(Ko)​ ​te​ ​marama​ ​e​ ​whiti​ ​ana​ ​(i)​ ​te​ ​pō Ka​ ​tau​ ​ki​ ​te​ ​moana​ ​e Hine-marama,​ ​Hine-nui-te-pō Tīrama​ ​te​ ​marama​ ​aue​ ​te​ ​aroha​ ​e! Tīrama​ ​mai​ ​te​ ​pō ki​ ​ngā​ ​whetu​ ​kipokipo Tiaho​ ​mai​ ​te​ ​ao Ki​ ​te​ ​mata​ ​o​ ​Te​ ​Ariki Kei​ ​taku​ ​manawa,​ ​ka​ ​rewa​ ​me​ ​he​ ​pī​ ​ka​ ​rere​ ​e ki​ ​ngā​Read more about Te Mata Āriki[…]

Io Matua (Te Nonoikura) is a song of mourning for our babies who have passed away far too soon. It talks about what we go through emotionally. When we lose our babies we cry ‘why?!’ This song is that cry to the world. LYRICS He​ ​tangi​ ​ki​ ​te​ ​pōuri​ ​me​ ​te​ ​aroha.​ ​He​ ​tangi​ ​ki​Read more about Io Matua[…]

Ka​ ​taka​ ​te​ ​pō Ka​ ​whiti​ ​te​ ​rā Ka​ ​mahara​ ​ake​ ​i​ ​tō​ ​korenga Ka​ ​tangi​ ​Te​ ​Manu-nui-a-Tāne Hoki​ ​atu​ ​rā ki​ ​te​ ​pō-kerekere E​ ​Ranginui! Manaakitia​ ​mai​ ​rā​ ​​ ​i​ ​te​ ​tōtara​ ​o​ ​Te​ ​Ariki. E​ ​Papa,​ ​tangihia​ ​rā me​ ​he​ ​moana​ ​aku​ ​roimata… He​ ​aroha,​ ​he​ ​aroha,​ ​he​ ​aroha Ka​ ​noho​ ​mokemoke​ ​ngā​Read more about Ka Taka Te Pō[…]