Sissel - Pokarekare Ana...

This is Sissel's version of the traditional Maori love song Pokarekare Ana - with both Maori and Norwegian lyrics! Its from her beautiful album Soria Moria.

I got the picture from The Sissel Website: www.sissel.cc

Here's an English translation of the lyrics. The translation of the Maori lyrics comes from Hayley Westenra's Pure-booklet and the Norwegian translation was made by enokmn.


Pokare ana x 4
/?/
Nga wai o
/Of restless/
Nga wai o Waiapu
/Of restless Waiapu/

Pokarekare ana
/Stormy are the waters/
Nga wai o Waiapu
/Of restless Waiapu/
Er en gammel sang fra havet
/Is an old song from the sea/
Gjennom sangen synger du
/Through the song you sing/

Som en sol i Wanganui
/Like a sun in Wanganui/
Smiler sommeren til meg
/The summer is smiling at me/
På en reise over havet
/On a journey over the sea/
Fikk jeg tonene av deg
/I got the notes from you/

E hine e
/Oh girl/
Hoki maira
/Come back to me/
Kamate au
/I could die/
I te aroha e
/Of love for you/

Pokare ana...

Du har gitt meg varme sanger
/You have given me warm songs/
Jeg vil synge dem for deg
/I want to sing them for you/
Hvis du lengter ut mot havet
/If you're longing for the sea/
Kan du kanskje høre meg
/You might hear me/

E hine e...

Pokarekare ana
/Stormy are the waters/
Nga wai o Waiapu
/Of restless Waiapu/
Er en sommerdrøm fra havet
/Is a summer dream from the sea/
Gjennom drømmen lever du
/Through the dream you live/

E hine e x2

Pokare ana...


Enjoy!

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• Sissel
• Pokarekare
• Ana
• English
• translation

[enokmn]

He he you want me to translate the song for you =)

[AedeusLeonora]

That's very kind of you, thanks! :)

[georgie1]

Thank you for the lovely song.....I had only heard Kiri Te Kanawa's version prior.

May I ask about the album you call"Soria Moria".....could not find it on Amazon or ebay>When was this recorded?

[AedeusLeonora]

The album was released in 1989. And I found it on Amazon, so perhaps you should check again... ;)

[SHCmateo]

Im a KIWI And it sounds great.... luv the Norwegian lyrics ...luv this version two thumbs up KIA ORA!!!!

[SkyHigh87]

this song reminds me how beautiful the world is <3

[cherokee1370]

It is a beautiful song by a beautiful singer,Sissel. It is a beautiful song no mattter who sings it. Quit bickering and enjoy the song. God Bless Sissel!!

cherokee1370

[Rocklobsterport]

Thanks for sharing this song on YT, or I don't think I can have the chance to appreciate....

[8DFahren]

e aroha ana au ki te waiata nei

jag älskar den här låten

i love this song

<3

[propub]

aotearoa!

[Sqid101]

@georgie1 I respect Kiri as an opera singer but not (for reasons too complicated to go into here) as a person.

I think a lot of operas feature great music, but I don't accept it follows from that that opera vocalism is the standard by which all singers should be judged.

Dame Malvina Major said comparing Kiri and Hayley was like comparing a rugby player with a cricket player. I agree. Why can't we just enjoy the music without all this silly squabbling?

[Sqid101]

@georgie1 I am reacting -- perhaps overeacting -- to what I believe is the snobbishness and outright absurdity of what someone called the "opera police" -- those who rubbish anything but opera and carry out vendettas full of lies and hatred against harmless crossover singers.

Kiri said on a video here that her signature tune was "Pokarekare Ana" but you have a point perhaps, that she is better known for and more properly known for O Mio...

[georgie1]

@Sqid101 BTW...You are entitled to your opinion,but why are you so disrespectful of opera and one of the greatest,most versatile singers in the past 25 years?

BTW....Kiri's signature song,that she sings at most of her concerts, is O Mio Babbino Caro,not Pokarekare Ana.

Who cares whose version is on more compilation discs?Kiri has sold millions more cd/videos/opera tickets than Westenra ever will.

[georgie1]

@Prissie28 Thanks so much Prissie28!

I had subsequently found the disc on eBay....a great site for finding some older and/or international releases.I will check out Spotify

[Prissie28]

@georgie1 You can find it on on Spotify, where you also can buy it. And you can probably buy it on her we page too. Google Sissel Kyrkjebo.