Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - E Papa

E papa Waiari,
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi,
He tuku roimata

Chorus:
E aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai ra
E aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai ra

Maku e kaute
O hikoitanga
Maku e kaute
O hikoitanga

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O elder Waiari,
My habit has been
My habit has been,
To shed tears

Chorus:
Alas I will die;
Oh girl, return to me
Alas I will die;
Oh girl, return to me

I will count
Your footsteps
I will count
Your footsteps

Note - This titi torea is sung while playing ti rakau, the Maori stick game. In olden times, stick games trained young men in spear fighting, and traditional titi torea were chanted.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kiri te kanawa
• maori songs
• new zealand

[salejt]

Very wonderfull clip. Although even you don't understand the language the song is sung, the clip and the song are so mutually complementary that you begin unintentionally to understand and get familiarised with the virgin nature and tribes of this beatiful land. Kiri Te Kanawa deserves fully to be a maori representative.

[thecelticinme]

@salejt

Thank you. I'm not even from New Zealand nor or I understand Maori but I did my best, so your comment make me very happy ;)

[joseramonrojas]

Please could anyone be so kind to translate this so beautiful song from Maori into English, German or Italian? Thank you so much...

[thecelticinme]

@joseramonrojas

please check the information of the video, it contains the EN translation I found, as well as the original lyrics. Thank you.

[thecelticinme]

@joseramonrojas

There's a translation on the video description

[beutilisious]

Thanks so much for this vid Dame Kiri has such a beutiful voice first time heard her sing in her own language thanks for posting regards Dave uk.

[thecelticinme]

@beutilisious

You're welcome ;)

[captsub]

Love these Maori Songs as sung by Kiri. This one is one of my favorites. These films of Kiri must be over 20 years old. She looks even better now. Brava Kiri!

Thanks for posting, Thecelticinme.

[acatalano2641]

Wonderfully imaginative and beautifully sung :)

Great job!!!

[Plumannieduff]

@KhagarBalugrak I think we all get that; it is nonetheless a nice upload thank you celticinme

[SuSuMiSi]

GOSH I LOVE KIRI TE KANAWA !!!!!

[lyssairaia92]

My siblings and I love playing the stick game to this... we do all sorts of tricks: behind the back, people standing above, or just passing back and forth! This is the best track of e papa, arohanui dame kiri!!

[veeerooniicaaa]

Beautiful video !. Thank you

[tetuanuimelodie]

love it



[hastiehel]

For someone to comment that this is not authentic Maori music,and even suggest that it is totally westernized,goes to show how rude, and ignorant some people are. Maori have been contributing to internationally acclaimed music for well over a hundred years, as is proven by the song "Po Atarau'. Or as is known when the song was translated into English,"Now is the Hour'. Heard of it?.

[palokowski]

@joseramonrojas Oh darling, come back to me. O Uncle Waiari, All I've been doing All I've been doing Is shedding tears Chorus: Alas I will die; Oh darling, return to me Alas I will die; Oh darling, return to me I will count Your footsteps I will count Your footsteps