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Herekore - Freedom

from Ata - 6 track EP by Huia

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‘Tere Tuarangi’ – Cosmic Drift

Appreciate Papātūanuku as we have no space ships to jump on and no planets to go to! This waiata is about humans manic need to ‘go to space’ to solve the pollution issue, rather than address it here, on earth, now.

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Herekore (NZ Maori, scroll down for English!)

V1
Ki te pai koe kia ngāwari, kia māmā ai tō huarahi

Kia taki ai te rā, me hou tō tikanga

Hei aha mā te tūpono noa

Hīkoi mai i tōku taha

He kore ā mua, he kore i muri,

ki te tautuhi i a koe - ki nāianei

Ch
Ko tēnei rā, kei ō tātou ringa, kei a au tōku tikanga

Tūpono kore, whakawā kore,

Māmā noa kia pēnei kē

Ch
Hei tāku koia te herekore,

Hei tāku koia te herekore x2

Koia kē

V2
Puritia ō puka hāhi, ō ture nā te tangata hoki

Māku kē ngā rangi e whai,

Hei whakaoho,

Hei whakatau mai

Nōku te hirahira, ka pā mai te ora, ka pā mai te mate

Huri rauna te aroha nui,

Me huri matau me huri mauī, ā

Ch
Ko tēnei rā, kei ō tātou ringa, kei a au tōku tikanga

Tūpono kore, whakawā kore,

Māmā noa kia pēnei kē

Hei tāku koia te herekore

Hei tāku koia te herekore x2

Kua herekore ō ture nā te tangata

He whatu whakawā kore ...

1. Freedom

V1
If you want an easy time, Looking for a better ride

A way to start the day, A new philosophy I say

Lose your hope in destiny

Come your next step with me

Nothing ahead, nothing behind,

Nothing to try to define you - now!

Ch
Is all it is, is all we have, is all I have to be

No destiny, no one watching me,

What an easy way to be!

Ch
Now that’s what I call freedom,

Now that’s what I call freedom x 2

Free to be..

V2
Keep all your religious books,

Your rules written by humans

I have got the skies to look,

For inspiration, for meditation

I am a miracle, I make life, I lose life

Too much love surrounds me,

The next step is right, then left you see NOW

Ch
Is all it is, is all we have, is all I have to be

No destiny, no one watching me,

what an easy way to be!

Now that’s what I call freedom,

Now that’s what I call freedom x 2

I’m free, your rules written by humans

No one watching over me..

credits

from Ata - 6 track EP, released July 7, 2016
Te Omeka - House Of Shem Productions (Music)
Lois McIver - translation
Performed by Huia Hamon - lyrics by Huia Hamon
Recorded Mixed and Mastered by Kog Studio NZ - www.kog.co.nz

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Huia is a bilingual performer from
Aotearoa NZ, singing in both Māori and English. With electronic beats, organic percussion with live guitars and deep harmonies Huia has an easy sound with conscious lyrical content.

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