Appreciate Papatuanuku as we have no space ships to jump on and no planets to go to! This waiata is about
humans ridiculous need to ‘go to space’ to solve the pollution issue, rather than address it now.
lyrics
Tere Tuarangi - (NZ Maori - Scroll down for English!)
V1
Kei te ātea, hei tere tuarangi
Me whai kāinga hou, tōku ao he māuiui
Te para, te para, te para mangu, kua māturu
Whakaekea, tōku waka ātea
Br
Ko te mātao nei, i tōku kotahi
Tirohia Papa, koia te kāings
Nā te apo nui ia i paitini
Kia toru, rua, tahi ki te tuarangi
Ch
Hei tere tuarangi , tōku ao he māuiui
Kua māturu
V2
Tōna ātaahua
Ōrangi, māota, konukura, kōura
Tōna ātaahua
Urutapu, kore taea e koe te mau... kore
Outro
Hei tere tuarangi, tōku ao he māuiui
Kua māturu
Kei te ātea hei tere tuarangi
Me whai kāinga hou, tōku ao he māuiui
Tōku ao he māuiui
Pau noa mō ake...
2. Cosmic Drift
V1
Out in Space, on a cosmic drift
Searching for a new home, my planets sick
The black, the black, the oily black, has begun to drip
So all aboard, my rocket ship
Br
It’s cold out here, I’m all alone
Looking back at earth, she was our home
But the greed in us, Poisoned her soul
So 3,2,1 into space we go
Ch
On a cosmic drift, my planets Sick
Has begun to drip
V2
She was so beautiful
Aqua and green, copper and gold
She was so beautiful
With a purity you never could behold
Outro
On a cosmic drift, my planets sick
Has begun to drip
Out in space on a cosmic drift
Searching for a new home, my planets sick
My planets sick
Shes gone forever…
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
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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