Karakia Kai

Whakapainga enei kai

Whakapainga enei kai
Whakapainga enei kai
E te Ariki,
Amene

Karakia Whakamutunga

E to e te ra
Ka huri ake taku waka
Hoki ana au
Ki te kainga ruruhau
He kainga raukura
Otira e manako ana au
Mo nga rerehau mai ki te kainga kura
Tuarua nei e
Taku whare e
Taku whare tapere
Taku piringa
Taku whare wananga
Tu whakahirahira
Tu mai koe Tane 
Tu tangata hei tunga
Mo nga uri whakatipu
E koia e

Haka

Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā Ā, upane! ka upane! Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!

'Tis death! 'tis death! (or: I may die) ’Tis life! ‘tis life! (or: I may live) ’Tis death! ‘tis death! ’Tis life! ‘tis life! This is the hairy man Who brought the sun and caused it to shine A step upward, another step upward! A step upward, another... the Sun shines!

Tukua ahau

Tukua ahau
Kia haere noa 
Nga puke i mamao
E hotu nei 
E tangi nei 
Te manawa aroha

Haere ra
Haere ra 
Kia tuturu au.
He kupu haria e
Kia mau te aroha.

Let me
go freely
up the hill in the distance
to sigh there
to weep there
with heartfelt love.

Farewell,
Farewell,
I must stay here.
Here's a message to be carried by you
"Grab hold of my love" 

Waiata

Takoto ana au  Ki te mo-enga hurihuri. Tu ake au Titiro ki te atarau. Kei runga ra, Te marama e whiti ana Kei hea a Rona Kei runga ra. Piri ki te taha, Piri ki te ngai-o. Aue, au...e,  Rona e Au - e,

I'm lying in my darkened bedroom and after a while get up to look at the moonlight. It's up there, the risen moon, and there's Rona in the middle holding the calabash, holding the ngaio tree. How sad for Rona! Alas, all alone!

Source: http://folksong.org.nz/rona/

Karakia

Whakataka te hau ki te uru, 
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga. 

Kia mākinakina ki uta, 
Kia mātaratara ki tai. 

E hī ake ana te atākura he tio,
he huka, he hauhu. 

Ti hei Mauri ora! x2

Get ready for the westerly
and be prepared for the southerly. 

It will be icy cold inland, 
and icy cold on the shore.

May the dawn rise red-tipped on ice, 
on snow, on frost.

Join! Gather! Intertwine!

Nau Mai!

Kia ora everyone, and welcome back from your school holidays. I know that you must've had some pretty cool adventures so lets share them together and have a great start to the year.

Matua Layton

2017

A new year and a new beginning!