Rakau and Poi Waiata.

E Papa Waiari (with rakau)
E auē, ka mate au
E hine, hoki mai rā

E papa waiari
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi
He tuku roimata
E auē, ka mate au
E hine, hoki mai rā

Māku e kaute ō hīkoitanga
Māku e kaute ō hīkoitanga

E auē, ka mate au
E hine, hoki mai rā

Oh, I will surely die

My darling girl, please return to me

My grief overwhelms me
And all I do
And all I do
Is to shed tears relentlessly

Oh, I will surely die
My darling girl, please return to me

I will count your every footstep
I will count your every footstep

Oh, I will surely die

My darling girl, please return to me.

KUA RONGO TAKU POI (with poi)

Kua rongo taku poi

I te reo powhiri

E karanga mai nei e

E karanga iho ana

Ki te motu whanui

Piki mai kake mai ra


No wai te reo

No wai te mana

Ka kitea e au e

Ko te kohe tonu ra

O te kura Oneroa e


Ko te kohe tonu ra

O te kura Oneroa e.


E RERE TAKU POI

E rere taku poi, e rere taku poi

Ki runga (ki runga)


E rere taku poi, e rere taku poi

Ki raro (ki raro)


E rere runga, E rere raro

E rere roto, E rere waho


E rere taku poi, e rere taku poi

Ki runga


Hi  Aue Hi


Fly my poi, fly my poi high

Fly my poi, fly my poi low


Fly upwards and then fly downwards

Fly inwards and then fly outwards


Fly my poi, fly my poi high


WHITI TE MĀRAMA I TE PŌ
Whiti te mārama i te pō
Tiaho iho mai koe
Hei karu mō te mata o te pō (2x)

Tō ana te rā ki te moe e
Tiaho iho mai koe
Hei karu mō te mata o te pō (2x)

Ki te kore koe, te karu o te pō
Pōuri ana taku ara e (2x)

Hoki ana ahau ki te moe e
Tiaho iho mai koe
Hei karu mō te mata o te pō (2x)

Whitiwhiti ana e, te mārama i te pō (2x)

The moon shines in the night
You beam down, the eye of the face of the night
When the sun sets to sleep
You beam down, the eye of the face of the night
Without you the eye of the night
My path is lost
When I turn to sleep
You beam down, the eye of the face of the night
Forever shining, the moon of the night


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