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Music: Excerpts from Maimoatia by Pūkana & Whānau feat. Nathaniel Howe, Makaira Berry, Raniera Blake, Puawai Taiapa, Pere Wihongi, Awatea Wihongi, Hoeata Maxwell-Blake, Tawaroa Kawana, Meto Tagivale Schmidt-Peke, Katerama Pou, Te Awhina Kaiwai-Winikau, Mereana Teka. Translated by quibeckquibeck via lyricstranslate.com
for eruthros, who asked for something about Ana learning Te Reo Māori. Thank you to thingswithwings for high-res source!
Also streaming on Vimeo, but the subtitles cover the hard-coded text over there.
MĀORI
Ngā piki, ngā heke
Kaua e wehi, e whakamā
Tukuna kia rere
E hāere tahi ana tātou i te ara o te reo
He tūāoma kē tōu, he tūāoma kē tōkū
Nōu te reo
Nōku te reo
Te hononga ki o tātou tīpuna
Maimoatia e te iwi e
E te iwi e
E te iwi e
[Spoken] Kia ora e te whānau
Tihei mauri ora
Ko Pukehaunui te maunga
Ko te Awakaha te awa
Ko Papatahi te marae
Ko Te Rū i Wehe ai te Rangi te tipuna
Ko Ngāti Wehewehe te hapū
Ko Ngāti Rūrangi te iwi
[Spoken reply] Kia ora
[Sung] Maimoatia e te iwi e
Nōu te reo
ENGLISH
Whether there be ups and downs,
Have no fear, don’t be shy
Let it fly free
We are all travelling the pathway of the language
You are at your stage of the journey, I am at mine
The language is yours
The language is mine
It is what links us to our ancestors
Cherish it one and all
One and all
One and all
[Spoken] Greetings to us all
Let there be life
Pukehaunui is my mountain
Te Awakaha is my river
My marae is Papatahi
My ancestor is Te Rū i Wehe ai te Rangi
Ngāti Wehewehe is my people
Ngāti Rūrangi is my tribe
[Spoken reply] Hello
[Sung] Cherish it one and all
The language is yours