KETE TORU: A Collection of Maori Songs
24. Haere mai Haere mai, haere mai Haere mai, haere mai E ngā iwi e haere mai Ki runga o te marae Hui mai tātou katoa E hine mā, e tama mā Hapainga tō mana Māori e Kia rewa runga rawa I a ha ha E ngā Iwi e Haere mai haere mai
Welcome Welcome, welcome Welcome, welcome all the tribes welcome onto the courtyard all of us gathered here. Young women, young men uplift your Maori prestige to float on high I a ha ha All the tribes Welcome welcome
25. Tahuri mai
Turn towards
Ka huri taku reo Ka tuku mihi ki te rangi Ka tuku mihi ki te whenua Ki te kaihanga e
I turn to announce A greeting to the sky father A greeting to the earth mother A greeting to the creator
Te karanga o te mātui Tuiā i runga tuiā i raro Tuiā i roto tuiā i waho Tuiā i te here tangata Ka rongo te pō ka rongo te ao Tuituiā te muka tangata
The call of the song bird Bind above bind below Bind inside bind outside Bind together mankind Is echoed day and night Bind together the fabric of man
Pōhiri atu ōu ringaringa Tukuna atu te karanga Kia rangona ko te wairua O te ngākau aroha
Let your arms beckon Let your voice call Feel the spiritual essence Of the heart felt love
E hine e tama E koro e kui ma E te iwi tahuri mai – tahuti mai E te iwi whakapiri mai Whakatata mai Whakakotahi mai
Young girls and boys Elderly men and women Dear people come, welcome Dear people come together Come closer together to be as one
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