Today students at my son's school performed a waiata they wrote, celebrating his life.

The words were so beautiful and broke my heart.

E Tighe e, te upoko, upoko pakari, ko koe tērā.

#grief #Aotearoa #loss #death #waiata

Kei te whakongona ki a Paul Kelly e au ināianei. #TeReoMāori #Waiata

I'm generally enjoying learning #TeReo but must admit the sheer amount of #karakia , #waiata and other cultural immersion is daunting to my introverted Pākehā soul....I just don't dance or sing. I don't. Please don't make me.

Stan Walker Stan #NotSorry #Waiata https://youtu.be/iF9M4YaB81g

@marksibly I recommend exploring the works of Ria Hall, Maisey Rika and Stan Walker. They’re all together with Troy Kingi on Stan Walker’s ‘Aotearoa’.
https://youtu.be/jWhAoZZh8fc
#JukeboxFridayNight #LyricsNotInEnglish #Māori #waiata

I find ‘Te Ahi Kai Pō’ by Ria Hall and Te Ori Paki an angry/heartbroken reaching for life after grievous loss. It’s complicated and painful and necessary.
Teeks and Ngā Tūmanako covered it for the Silver Scrolls awards in 2018.
Have both versions, starting with the cover.
https://youtu.be/i4sN1etmws8
https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-06-2018/exclusive-ria-hall-te-ahi-kai-po-video-premiere
#JukeboxFridayNight #LyricsNotInEnglish #Māori #waiata

Kua tipu rā hei oranga
Mō te iwi Māori
Mā te mātua it te rangi nei
Hei ārahi te Kōhanga
Nō reira, mauria mai
Ngā tamariki
Ki te Kōhanga reo.

Iykyk... this #waiata on repeat in my head all day.

#Māori #Aotearoa #Kōhanga