Thursday, 4 September 2025

E ipo

Ki a koe te tau
Āku mihi e.
Ahakoa haere koe ki hea
maku rā koe e whai atu e.
Ko taku aroha
ka ū tonu.

Tēnā rā e hine
huri mai rā ki ahau e tau nei
hei, utanga atu,
e Ipo.

Otirā, e hine,
kua taunga kī tēnei tinana,
aue, ki te aroha
e Ipo.

Source: https://folksong.org.nz/e_ipo/


=======Ā ukurere tangiata =========

C

Ki a koe te tau

         G
Āku mihi e.

                                      C        G
Ahakoa haere koe ki hea

C                            G
maku rā koe e whai atu e.
Ko taku aroha

          C     G       
ka ū tonu.

C      F

Tēnā rā e hine

G                             C
huri mai rā ki ahau e tau nei

Am             G
hei, utanga atu,

   C
e Ipo.

C    F

Otirā, e hine,

G                            C
kua taunga kī tēnei tinana,

Am               G
aue, ki te aroha

   C
e Ipo.

=======Ētahi tangiata anō ===========

Intro – B13 - B11 

E        

Ki a koe te tau 
        F#m-B11- F#m-B11 

Āku mihi e. 
F#m                     B11- B13             E- B11- B13           

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea 
E                        Bm7-E13             A-C#m-F#m        A-C#m-F#m               

Maku rā koe e whai atu e         (E whai atu e) 
B7            B11-B13 

Ko taku aroha 
E             B-A-E     

Ka ū tonu. 

 

(Kōrihi) 

E         A      

Tēnā rā e hine 
F#m                   B11                             E 

huri mai rā ki ahau e tau nei 

F#m                B-A 
hei, utanga atu, 
E                                        B11-B13-E 

e Ipo (e Ipo, e Ipo)  

E                A 

Otirā, e hine, 

F#m                   B11         E-C#7 
kua taunga kī tēnei tinana, 

F#m           B          A 
aue, ki te aroha 

     E-A 
e Ipo. 

A-C#m-F#m-B 

ki te aroha 

     A-C#m-F#m- E 
e Ipo. 

 

Source: https://folksong.org.nz/e_ipo/ 

Lyrics: Nā Ngoi Pewhairangi 

Tune: Popular Indonesian song (Mimpi Yang Sedih) 

Singer: Prince Tui Teka 

Remade: Nā Tawaz rātou ko Hera, ko Mereana  


Sau ia oe lo’u au La’u pele sili O le a ta tete’a ma fa’atofa O le alofa mo oe e le uma (e le uma) Ia fai lea ma vasa i lo ta va Tofa la’u pele Manatua mai lea o ita nei Maligi o o’u loimata I le ao ma le po (i le po)
O se mea faigata o le moe ae mafua i tiga Aue, lo’u fatu e nei a pe

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Samoa


Mua ina a mua

mua ō, mua ō, mua ō x2

Samoa la'u atunu'u pele
e le' galo oe i taimi faigata
Tumau pea lau gagana
fausia pea lou va'a
Fa'amalosi
Manatua pea aso anamua
Fa'aaloalo i tagata matutua
Fa'aavae oe i le Atua
Aua lava e te fo'i i tua
Talofa e Samoa e
Tupulaga fo'i mai

Hamoatanga rirerire
E kore rawa e pāhorehore
Kia mau ki te kupu rōreka
E tākirikiri nei i ngā tau wharewharenga
Kia tū mātā ake te ahi mahara
I whakautahia e ngā kaumātua
Ko te mana nui kei ngā Atua
Hoki mai e kare mā

Fa'a Samoa 
Tele Samoa
O tou tama toa

TALI:
Tu i lunga i lou malosi
Aua e te fefe i le oti
A le Atua e, puipui oe lesu o le leoleo mamoe Fa'amalosi

Mā ngā mana nui e tiaki
Mā rātou e mohimohi

Samoa e

====================Ukurere Chords====================
G-C
Samoa la'u atunu'u pele
e le' galo oe i taimi faigata
     F
Tumau pea lau gagana
fausia pea lou va'a
            C       G
Fa'amalosi
C
Manatua pea aso anamua
Fa'aaloalo i tagata matutua
         F
Fa'aavae oe i le Atua
Aua lava e te fo'i i tua
           C            G
Talofa e Samoa e
                      F       C
Tupulaga fo'i mai

C
Hamoatanga rirerire
E kore rawa e pāhorehore
         F
Kia mau ki te kupu rōreka
                                       C
E tākirikiri nei i ngā tauwharewharenga

Kia tū mātā ake te ahi mahara
I whakautahia e ngā kaumātua
           F
Ko te mana nui kei ngā Atua
Hoki mai e kare mā
        C
Fa'a Samoa
        G 
Tele Samoa
                   F     C
O tou tama toa

TALI:
        F                    DM
Tu i lunga i lou malosi
               C          AM
Aua e te fefe i le oti
F                                    G                                          C
A le Atua e, puipui oe lesu o le leoleo mamoe Fa'amalosi
              F
Mā ngā mana nui e tiaki
         G
Mā rātou e mohimohi
           C
Samoa e






Thursday, 17 July 2025

Ka Pioioi

 

Ka pīoioi1 e

Tohu aroha haukāinga

E hoki mai rā

Kia kite atu i tō iwi e.

E rotarota2 ana

E katakata ana mai rā.

Pūkana3 whētero4 mai

I te ihi5 ā ō mātua.6

Kia kite atu ano

I tō ataahua ai kanapa7

Pupuhi ai e te hau8

Kapohia āku roimata.

Ka pīoioi he

tohu aroha haukāinga.9


This swaying dance
shows the love of your home-town people.

You've
 come back home,
to see your people.

There is gesturing and
laughing with joy at your return,

Eyes popping and tongues thrusting
from the energy of those performing.

I see again
your beauty gleaming there
caressed by the wind,
and my tears are snatched away.

This fluttering dance
shows your home-town people's love.

Source: https://www.folksong.org.nz/ka_pioioi/index.html

Sunday, 29 June 2025

Nā Rongo, Nā Tāne, Nā Rehua

 

Karanga, Karanga

Karanga, Karanga

Ki a Ranginui e tū iho nei

Karanga, Karanga

Kia Papatūānuku e takoto nei

Kia rarau, ngā tapuwae a tangata

He putanga ariki

He putanga tauira

Kia hora pai ai te ara kupu matua

aaa....

Nā Rongo, Nā Tāne, Nā Rehua

Kia puta ki ngā hau tapu

A Tāwhirimātea ki te whaiao

Ki te ao marama

E Rongo kia whakairihia ki runga, hai!

Tūturu owhiti, whakamaua kia tina

Haumi e

Hui e

Tāiki e

 

(Taki) A#7-A#-A#7

                D#maj7

Karanga, Karanga

                       Fm7         A#7

Ki a Ranginui e tū iho nei

                 D#maj7

Karanga, Karanga

                               Fm7         A#7

Kia Papatūānuku e takoto nei

           D#maj7 A#m7      D#7 G# G#m7

Kia rarau, ngā tapuwae a tangata

D#maj7       A#m7      

He putanga ariki

D#7 G#         C#m7

He putanga tauira

Fm7         Gm7  Fm7-A#7          D#maj7-B-B7

Kia hora pai ai te ara kupu matua

aaa....

Emaj7         F#m- B7  Emaj7-Bm7

Nā Rongo, Nā Tāne, Nā Rehua

E7           A                    D7

Kia puta ki ngā hau tapu

F#m7        G#m    F#m7

A Tāwhirimātea ki te whaiao

G#m

Ki te ao marama

C                               D               E

E Rongo kia whakairihia ki runga, hai!

F#m7   G#m

Tūturu owhiti, whakamaua kia tina

F#m7

Haumi e

B

Hui e

Emaj7-Am7-Emaj7-Am7

Tāiki e

Friday, 27 June 2025

Matariki


Manawa maiea, Matariki e

Manawa maiea te ariki o te rangi e

Manawa maiea te matahi o te tau

Manawatia, Matariki e, Matariki e, Matariki


A#7            D#maj7- A#m7

Manawa maiea

D# G#

Matariki e

A#7          D#maj7- A#m7  D#        G#-C#7

Manawa maiea te ariki o te rangi e

                D#maj7- A#m7  D# G#-C#7

Manawa maiea te matahi o te tau

D#maj7-Cm7-Fm7-A#7 D#maj7-Cm7-Fm7-A#7

Manawatia, Matariki e, Matariki e,

D#maj7-Cm7-Fm7-A#7–D#-B7

Matariki

 

                Emaj7- Bm7

Manawa maiea

E       A

Matariki e

B7          Emaj7- Bm7      E       A      D7

Manawa maiea te ariki o te rangi e

                Emaj7- Bm7      E       A  D7

Manawa maiea te matahi o te tau

Emaj7-C#m7-F#m7-B7 Emaj7-C#m7-F#m7-B7

Manawatia, Matariki e, Matariki e,

Emaj7-C#m7-F#m7-B7

Matariki


===========Ukulele===============

G             C.   G. C           F

Manawa maiea, Matariki e

G             C.   G. C           F        Bb

Manawa maiea te ariki o te rangi e

G             C.   G. C           F        Bb

Manawa maiea te matahi o te tau
C-Am-F-G.   
C-Am-F-G   C-Am-F-G.  C-Am-F-G

Manawatia, Matariki e, Matariki e, Matariki

Thursday, 5 June 2025

Te Waka o Rangi

 I te tauihu o te Waka o Rangi, ko Matariki

Ko Pohutakawa te tamāhine, te kaikawe o ngā mate

E rere ana Taramainuku, te kaihoutu

O te Waka o Rangi ki te kohi ngā apahau waiho e...i

I te kupenga tātai tuarangi nui

Ka whakapuputia rātou i te rua, he rua parauri, he pōkē, he wheuri

E taria e....i

I te whitinga o te rā, ko Matatahi

Ka ruirui i ngā mate ki te uma o Rangi

Kua whetūrangitia rātou, he Ikaroa, he huarahi

Me mihi ki ngā mana kei tua o te pae o maumahara, hei ha! Mānawatia Matariki mā Puanga

Te Matariki

He waiata nā Te Anatipa (Morvin) Simon

Te Matariki

E tū kōhikohiko mai ana i te rangi, i runga

Te Matariki

Koia nei ko te tīmatatanga o te tau Māori

Te Matariki

E whakaatuhia mai rā kia whakatōkia te kūmara

Mihia ngā whetū me ngā hua korero

(Te Matariki, koia nei ko te tīmatatanga o te tau Māori)


Kia hiwa rā

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā

E ngā iwi o te motu e 

Ka tutū iho rā te puehu

Ki runga i te whenua


Kei whea rā te huarahi

Me ngā rere o te wā 

Kei whea rā te otinga

Mō te rangatahi e


Ka haere tāua ki Te Kupenga

Ki te rapu mātauranga e

Hei rākau mō taku iwi

Kia rite taku moemoea


Tuatahi ko te ara

o te Matua i te Rangi e

Tuarua, ko te taura

Hei here i te tangata