NZ History
PŌKAREKARE ANA
Pōkarekare ana
Na Wai o Rotorua
Whiti atu koe e Hina
Marino ana e
E Hine e
Hoki mai ra
Ka mate ahau
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I te aroha e
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Why does love do this to me?
Mā is white
Whero is red
Kakariki green
Pango is black, Mangu is too
A E I O U
Kowhai yellow
Parauri is Brown
Kikorangi is blue
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A E I O U
Karakaraka is our orange
Tapa reireia tapa
Konunua tapa
Tapa konunua koe ana tukua
Tapa reia tapa
Konunua tapa
Konunua koe ana tukua
Ka hao i runga
Ka hao i raro
Ka hao i te manawa
Taku taanga manawa
First place to see the sun
Te Tairāwhiti is always on
Best be ready for the time of your life
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Cruising down to Highway 35
TŪTIRA MAI NGA IWI
Tūtira mai ngā iwi
Tātou tātou e
Tūtira mai ngā iwi
Tātou tātou e
Whai a te maramatanga
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Me te aroha e nga iwi
E te tau o taku ate e
Haruru kau ana
Te rangatahi takatū nei e
Ki te hāpai i nga mahi e
A Ngoi e
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Whakarongo ki te reo
I nga wa o mua ko au to hoa pumau.
Tumokemoke koe.
Maumahara Noa ahau.
Haereere ko koe me o korowaiii
Hikirangi koe
Maumahara noa ahau.
Ka kitea korua tahi tangi noa ahau
kore koe hei aro mai ki ahau te ngau
kino nei
Rere noa nga tau kua tipu koe
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Maumahara noa ahau.
Wahine purotu
One day a taniwhā
Went swimming in the Moana
He whispered in my taringa
Won't you come along with me
There's such a lot to see
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Underneath the deep blue sea
tukuna kia rere
TOKOROA
TOKOROA karanga e te iwi e
Kua eke mai nei
Kua eke mai nei ki runga te marae e
Mauria mai ra
Mauria mai ra nga mate o te Motu e
E nga tini roimata
E nga tini roimata ___ ___ ___ ___
e maringi whānui e
Ooh yeah Ooh yeah Ooh yeah
Scoodily woodily woop bop bayo whoa
Rua left his mark on this worldOoh yeah Ooh yeah ooh yeah
Scoodily woodily woop bop bayo whoa
Rua left his mark on this worldRua Kenana Tuhoe Profit from thr Uruwera
O Rua, Rua Kenana
Rua Kenana Tuhoe Profit from thr Uruwera
O Rua, Rua Kenana
He told his people not to go to war
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Let the white man fight the white man's war
E papā Waiari
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi
He tuku roimata
Ē aue, aue, ka mate ahau;
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E hine hoki mai rā
A ha ka ma
A ha ka ma na pa ra ta wa nga wha
E he ke me
E he ke me ne pe re te we nge whe
I hi ki mi
I hi ki mi ni pi ri ti wi ngi whi
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O ho ko mo
Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō
Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau
Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō
Ki tangata ai koe
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Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō
Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau
Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō āe
I hari mai a koe
TOIA
Toia mai te Waka nei
Kumea mai te Waka nei
Ki te takoto ranga I takoto ai
Tiriti te Mana motuhake
Te tangi a te Manu e
Pipiwhārauroa
Kui kui Kui
Whiti whiti ora
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Kui e taiki e
Hoki mai e tama mā ki roto,
Ki roto, i ngā ringa e tuwhera atu nei.
Kei te kapakapa mai te haki, te haki,
O Ingarangi runga Tiamana e.
Hoki mai, hoki mai ki te wā kāinga
Kia tutuki te tumanako.
Kei te kapakapa mai te haki, te haki,
O Ingarangi runga ___ ___
Tiamana e
We'll have hangi for our kai
Pipis ka pai
We'll have a Māori hangi tonight
We'll have puha with our pork
Waipiro while we talk
We'll have a Maori hangi tonight
Get the stones red and hot
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Put more puha in the pot
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
What's the time Mr. Wolf?
What's the time?
What's the time Mr. Wolf?
What's the time?
What's the time Mr. Wolf?
What's the time?
What's the time Mr. Wolf?
What's the time?
I say it's 1 o'clock
2 o'clock
3 o'clock
4 o'clock
5 o'clock
6 o'clock
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It's spooling after dinner
E NOHO TUHEITIA
E noho Tuheitia te hiri o Waikato
E huri to kanohi ki te hauāhuru
Ngatai e ngunguru i waho te ākau
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Aue hei aue
Brother Pele's in the back, sweet Zina's in the front
Cruisin' down the freeway in the hot, hot sun
Suddenly red-blue lights flash us from behind
Loud voice booming, "Please step out onto the line"
Pele preaches words of comfort, Zina just hides her eyes
Policeman taps his shades, "Is that a Chevy '69?"How bizarre
How bizarre, how bizarre
Destination unknown, as we pull in for some gas
A freshly pasted poster reveals a smile from the past
Elephants and acrobats, lions snakes monkey
Pele speaks "righteous, " Sister Zina says "funky"How bizarre
How bizarre, how bizarreOoh, baby (Ooh, baby)
It's making me crazy (It's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around (Everytime I look around)
Everytime I look around
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It's in my face
Te poi patua
Taku poi patua
Kia rite pa-para patua
Taku poi eE rere ra e taku poi porotiti
Tītahataha ra, whakararuraru e
Porotakataka rā, poro hurihuri mai
Rite tonu ki te tiwaiwaka eKa parepare ra, pīoioi a
Whakahekeheke, e kia korikori e
Piki whakarunga ra, ma muinga mai a
Taku poi porotiti, taku poi e!Poi e, whakatata mai
Poi e, kaua he rerekē
Poi e, kia piri mai ki au
Poi e, e awhi mai ra
Poi e, tāpekatia mai
Poi e, ō tāua aroha
Poi e, paiheretia ra
Poi, taku poi eRere atu taku poi, ti taha taha ra
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Whakarunga whakararo, taku poi e
Waiti
Waita
Waipuna-ā-rangi
Tupuanuku
Tupua-ā-rangi
Ko Pōhutukawa ___ ___
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te pōtiki
Ko te whānau o Matariki
KA PIOIOI
Ka pioi e tohu aroha haukainga
E hoki mai ra Kia kite atu i to iwi e
E rotarota ana
E rotarota ana e katakata mai ra
Putana whetero mai i te ihi ō mātua
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Ka pioioi e tohu aroha haukainga