Think of your favourite song. Share the name of the song, the name of the person who wrote the song and the lyrics from the song on your blog. You must type the lyrics not cut and paste them in order to earn full points for the activity.
Aotearoa (Maori)
Singers:Stan Walker, Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, Troy Kingi
Songwriters: Vincent Harder, Troy Kingi, Stan Wallker
Lyrics:
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
Ko au to maunga, tu tonu
Ko te moana pari mai koe
ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tatau ano taua
No te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei
Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tatou
He mana tuku iho mai ano
Whenua haumako
Wairua ora
Whaia to ara
Ki te mutunga
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
He korero to te whenua, heke mai ki a tatou
He toa au mona e oke nei e
E kore au e hinga
He uri no te roimata
Te toto o nga tupuna
E kore au e wehi e
Kia kaha tatou ki tau i pai ai
Whakatinana, kaua e ngutu noa
Whenua haumako, wairua ora
Whaia to ara ki te mutunga
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
E Ihowa atua
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarongona
Me Aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Aotearoa (Maori)
Singers:Stan Walker, Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, Troy Kingi
Songwriters: Vincent Harder, Troy Kingi, Stan Wallker
Lyrics:
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
Ko au to maunga, tu tonu
Ko te moana pari mai koe
ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tatau ano taua
No te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei
Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tatou
He mana tuku iho mai ano
Whenua haumako
Wairua ora
Whaia to ara
Ki te mutunga
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
He korero to te whenua, heke mai ki a tatou
He toa au mona e oke nei e
E kore au e hinga
He uri no te roimata
Te toto o nga tupuna
E kore au e wehi e
Kia kaha tatou ki tau i pai ai
Whakatinana, kaua e ngutu noa
Whenua haumako, wairua ora
Whaia to ara ki te mutunga
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
E Ihowa atua
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarongona
Me Aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau to atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
No tawhiti, no tata
No te whenua o te Atua tatou
Ahakoa no hea mai koe
Ka whawhai tonu matou mou
Singers: Stan Walker, Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, Troy Kingi
Songwriters: Vincent Harder, Troy Kingi, Stan Walker
Songwriters: Vincent Harder, Troy Kingi, Stan Walker
Lyrics:
No matter if you're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
I am the mountain you are the sea
Flowing toward me
You are the river that runs through me
I am her she is me
Created from dust and sand
Born to lead this land
Where we come from we were meant to be strong
Our legacy will carry on...
And if a piece of home resonates in your soul
Your journey will take you where you belong
No matter if you're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
The heritage of this land is deep
We are its legacy...
I am her warrior
I fight for thee
We have the victory
Born from blood and tears i am stronger than fear
We strive to move our destiny
We practice more then what we preach
And if a piece of home resonates in your soul
Your journey will take you where you belong
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
E ihowa atua
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarongona
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau to atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if your're near of far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if you're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
I am the mountain you are the sea
Flowing toward me
You are the river that runs through me
I am her she is me
Created from dust and sand
Born to lead this land
Where we come from we were meant to be strong
Our legacy will carry on...
And if a piece of home resonates in your soul
Your journey will take you where you belong
No matter if you're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
The heritage of this land is deep
We are its legacy...
I am her warrior
I fight for thee
We have the victory
Born from blood and tears i am stronger than fear
We strive to move our destiny
We practice more then what we preach
And if a piece of home resonates in your soul
Your journey will take you where you belong
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
E ihowa atua
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarongona
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau to atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if your're near of far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
No matter if your're near or far
We come from the land of God
No matter where you belong
We fight for your freedom
Hi Toe’umu,
ReplyDeleteGreat work on this post! Outstanding! I love you have included the lyrics in both Maori and English. This is an awesome song that shows off New Zealand’s beauty! This would be a cool song to sing at a school assembly or even Kapa Haka! What do you reckon?
I’m curious, do you know who wrote this song? Maybe you could include the songwriters name too beside the singers.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Cadence
Hi Cadence,
ReplyDeleteThanks, i have edited my post and put the song writer. I think it would be cool to sing this song in our assembly.
Toeumu
Kia ora Toe'umu,
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome song choice. I really like how you have included videos to both the Maori and English version. I have never heard the English version to 'Aoteaora' before, so it is awesome listening to the song while I write this comment. What is it about the song 'Aotearoa' that you like? I love that Stan, Ria, Troy, Maisey, and Vincent have put together a song in Te Reo Maori that has a catchy pop like tune. This song has me grooving every time I hear it. Does it make you dance too?
Have an awesome day Toe'umu,
Megan :)
Hi there Megan,
DeleteThanks for the comment Megan. Yeah you are like me it sometimes makes me dance. I like this song because i like that it is a NZ song, I like the tune and it makes me want to sing too. Thanks again for the comment Megan.
Toeumu