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Oma - Running

from Ata - 6 track EP by Huia

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‘Oma’ – ‘Running’

‘You cant run away from yourself’ – Bob Marley. Be true to yourself, own your actions and your life. This waiata evokes the elements of te Pō, the stars, the sky and midnight poetry.

lyrics

Oma (NZ Maori - scroll down for English)

Ch
Tō oma, tō oma, tō oma x 2

I ngā whetu, ngā whetū

V1
Tō tere, tō tere atu i ngā

Mamae, puehu tū, tō oranga tāngia kore,
I ngā whetū

Pre Ch
Tē oma atu, ka awhitia koe,

Puta noa i te ao

Ch
Tō oma, tō oma, tō oma x 2

I ngā whetu, ngā whetū

V2
Tō totohu tō totohu ki te pōraru

Ō tuhi kōrero nō waenga i te pō

Tē kai koe i ō kupu, pērā i a Hina me tō pono,

Ka ngaro atu

Pre Ch
Tē oma atu, ka awhitia koe,

Puta noa i te ao

Ch
Tō oma, tō oma, x 3

I ngā whetu, ngā whetū x 2

Hoatu...x 3 (e hoa)

Outro
Tō tere, Tō tere atu

Tō totohu, tō totohu, ki te pōraru

Tō oma, tō oma hoatu !

Tō oma, mai i ngā whetū, ngā whetū



4. Running (English)

Ch
You’re running, you’re running, your running x2

From the stars, the stars

V1
Faster, faster, away from all your

Pain, the drama, your karma, is unwritten,
In the stars

Pre Ch
You can’t run from them, they surround you,

All over the world

Ch
You’re running, you’re running, youʻre running x2

From the stars, the stars

V2
Deeper, deeper, into complication

You write your poems in the middle of the night

Your words cant get you, the dissolve with the moon

And your virtue

Pre Ch
You can’t run from there, they surround you,

All over the world

Ch
You’re running, you’re running,

From the stars, from the stars go

Away Away Away - my friend

Outro
Faster, faster away

Deeper, deeper, complication

You’re Running, you’re running go!

You’re running, from the stars from the stars

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 at 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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