Aotearoa (New Zealand) - A Musical Story

[mahoodrat]

video suits the song of the totara tree song just love it

[mahoodrat]

STRICKLY AMAZING MAORINESS AT ITS BEST KIA ORA KORUA I GET LOST LISTENING TO UR VOICE N GATT PLAYING GIFTS SENT FROM THE HEAVENS TO CALM PEPS AHUA CHUR MAORIS MEAN MANA MAORI AYIT TINO ATAAHUA

[missmissash]

Any idea where i can buy Maiseys version of Totara Tree?? Cant find it on itunes or anything!! :-(

[1OO494]

makes me wish i was maori, its such a beautiful culture :B

[Ngatiporou11]

wats up wth th Chines in thr

[ShOnAlAsS]

Thank you manurawiti for posting this - a truly beautiful piece of work, complimenting the beautiful talents of Maisey & JJ..I cried through the whole thing first time round - you cannot help but feel moved by it. It makes me feel so blessed and grateful to live in such a beautiful country such as Aotearoa, and proud to be Maori.

[talkin2ya]

ka mau te wehi , nau mai haere mai ki aotearoa.NZ

[shonnybby95]

heya, do you know the chords if so can you please post them up !! (:

[ShOnAlAsS]

@shonnybby95 - Not 100% sure as i pickd chords up listening... engaari/but if u have a capo...put it on 2nd fret. Starts with Em, C (A barre), D ... this is an excellent post to listen to as this version u can hear JJ's strumming...sori cant help u thea..still figuring it my own self! JJ also uses open chord strum after playing Em U can play same chords without capo, but of course wont be in same key as Maisey. Kia ora.

[legalis1]

BREATHTAKING

[porklezz24]

you have a very lucky family man

i love you and your voice to the max.

[griffvids]

Tumeke



[Emzkee100]

IS THIS MAISEY RIKA?? SHE ROCKS somthing about her music alows yo9u to take that journey with her love it

[fynestdelux]

CRYing!

[HIKAWERA]

we use to sing th original version at skewl :L

[JIZZLEED]

So beautiful, I don't know weather to smile, or cry.

[kurlym0e]

the wairua was going crazy.was beautiful.thank you.

[habsfanhabs]

Someone can say to me what is the name of that song? i love it :)

[aaronbaker38]

Awsum , nice remake , ( better than derek ) Lol

[misstana100]

mean maori mean



[573Tan]

Made me cry the first time i heard this song. Love it Maisey. x

[sharimack]

@573Tan Me too...she makes me feel so proud to be from Aotearoa

[kreateskiez]

im proud to be kiwi too (:

[dandm0705]

Tu tangata mahea tangi tonu ahau, Tu tangata mahea tangi tonu ahau I tona wa i tu totara koe pioi mahaki ana e Whakakoa ana i te aio tangi ana ahau Pa ana mai nga tipuna patata kia ahau Tu tangata mahea tangi tonu ahau I mate i te au kapapa, tu tete kura e Tu tangata, mahea, tangi tonu ahau, Once I stood like a Totara tree, gently swaying in the breeze, I hear a whisper in the air, and I cry. I feel my tipuna everywhere, even next to me, Proud & noble, strong & free and still I cry.

[oramcsweeny]

Please send me the maori words any1 so i can learn it for my nan.

[tucsonization]

Any song that Masey has sung, as far back from when I heard here at St Joes Maori Girls College in Taradale, is indeed a pleasure, I could listen to her all day, her voice is so amazing, and her mother is the same....a natural in them both.....xoxo

[Darealmissford]

made me cry.

[rosekyracyris]

Loving it i remember listening to Maisey sing at school and straight up was the best part of my school days lol Its the most amazing experience to be in her presents while she sings, your excited sad happy overwhelmed in aw of her amazing talent it would be a crime not to share her with the world!!!

[NaenaeStoonerz]

ie am so proud to be ah KIWI.

[kreateskiez]

love this song !

[kreateskiez]

i love this song :)

[dorisgarland27]

this is beautiful

[cindel11]

i love your music and your voice its amazing

[suezds]

beautifullllllllllllllllllllll­l voice more than words can say im in ozz at da mo listen to ur music and its hard out makin me miss home :(:( love ur voice

[msdvs85]

@suezds me too

[rauituhoe]

I love this song and the way you sing it. reminds me of Home. takes me back to the days where we use to roam the tracks in the Whirinaki Forest. the sound of the birds singing, the bushes swaying in the breeze, the sound of the waterfalls, sun Shining and the company of friends and family.

[MrTrae2000]

Tena Koe

Could someone please post the words to this waiata if possible

Kiaora

[hawaiiangirl96748]

how do i find the song on cd?

[cookiel75]

dose her brother not play for her any more i dont no

[Margz1170]

Te Ataahua tenei waiata....

[DeDe1ner]

amazing aotearoa ataahua xxx

[kawaiisis86]

beautiful!

[BubBan3zZ]

love the guitar like sooo much!

[ilovemmamuaythaibox]

something special about her voice that it just reminds me of the sea....so natural you will only get from her like the sound of the waves crashing that you will only get from the sea, and that beautiful sound that will travel with the wind and flow in the air, brushing along your face and in your ear....she sings with all her heart, and you can just feel it...makes me so homesick hearing this song but then it reminds me of how beautiful aotearoa is...love you maisey....love you aotearoa

[BubBan3zZ]

@ilovemmamuaythaibox fully agree with what you said

[dameelsexo]

hi from a maisey rika supporter and fan from america! ;] downloaded both of her albums on iTunes, but i would like the download to this song. is this on iTunes as well? can somebody help me? thanks!

ps. NZ is beautiful! so natural.

[billionear]

Kia Ora

[Flash13FLy]

mana whenua.....

[msdvs85]

Beautiful work Manurawiti ! :)

Maisey's done it again...naturally! LOVING the effortless sounds of AOTEAROA...

BREEZEI ? Is it true about the girl in the video? man thats sad!

anyone know her name?

[cookiel75]

@msdvs85 what happend to her that you know of ???

last i heard she did another add for the air nz

[msdvs85]

@cookiel75 somewhere in the comments it said that she killed herself and i was wanting to know if it was tru or not cos she was a beautiful girl but i never did find out the truth

[LexysGirl5]

sooo Beautiful....<33

I love NZ !!!

[BREEZEI]

nice , i memba two of those footages, one of them i hurd l8a that the gurl carrying the stick committed suicide:( don't know if thats y dei also have her in there is koz dei mention "mate" "dead" or just koz she is a young Maaori girl who shows our culture throughout the old add and travels doing that and mixing and dat with other cultures

[hubetek]

I'm missing U NZ sooooo much Hubert from Poland

[whakatanebao]

thats y im so proud to be who i am ....from a country so beautiful ...with amazing voices......this song totally reflects us as new zealanders mean mean mean

[Tammy4Rio]

aww Maisey another Beutiful Waiata that you present with this amazing clip.... just makes me more proud to be from this beutiful land we call AOTEAROA..... Aroha

[thesagittariantv]

Maisey Rika - TOHU - new album is wicked

[bangnz]

Wow makes me very homesick for Aotearoa

[Flash13FLy]

home will always be here...!!

[Jizel100]

This is why iieloveeNewZealand&MaiseyRika

[ManOfBarf]

every time i hear this, i cant help but think of the better moments in life, and what a world we live in. its still hard to believe that we live in a country as magnificent

[kerri654]

MEAN MAORI MEAN... thanx 4the reminder of how beautiful AOTEAROA is.. makez me home sick... mana wahine toa Maisey Rika has so much wairoa in here voice.. very inspiring..MUCH LOVE AROHANUI FROM WHANAU ABROARD

[ManOfBarf]

should have adleast 100,000 vews D=<

this is pure gold mate!!

[Christabelle67]

Matches the video clip to perfection! Maisey ought to be the Ambassador for Maori Tourism, your voice matched with the magnificent beauty of Aotearoa - wow! priceless... can easily listen to this over and over - stunningly ataahua!

Arohanui

Christel MIO Whanau Oz

[195waikerian]

Mean video clip incorperated with maiseys beautiful voice...DEFINATELY PROUD TO BE FROM THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF AOTEAROA....MEAN MAORI MEAN

[calafornialove]

ohhh it is sori i posted the comment before i herd the rest of the song

[calafornialove]

the tune of totara tree

[Madaline213]

thiis sonq iis so cool ii Love thiis sonq soo Much

Maisey Rika is a Mean as siinqer :)

[eastwhangaz]

i can feel da mauri n dis waiata hard!! proud!!

[jAyR879]

kia ora everybody um can someone please put the words up for this waiata please i dont wanna sing them wrong =)

[eastwhangaz]

i heard this song came from up our ways in da ngapuhi originally puriri tree changed in2 totara tree.. sang about a tree in the middle of the road on Grant St, Kamo, Whangarei.. lol correct me if im wrong..

[LondonLhundyn]

Im Pretty Sure Your Right? Thats The Story I Know?

[marikarere]

Wrong.

[marikarere]

The song was written by Wiremu Nia-Nia- in the early hours of the morning in Tiniroto on a farm known as Bar 20 (surrounded by Totara)-inspired by Moetahi Jones.-Lyrics and tune were also assisted by Ki Te Taha Maori at Mangahanea Marae. Awesome.

[marikarere]

Tiniroto-1983.A farm known as Bar 20. On a early morning- surround by Totara.

I believe it to be written by Wiremu Nia Nia and tune/lyrics assisted by Ki Te Taha Maori at Mangahanea Marae. Inspired by Moetahi Jones for his hospitality and teachings of Te Reo and Tikanga.

[marikarere]

I first heard this sung by two St J girls- but was always told that I should hear Maisey sing this. Now I have! LOL about a million trillion times! BEE-YEW-TEE-FULL!

[danielsakaria]

MAISEY YOU STAR

[marikarere]

Another song that got hurt by Maisey!

[tawka643]

haha tautoko hrrt...:)

[hrrt1]

ooo i love this song man reminds me of school