Whakawatea - Me Whakaiti Tatou

Me Whakaiti

Me whakaiti tātou

Ko te reo karanga

Hoatu te aroha (x2)

Ko tō tātou hiahia 

kia pai te noho

Ki tēnei kāinga 

He kainga 

Māhana

Me whakaiti tātou

Ko te reo karanga

Hoatu te aroha

Hoatu te aroha

Waiata Poi - Tirama Rama

TĪRAMA RAMA

TĪRAMA MAI TŌ ĀTAAHUA
KIA RITE TONU KI TE POUNAMU E
HE WAHINE O WHITI
KO KOE KO RONGOMAIWAHINE-E-E

TIHEI WINIWINI, 

TIHEI WANAWANA
TIHEI ORIORI ANA E
NĀ TE PĀUA E RARU ĀNA 

KO KOE KO RONGOMAIWAHINE-E-E

TĪRAMA MAI TŌ ĀTAAHUA
KIA RITE TONU KI TE POUNAMU E
HE WAHINE O WHITI
KO KOE KO RONGOMAIWAHINE-E-E 

TIHEI WINIWINI, 

TIHEI WANAWANA
TIHEI ORIORI ANA E
NĀ TE PĀUA E RARU ĀNA 

KO KOE KO RONGOMAIWAHINE-E-E  

HEI HA HEI HA 

Waiata Ringa - Ruia te purapura

Ruia te purapura

Ruia te purapura

Kia mau i te poho 

Tenei te tirahau

Hei tira rangatahi e x2

Ka taka ra te waka ano

e oho ana nga marae

Taukuri mai e nga uri 

hei tira rangatahi e x2

Ma Ruahine Tararua

Hokowhitu Manawatu

Awapuni tae atu

Te marae o Hine e

Hei tira rangatahi e x2

Pao - Traditional Chant

PAO

Leader:
WHITI ORA, 
WHITI ORA 

KI TE WHEI AO 

KI TE AO MARAMA E

WHITI KI RUNGA 

WHITI KI RARO

E NGUNGU KI TE POHATU 

E NGUNGU KI TE RAKAU 

TITAHA, KI TENEI TAHA 

TITAHA, KI TERA TAHA 

TIHEI MAURI TU

TIHEI MAURI TOA 

TIHEI MAURI ORA E 

Whakaeke - Katanuku

KATANUKU

Leader:

E MIHI ATU 

KI A PAPATUANUKU KI A PAPATUARANGI

TE PAPA I TAKAHIA E NGA MATUA TIPUNA

TE PAPA I WAIHOTIA E RATOU MA 

TE PAPA E MARORO KI TE ITINGA

E MARORO KI TE O PUNGA 

TE PAPA AWHI , E AWHI I A TATAU 

O TENA, O TENA, O TENA

O NGA WHAKATUPURANGA, E TUPU AKE NEI

TENA I WHIUA 

ARA KATANUKU

I E

ARA KATANUKU

I E, ARA KATANUKU KOA TE TIHI 

O TE PAE MAUNGA RUAHINE TARARUA  E TAU NEI

I AHAHA

HE KAPO KI TE WHETU,

HE KAPO KI TE MĀRAMA, 

HE KAPO KI TE ATA O AKU RAUKURA 

KA RIRO E

MĀTAKITAKI

MĀTAKITAKI NGA IWI O TE MOTU 

NAU MAI, HUI MAI, HAERE MAI 

HAERE MAI

HAERE MAI 

HAERE MAI 

HAERE MAI, AUE KI TAKU HUI HI 

Two songs from 2016

These YouTube clips are two songs Te Ope Kura performed last year.

YouTube Waiata Poi - Tīrama Mai

This is our poi song. 
There are more verses than we are singing but you can still listen to get the tune and pronunciation.