ngatahi Tū - Te Puku o te Ika (Waiata Tira) 2014

 


D-A-Bm-G

Kua horo te papa tūnohopu

Kua horo te whakatōhea

Kua horo te whatumanawa

Kua horo auē

He aha i pēra ai [auē taukuri]

He aha i pēra ai [patuki tahi te manawa ora]

Te wehi o te whenua

Te apū o te moana

He whenua taurikura

He hihiri wairua

Patuki tahi nei te manawa o te Atua

ō tāngata ora manawa ora

Tō reo te ata e pai nei

Tō reo te tai e timu nei a

Te mōkoarea

Koutou e hau kura nei ki te ngia

o te Ika roa [whetūki]

Ki te uma o Ranginui

Patuki tahi nei te manawa o te Atua

ō tāngata ora manawa ora

ō tāngata ora manawa ora

Patuki tahi ngā manawa

Manawa ora e

Manawa ora e


Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Aue te ngawari!

 

Kōrihi

Aue te ngāwari

Tēnei ko te aroha

Na, ka kimi ka kokiritia e tāua

Te tūhonotanga o

Te pō whakareka 

Ka ao ka mārena

Tāia te wā, kite i

Te ngāwari o te aroha i a ahau

Chorus

Cause I make it easy

To fall in love

So come give me a call

And we’ll fall into us

I’m the perfect mix of, Saturday night and the rest of your life

Anyone with a heart would agree

It’s so easy 

To fall in love with me

Enua Manea


Enua Manea 

Te vai nei, Ka vai ra

Manakonako anga ia naku i te ao e 

Te iriri o te po, maiata e tu mai nei

Mei te moemoea, te ara ua nei 

Marau rupe te tiare tanumia i te pae kainga, Rarotonga e! 

Taku i akaruke mai te aro'a e te tangi
I roto i te au o, tuaivi, te au maunga, Rarotonga e

Toku roimata e ta'e nei

To taua ngutuare enua

Aue Rarotonga



Translation


Beautiful island

It is still here and will always be here  

Im always thinking and yearning of you wherever I am in the world

The beauty of the night, I am awake yet I am dreaming

Beautiful and lush flowers planted near my home - that's you Rarotonga 

I left you with sadness and tears in my heart

Oh my Rarotonga




source: https://lyricsondemand.com/eric_lee_group/enua_manea