Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Toia mai te waka nei

 Toia mai te waka nei

Kumea mai te waka nei
Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai
Tiriti te mana motuhake

Te tangi a te manu e
Pīpī-wha-rau-roa
Kui! Kui! Kui!
Whitiwhiti ora!
Hui e, tāiki e.

Haul this canoe
drag the canoe up here
to its
 resting place;
the Treaty gives us our autonomy.

May the cry of the bird,
the shining cuckoo
- Quee! Quee! Quee! -
signal a change for the better.
Draw together, become intertwined!

Source: https://www.folksong.org.nz/toia_mai_te_waka_nei/

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