Waiata Tira of Te Maurea Whiritoi from the National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition 2022.
Lyrics composed by Toti & Francis West.
Tune composed by Cynthia Erivo (Stand Up), Toti & Frankie West
KUPU
He rā e tō
He rā e ara mai anō
Ahakoa he aopakarea kei tua
Ka whiti mai Te Titi o Te Rangi, e
E kore au e tuohu ki ngā taumahatanga
Iti rearea, teitei kahikatea ka taea
Ki te wātea te hinengaro
Me te kaha rere o te wairua, e
Ka taea ngā mea katoa, e hoa mā
Ko ō wawata ka puaaingo, e
Te Puaaingo, e
E manahua mai ana tō rerehua rirerire
E hine, e tama, e
E te purapura tuawhiti
Tō mana rongomaiwhiti
I ruia i Rangiātea
Ki te wātea te hinengaro
Me te kaha rere o te wairua, e
Ka taea ngā mea katoa e hoa mā
Ko ō wawata ka puaaingo, e
Te Puaaingo, e
TRANSLATION
As the sun sets on one day
It rises again, to shine light on another
Although thunder clouds loom on the horizon
Te Titi o Te Rangi shall shine through
I will not succumb to these burdens
For even the small bellbird can ascend the lofty heights of the kahikatea
When the mind is free
And the spirit is willing
Anything is possible , dear friends
Your dreams will be realised
The realisation of dreams
Your incredible beauty is blossoming
Dear friends
(You are a) chiefly seed
Your sacred prestige
Sown at Rangiātea
When the mind is free
And the spirit is willing
Anything is possible, dear friends
Your dreams will be realised
The realisation of dreams