Wednesday 31 May 2017

Matariki (Bracket)

C                  AM       F                            G
Tui, tui, tui, tui, tui
Tui, tui, tui, tui, tui
Taumata whakatangihanga
Koauaua tamatea

Hou mai tawhiti uri haea turi pukaka
Piki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua
Ki tana tahu

C                  AM       F                            G
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Beat
C                  AM      
Life could be a dream
F            G
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Every time I look at you
Somethin' is on my mind
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine!
C                  AM      
Life could be a dream
F            G
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
C                  AM       F                            G
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
            C        F       G
Ko te aroha anō he wai
    C        F    G
E pupū ake ana 
       C        F       G          C
He awa e māpuna mai ana 
           F          G          C
I roto i te whatū-manawa (x2)

C                     F        G
Ko tona matapuna he hōhonu
        C         F    G
Ā ina ia ka rere anō (x2)

F          C
He tai timu 
F          C
He tai pari
          F  G
He tai ope
         F G
He tai roa 
          C  F  G
He tai nui

C                       G                                        F
Ka tu, ka tu taku kuru hauhunga ko te kura ara raki tu 
          C
tonu e!
                                 F                                          C
Ka noho au ki te poho o te Kura Araraki nei e                 
                                  F                                     C
Matauranga ko te kaupapa kimi ai tatou e
 F                                                                                   C
Ko te pou tuatahi ka Whakaute ra tetahi i tetahi e
 F                                                                                C
Tuarua whai ake ki te Hiranga, taumata ke atu e
 G                                               F                    C
Tuatoru Ngawaritia nga rerenga ketanga e
                       F                                         C
Tuawha kia tipu te Hinengaro Auaha e
                       F                                               C
Tuarima kia Pono, ka tu whakawhirinaki e
 F                                                                                         C
Koia ra nga pouwhare, ture o tauira, me nga kaiako e
F                                                                                       C
Kia korowaitia te kohikohinga, hei whanau kotahi e
 G                                             F                    C
“Akongia mo Apopo” tama ma, kohine ma
G                                               F                    C

“Akongia mo Apopo” tama ma, kohine ma

C                                F
Waiti, waita, waipunarangi
           G                                           C
Tipuanuku, tipuarangi, ururangi e
                                      F
Koinei nga tamariki o Matariki
G                                                 C
Nga whetu e piatata i te rangi e

Thursday 25 May 2017

Kapa o Pango



Taringa whakarongo!
Kia rite! Kia rite! Kia mau!
Hi!

Ki-a whaka-whenua au i a-hau! 1
Hi! Au-e, Hi! 
Ko Aotearoa e ngu-ngu-ru nei! 2
Au, Au, Au-ë Ha!
Ko kapa o pango e ngu-ngu-ru nei!
Au, Au, Au-ë Ha!
I ahaha!3
Ka tū te ihi-ihi 4
Ka tū te wana-wana.
Ki runga ki te rangi 5
E tū iho nei
E tū iho nei. Hi!

Ponga rä! 
6
Kapa o Pango,
Au-e, Hi!

Ponga rä!
Kapa o Pango,
Au-ë, Hi!
HA!!!
   Listen up now!
Get ready! Line up! Hold fast! 

Let me be one with the land!

New Zealand is rumbling here!

The team in black is rumbling here!


Face up to the fear
Fight the terror
To the sky above
Fight up there,
high up there. Yeah!

Our shadows fall!
Team in Black!
Yeah!

Silver Fern!
Team in Black!
Yeah!
HAHH!

Sunday 21 May 2017

Ko Ruahine

Ko Ruahine te maunga
Ko Oroua te awa
Ko Ngati Kauwhata te iwi, Aue!
Ko Tainui te waka
Nga Marae e takato nei
Nga kupu pupuritia
Tihei Mauriora (x2)



Tai aroha



Ko te aroha anō he wai
E pupū ake ana
He awa e māpuna mai ana
I roto i te whatū-manawa (x2)

Ko tona matapuna he hōhonu
Ā ina ia ka rere anō (x2)

He tai timu
He tai pari
He tai ope
He tai ora
He tai nui
Love is like water
continually bubbling up
a river that will keep flowing
from within the very seat of the emotions.

From a very deep source
it will keep on rising

an ebb tide
an incoming tide
a forceful tide
a living tide
a full tide.

Ka waiata



Ka waiata ki a Maria
Hine i whakaae
Whakameatia mai
Te whare tangata.

Hine pūrotu
Hine ngākau
Hine rangimārie

Ko Te Whaea
Ko te whaea
O te ao

Let us sing to Mary,
The girl who said "Yes
let it be as you say, 
that I become
the house of mankind." 

A simple girl
A strong-hearted girl
A quiet girl.

The Mother of Jesus,
and the mother
of the whole world

Wednesday 3 May 2017

E rere taku poi



E rere taku poi
E rere taku poi
Ki runga, ki runga

E rere taku poi
E rere taku poi
Ki raro, ki raro

E rere runga
E rere raro
E rere roto, e rere waho

E rere taku poi
E rere taku poi
Ki runga, ki runga

Tuesday 2 May 2017

Karakia hou


E to matou Matuai te rangi
Kia tapu2 tou Ingoa3
Kia tae mai tou rangatira-tanga4.

Kia meatia5 tau e pai ai
ki runga ki te whenua,
kia rite ano ki to te rangi.
Our Parent in the spirit world
Sacred is your Name
Bring us Your Chiefly rule;

May it happen in the way that is to You, good;
may it happen on earth
in the same way as in spirit world.
Homai ki a matou aianei
he taro6 ma matou mo tenei ra.

Murua7 o matou hara

Me matou hoki e muru nei
i o te hunga8 e hara ana ki a matou.

Aua hoki matou e kawea kia whaka-waia;9
Give us now
the food we need this day.
.
Strip us of our sins;

Give us back what we have lost;
so that we, the slaves of sin, may be with you again. 

Do not lead us into temptation;
Engari whaka-orangia10 matou, i te kino:

Nou hoki te rangatira-tanga,
te kaha,
me te kororia,

Ake, ake, ake.
Amine.