Rough kupu I transcribed. Such an ātaahua song! Huakina mai te tatau o te ora Kia hono ai ki a Ihowa Horahia mai tō korowai aroha Ki a mātou ō pononga Nei rā te whakawhetai Toro mai ō ringa atawhai Kia whai kororia i tō ingoa E Ihowa x2 Kia whai kororia i tō ingoa E Ihowa
Open the door of life To connect [us] to Jehovah (God) Lay your cloak of love [Over] us your servants This is the thanks [we give] Stretch out your caring hands Giving glory to your name Jehovah (God) Translation is just a guide :)
3 years since te last taima ka rongo au i te song nei! Bloody still kounga ake nei & still one of my Go-2 seranate the waa’s @ the aftapaati heeti 1s 😉🤫😂
special unbelievable voice brutha you project the meaning of your kupu to another level. effortless humble real and God inspiring. kia kaha e hoa he taonga ke to reo no Ihowa tukuna kia rere!
Tena koe e Rakai he ataahua o to waiata me he patai taku my little kapa kids love this song I was wondering if I could get your permission for my students to learn this song and perform this at their little koanga festival this year nga mihi
oBroom- there is no covers to this song as it is the lady sitting next to him who wrote the lyrics and he who sung it, they are grandmother and grandson. correct me someone if I am wrong :)
rakai wrote the words and the tune and everything for this waiata himself. He also taught this to te haona kaha kapahaka for their choral in the 2016 tainui regionals held at te papanui / Ohio, claudelands events centre in Hamilton new zealand.
Liz Timms you are correct with the grandmother and grandson but nana te rita papesch did not write the lyrics. all she did was organise the waiata for us of te haona kaha for the regionals otherwise this is all rakai and his work
