Pokarekare Ana

Māori love song with everyone's favorite Māori hunk.
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Pōkarekare ana, ngā wai o Waiapu
Whiti atu koe hine, marino ana e
The waves are breaking, against the shores of Waiapu, My heart is aching, for your return my love.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
Tuhituhi taku reta, tuku atu taku rīni
Kia kite tō iwi, raruraru ana e.
I have written you a letter, and enclosed with it my ring, If your people should see it, then the trouble will begin.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
Whatiwhati taku pene, kua pau aku pepa
Ko taku aroha, mau tonu ana e.
My poor pen is broken, my paper is spent, But my love for you endures, and remains forever more.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
E kore te aroha, e maroke i te rā
Mākūkū tonu i aku roimata e.
The sun's hot sheen, won't scorch my love, Being kept evergreen, by the falling of my tears.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Oh girl, Come back to me, I could die of love for you.

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Education

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• maori
• new zealand
• rotorua
• love song