Te Ahu a Turanga

Whakarongo (A tihei mauri ora) Whakarongo (A tihei mauri ora) Ko wai tenei e haruru nei (hi hi hi ha) Ko te Ahu a Turanga Rukuhia te moana Waiho ko te huka o te tai Papatu ana (Papatu ana) Nga mana (Nga mana) Rurutu te moana (kia mau hi kia toa) Kia mau (Kia Mau) Kia toa (Kia tua) E piki (E Piki) Ki runga (Ki runga) E haruru ana (haruru ana) Te Ahu, Te Ahu A Turanga

Ka poipoia ahau

Ka poipoia ahau

E te po marino e He korowai o te Atua Taku whare okioki

Tera nga whetu korikoriko Te marama taiahoaho Hei hoa moku i te poho Taku whare okioki

He kapua i te Ikaroa Moku mo aku takahanga Hei hoa moku i te poho Taku whare okioki

Let me be nurtured

By the calm eveningThe cloak of the CreatorTo my place of restThe twinkling starsThe shimmering moonThat accompanies meTo my place of restA cloud in the Milky Way For my despair That accompanies meTo my place of restA cloud in the Milky WayFor my despair That accompanies me To my place of restThat accompanies meTo my place of rest
Ko Rob Ruha te kaitito o te waiata nei

Tiaho Mai Ra

C                 Am

Tiaho mai rā

             F           G
Te whetu o te ata

         C     Am
Kopu i te ao,

       F              G
Pareārau i te pō.

       F
Ka tū te ao mārama¹
     C      Am

he ao hara.²
     F                      G          C-Am

Tū mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,

      C                      G        C
Tū mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,

F                  G

E kore te aroha,

    C            Am
E kaupare noa

        F                G            C-Am

Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau.

          F              G            C
Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau.

Tiaho mai rā
Te whetu o te ata
Kopu i te ao,
Pareārau i te pō.
Ka tū te ao mārama
he ao hara
Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,
Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau.

Shining over there
Is the morning star
Venus in the dawn,
Saturn in the night.
The world of light rises
Above a world left behind.
You rise up there as a sign to me 
You rise up there as a sign to me... 

...that love does not
Randomly turn away.
Come back to me my darling
Come back to me my darling

Shining over there
Is the morning star
Venus in the dawn,
Saturn in the night.
The world of light rises
Above a world left behind
You rise up there as a sign to me 
You rise up there as a sign to me. 

Credit: http://folksong.org.nz/tiaho_mai_ra/index.html

Production Dance

Paikea

Uia mai koia, 1 whakahuatia ake; Ko wai te whare nei e? Ko Te Kani / Ko Rangi / Whitireia!2 Ko wai te tekoteko kei runga? Ko Paikea! Ko Paikea! 3		Ask and you will be told; What is the name of this house? It is Te Kani / It is Rangi / Whitireia! Who is the carved figure above? It is Paikea! It is Paikea!
Whakakau Paikea. Hei! Whakakau he tipua. Hei! Whakakau he taniwha. Hei! Ka ū Paikea ki Ahuahu. Pakia! 4		Paikea emerges. Hey! A wizard emerges. Hey! A deep-water prodigy is wading ashore. Hey! Paikea lands at Ahuahu. Slap!
Kei te whitia koe ko Kahutia-te-rangi. Aue! 5 Me ai tō ure ki6 te tamahine 7 a Te Whironui - aue! 8 - nāna i noho te Roto-o-tahe. 9		Your identity is entwined with Kahutia-te-rangi. Amazing! You were intimate with the daughter of Te Whironui - really!- who settled at the Lake-of-woman's-blood.
Aue! Aue! He koruru koe, koro e.		Alas! Alas! You are now a figurehead, old one. Source: http://folksong.org.nz/paikea/

Tenei au, Tenei au

Tauparapara
Chant

Tenei au, tenei au
Ko te hokai nei i taku tapuwae
Ko te hokai-nuku
Ko te hokai-rangi
Ko te hokai o to tipuna
A Tane-nui-a-rangi
I pikitia ai
Ki te Rangi-tuhaha
Ki Tihi-o-manono
I rokohina atu ra
Ko Io-Matua-Kore anake
I riro iho ai
Nga Kete o te Wananga
ko te Kete Tuauri
ko te Kete Tuatea
ko te Kete Aronui
Ka tiritiria, ka poupoua
Ki a Papatuanuku
Ka puta te Ira-tangata
Ki te whai-ao
Ki te Ao-marama

Tihei mauri ora!

Here am I, here am I
here am I swiftly moving by
the power of my karakia for swift movement
Swiftly moving over the earth
Swiftly moving through the heavens
the swift movement of your ancestor
Tane-nui-a-rangi
who climbed up
to the isolated realms
to the summit of Manono
and there found
Io-the-Parentless alone
He brought back down
the Baskets of Knowledge
the Basket called Tuauri
the Basket called Tuatea
the Basket called Aronui.
Portioned out, planted
in Mother Earth
the life principle of humankind
comes forth into the dawn
into the world of light

I sneeze, there is life!

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Knowledge Baskets Legend

When Tāne decided to climb up to the heavens to seek the baskets of knowledge for mankind, his brother Whiro was angry. Whiro thought he had more right to the baskets than Tāne, because he was the elder brother.

The two brothers struggled for power, but it was Tāne who was favoured by Io, the supreme power, so Tāne was allowed to ascend the twelve heavens.

His task was made more difficult by Whiro who sent plagues of insects, reptiles and carrion-eating birds to attack Tāne.

But Tāne, with the aid of the winds, was able to proceed until he reached the summit of all the heavens.

Here, at Toi-ō-ngā-rangi, he was welcomed by Io and received the three baskets of knowledge and the two sacred stones.
The baskets, or kete were –

The kete-aronui which held all the knowledge that could help mankind

The kete-tuauri which held the knowledge of ritual, memory and prayer

and the kete-tuatea which contained knowledge of evil or makutu, which was harmful to mankind.

The stones, or whatukura held the power of knowledge and added mana to the teaching of knowledge.

On his return journey, Tāne was again attacked by Whiro and his allies, the birds and insects. Tāne would have been defeated if the winds had not once more, come to his rescue. The winds blew the birds and insects back down to earth where they remain today.

When Tāne finally reached earth again he placed the baskets and stones in a special house of knowledge – whare kura, which he had built before his journey to the heavens.

Whiro was back on earth too, and he demanded that he should be the one to take care of the treasures.

But Tāne and his supporters refused Whiro’s demands and Whiro was eventually banished to the underworld where he still lives, and continually tries to cause trouble for gods and mankind.

Tane-te-wānanga-ā-rangi (Tāne, bringer of knowledge from the sky) was left to maintain order on earth.

Na Tane

Na tane i piki ake ki te toi ahurewa   

Ki tiki i nga kete o te matauranga

Ko te kete tuauri  
Ko te kete tuatea

Ko te kete aronui 
Katahi ka hora ki te ao kikokiko

Ki te ao hurihuri
Ki o tatou tipuna

Ka hao te taura herenga tangata

O te kura o Ara Raki e

O te kura o Ara Raki e

O te tima o Roimata Toroa

He Kakano

C-F-G-E-Am-G-F-C

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

C

He kakano ahau

A# G C

I ruia mai i Rangiatea (atea ... atea) Rangiatea 

A#

E kore au e ngaro

F C

He kakano mai i Rangiatea

A#

Mai i nga tipuna  

F           

Nga Rangatira

C

He kakano ahau

F

Ki hea ra au e hitekiteki ana

C

Ka mau tonu i ahau aku tikanga

F

Toku reo toku ohooho

C

toku reo toku mapihi maurea

G

Taku whakakai marihi

F

He reo rangatira

  C

He rakai ataahua

Ka tu ana ahau

Kia uhia au e oku tipuna (tipuna, tipuna) oku tipuna 

Ka tu kaha tonu ahau

Kia kite koutou i toku mana

He mana taua no onamata

He morehu ahau

C-F-G-E-Am-G-F-C

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa 

He kakano ahau

Respect

Jingle Bells Kiwi Style

Kotiro Maori e

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.	Maori lass, my gay ribbon, your hair is like the ripples of the tide a topknot of huia feathers an aristocratic symbol Rongomaiwahine of Nukutaurua.
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	Your beauty is known throughout the land then the whisper reaches even to Kahungunu. Who is the woman who breaks so many hearts? It is Rongomaiwahine of Nukutaurua.
Piki ake, kake ake 1 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.	He travels up the coast to Mahia peninsula and sees his desire. Oh yes! Oh Rongomai! Come young man, dive for the paua belonging to Tangaroa as a gift for Rongomaiwahine of Nukutaurua.
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.	Kahungunu has the gift, of being a trickster. It was the paua that defeated you Rongomai. Come young lady Let us two travel to Maramatea of Nukutaurua.