Whakarauirihia rā

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Whakarauirihia

Whakarauirihia rā Aue maranga ake rā….. Kia karapinepine iho rā e Whakarauirihia rā Aue karanga ake rā…. Whakakorakorahia atu rā

Nei ko taku kake rā i te aka matua…..

I te toi huarewa i kake ai a Tāwhaki Kia puritia I te aka matua kauā te aka taepa Nā Karihi rā i mau Kia tae ki tāhau e hiahia nā, kia aiō I ōhakihia Nei te kī a Paora Pōtangaroa e ka hoki mai te reo Ka hoki mai te reo, ngā tīkanga i ahau e I ngā tamariki Nā me mihi atu rā ki ngā kōhanga reo me ngā kura kaupapa Me ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori e hiki nei I tōna ōhaki Rūmakihia te kākano kia puawai e Te Kura i Awarua Ka rite ki te Kura i Awarua i Hawaiiki Rangiātea e He uri au nō Tāne i rapa ake rā e I taku mātauranga I ngā kete wānanga e toru kia mātau e Tane nui ā rangi Tama nui te ra ka noho Hine Raumati e Ka puta Tānerore Ka puta ko Tānerore ie… tirohia…… e mau tonu nei e Ko te mana, te ihi, te wehi o te haka Auē rā Tānerore Kei te wirihanga o ngā ringa, Tānerore ara ko koe e Ko te īa o rātou, te ira wairua o Hiona marae Nō reiraka te kapa haka nei o Hiona Kia puritia……….. ō

Nā Hone Hurihanganui © 1994

Whakarauirihia was written for Hiona Marae kapa haka for the 1994 Wairarapa Marae Sports and Haka days.

Although written as a Mōteatea, it’s tune gives the waiata a ngāhau feel. Hone says it was “time for something new” the tune comes from a track by Miriam Makeba an African singer composer. It’s a contemporary tune who’s rhythm resonates with us and has a typical lead and follow style.

The theme of the kapa haka component of the Marae sports and haka days that year was Te Reo me ōna Tīkanga. Hence Whakarauirihia talks of the resurgence of Te Reo Māori here in Wairarapa, of the Prophecy of Paora Pōtangaroa and celebrates that.

Produced by Wairarapa Moana Trust