Te Hokinga Mai - Lyrics Video - Waiata Māori

Te Hokinga Mai was a waiata composed by Te Taite Cooper and Bishop Max Mariu for welcoming the Te Māori exhibition back to New Zealand in 1984.

This version of Te Hokinga Mai song was performed live by the Western Bay Council Waiata Group and recorded in the wharenui - Tamateapōkaiwhenua of Hūria marae in Tauranga.

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Lyrics:
He rapu ana i te ara tika
We’re looking for the right way
mō tātou katoa.
for all of us

Tangi a te ruru,
The cry of the morepork
kei te hokihoki mai e.
keeps coming back.
E whakawherowhero
It is hooting out there
i te pūtahitanga.
where the paths meet.

Nāku nei rā koe
I was the one
i tuku kia haere.
who allowed you to go.
Tērā puritia iho
It was curbed,
nui rawa te aroha e.
my deep love for you.

Te hokinga mai, tēna koutou
The return, greetings to you all
Tangi ana te ngākau i te aroha
My heart weeps with affection
tū tonu rā te mana te ihi
standing tall is the prestige
o ngā tūpuna kua wehe atu rā
of the ancestors who have left

Mauria mai, (Hi Ha)
Bring back

Te Mauri, (Hi Ha)
The spirit

Tangata
(Of) the people.

Hei oranga mo te mōrehu
To uplift the wellbeing of the survivors
Tangi mōkai nei
the grieving generations

He rapu ana i te ara tika
We’re looking for the right way
mō tātou katoa.
for all of us

Te hokinga mai, tēna koutou
The return, greetings to you all
Tangi ana te ngākau i te aroha
My heart weeps with affection
tū tonu rā te mana te ihi
standing tall is the prestige
o ngā tūpuna kua wehe atu rā.
of the ancestors who have left.

Mauria mai, (Hi Ha)
Bring back

Te Mauri, (Hi Ha)
The spirit

Tangata.
(Of) the people.

Hei oranga mo te mōrehu
To uplift the wellbeing of the survivors
Tangi mōkai nei
the grieving generations

He rapu ana i te ara tika
We’re looking for the right way
mō tātou katoa.
for all of us


He rapu ana i te ara tika
We’re looking for the right way
mō tātou katoa.
for all of us

Te hokinga mai
The return

Te hokinga mai
The return

Tū tangata tonu
People continue to stand strong


Composers:
Te Taite Cooper and Bishop Max Mariu

Performers:
Western Bay Council Waiata Group

Music and Production:
Western Bay Council Waiata Group
Abraham Kunin

Produced by Bradley Walker
Kōtuku Records
and Adrenalin Group

Video by SupaVision www.supavision.co.nz


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