Kete Toru: He Kohinga Waiata Māori / A collection of Māori songs

KETE TORU: A Collection of Maori Songs

46. Ka kimihia Ka kimihia Ka rangahaua Ngā wawata Ngā tūmanako Kia pai taku rapu Mo toku reo Maori

Seek I look for I search out My aspirations My hopes Is to search for My Māori language

Ka maumahara ngā korero No ōku mātua tupuna I runga i te huarahi Ki tōku reo Maori

I recall the spoken words From my forbears On the road to My language

Whakapaua tōu ngākau Ki te whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa Kaua hoki e okioki Ki tōu mātauranga ake I ōu ara katoa Whakaaro ki ai a Māna e whakatika O huarahi, O huarahi

Exhaust your soul To praise god Do not rest Upon your laurels Wherever you go Remember god He will correct Your pathway….

Ka kimihia Ka rangahaua Nga wawata Nga tūmanako Kia pai taku rapu Mō tōku reo Maori

I look for I search out My aspirations My hopes Is to search for My Māori language

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Kete Toru: He Kohinga Waiata Māori / A collection of Māori songs

Published on Sep 21, 2020

PSEC Presbyterian Support East Coast

Waiata is a medium widely used in Māori culture to connect internally and externally, spiritually and physically with people and the environment. It has many forms of expression that permeate through cultural practices that allow Māori to welcome, farewell, acknowledge, express, cleanse, heal, shed, give thanks, share, give, uplift and recover towards health and wellbeing. We acknowledge and give thanks to the composers whose songs feature in this book. We appreciate the beautifully-written thoughts in their compositions. The purpose of this book is to assist you in learning these songs, to uplift your spirit, bring happiness, have fun and entertain yourselves.