Blue Darling

The woman singing the song Blue Darling in english and in maori. I think this song was written for what they call Blue babies(victims of cot death)
1 year ago

Totoro mai ou ringa ki ahau

Maku koe hei awhina

tou manawa ma te Atua hei manaaki

ko koe te oranga mo te Ao

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Music

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• world
• music
• maori
• Blue
• Darling
• new
• zealand
• pacific

[ohiopadre]

The song was NOT written for "blue babies". The song was written by Tommy Lindsay as an apology to his mother for all the heartache he caused her as a teenager. He went into the army and got his act together. But by the time he got back to Hawaii, before he could sing the song for his mother she died. For years he refused to perform the song. He finally recorded the song on condition that it would not leave Hawaii until after he died.

[taumarunui05]

@ohiopadre @ohiopadre Oh Gosh I can feel the agression in your writings. Please note I wrote "I THINK" and then maybe they must of used it here (in NZ or wherever) to promote cot death or something. Anyway I have had comments from the Grandaughter of the real songwriter Lessie Lyle. Google Lessie Lyle Blue Darling.

[korohefella]

Quite a few of these elders are passed on now. It brings a tear to the eye to see and hear them

[taumarunui05]

@korohefella I know this was filmed in summer 2005

[korohefella]

Julie Wade

[SilentAngel253]

very nice song..

[Darealmissford]

Who is the woman playing the guitar, I think I know her but I don't want to say unless I'm completely wrong!

[g0tfrills]

this song was written for blue babies that i know for a fact because it was written and dedicated to my grand mother Dawn Doctor nee Repia. the first new zealand born and opperated blue baby love you nana

[NgapuhiNgatihine]

Ka-pai

[ThisBeSharonPihama]

Kia ora,

I was just looking at the faces in the clips and was wondering if you my whanau in taumarunui,the Wahapa's and Avery's an Pihama's