Artist: | Maori - Te Arawa (English) |
User: | ette4eva |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
This song is sung in several versions. Toby Rikihana writes in his book that
"Te Arawa" is the original version. It commemorates the visit of the children from Omaio School, near Opotiki, to Whaka-rewa-rewa Maori School at Rotorua in the early stages of World War Two.
KAEA- LEADER
C
[Name of the group]
F C
e karanga e te iwi e
KAEA: Kua eke mai nei
Kua eke mai nei
G7 C
ki runga te marae e
KAEA: Mauria mai
Mauria mai ra
F C
e nga mate o te motu e
KAEA: Me nga tini roimata
Me nga tini roimata
G7 C
e maringi whanui e
C7
KAEA: Ara!Titiro e nga iwi!
F
Titiro e nga iwi
C [pause]
e nga mahi o te motu
- - - - - G
E hora atu nei e
G7
KAEA:A! Ru ana te whenua!
C
Ru ana te whenua,
F C
whatiwhati te moana
KAEA: Aue te aroha
Aue te aroha
G7 C
te mamae i ahau e.
KAEA: Aue te aroha
Aue te aroha
G7 C
te mamae i ahau e.
Ru ana te whenua! whatiwhati. Hei!