Pokarekare Ana - New Zealand's Unofficial National Anthem

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'Pokarekare Ana' - a beatiful love song, written by a homesick soldier, serving in the Maori Battalion during World War I - with it's tale of longing, for home & loved ones immediately touched his fellow countrymen, who adopted the haunting melody as thier own.
It's now a poignient musical touch-stone for any homesick New Zealander.

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@gilessb 5 лет назад

God, this makes me so homesick for NZ.

@Joe13313 3 года назад

Racist Pākēha, get out of New Zealand then.

@indunilB 3 года назад

@@Joe13313 what the heck?

@archyneverpicked 3 года назад

@@Joe13313 the fuck

@gyulameszaros9113 3 года назад

Me too!☝️🙏❤️

@deankumeroa1515 2 года назад

@@Joe13313 I think you miss understand what he or she was saying. Had nothing to do with racist had to do for the love of my country

@dalemulligan6328 6 лет назад

This song was written for my great aunt, Kuini Ryland, of Tokomaru Bay (Ngati Porou) and it was written as a love song by neighbouring Ngati Kahungunu chief, Paraire Tomoana, with the help of Maori politician, Sir Apirana Ngata. And yes, Paraire Tomoana was a member of the 28th Maori Battalion.

@islandgal123 5 лет назад

Could you please tell us/translate what the song is about?

@koppadasao 5 лет назад

+Dale Mulligan, since you know the song that much, I have a question for you: How many English loan words are there in the text?

@ccx7004 5 лет назад

+Island Gal This is like a month late haha, but here is a translation of the lyrics: They are agitated, the waters of Waiapu, But when you cross over girl, they will be calm. Oh girl, return to me, I could die of love for you. I have written my letter, I have sent my ring, so that your people can see that I am troubled. Oh girl, return to me, I could die of love for you. My love will never be dried by the sun, it will be forever moistened by my tears. Oh girl, return to me, I could die of love for you. And +Koppa Dasao, I’m no expert in Te Reo Maori, but I’m pretty sure the only loanword in this text is “ringi” which means “ring”. As far as I know, all the other words used are of Maori origin :)

@koppadasao 5 лет назад

@@ccx7004 This version is missing the third stansa. Whati whati taku pene ka pau aku pepa Ko taku aroha mau tonu ana e. The fourth one is less obvious, and the only one I'm less than certain is an English loanword, but I'm still pretty sure the origin for that word is English.

@yoshibhoy8158 5 лет назад

Dale Mulligan ☝️

@Jill8854 11 лет назад

I'm an Aussie and this beautiful song made me cry, because it personifies everything that is pure and lovely. It also brought back memories of when my parents and I travelled to New Zealand for a holiday, and we fell in love the country...in particular the Maori culture and music. My mother was a soprano and she won many hearts with her singing of Now is the Hour and Pokare Kare Ana... such wonderful memories for me.

@itzdilpickle3679 4 года назад

we love you guys even if we say we don't

@Seriously1010 10 месяцев назад

Ditto @@itzdilpickle3679

@nrmnchb 5 лет назад

I'm listening to this in honor of the 50 New Zealanders who died March15, 2019. My sympathies to all.

@Maddie101100 3 месяца назад

I’ve had the tune of this song stuck in my head for YEARS and I’ve just rediscovered it since primary school. We used to sing this all the time in assembly. Such a beautiful waiata.

@RubenDan-qf7ic 3 месяца назад

Hello Middie, how are you doing today.

@TheEvdoggy 8 лет назад

As an Aussie, I got to admit you guys are ok.

@FreyaAgapemio 7 лет назад

haha!

@rubiconnz1754 7 лет назад

Choice Bro !! Sweet As !!

@dalemulligan6328 6 лет назад

Kia Ora Cobber!

@maramapaki8044 6 лет назад

Sweet as bro

@isabellayoung3129 4 года назад

I believe the world secretly admires new Zealand, including me in america

@marcdorse9848 6 лет назад

9 years ago I was on Air NZ heading home to Aust. from the US...missing my wife....and drinking gin and tonic..sitting up in the pointy end and I asked the personable steward about this song and to my amazement and eternal joy he sang it for me and his two colleagues joined in......well maybe it was the gin....but I had tears streaming down my face.....as an Aussie l regard this as the most beautiful love song.....good on you NZ......this is truly a treasure

@austinwiseman1817 4 года назад

It’s true and the sort of thing they, crying is good for this song, kiaroa

@raveenbains6964 10 лет назад

New Zealand has so much culture like this song which brings back memorable primary school days of singing and listening to Maori songs. NZ is the best country in the World by far!

@sedrickpaul 3 года назад

What a beautiful voice the person singing your NZ national Anthem has.

@InSimonated 3 года назад

It's Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

@belleray2 6 лет назад

Yes, i guess you are proud to be New Zealanders and you are entitled to be proud. Small country, huge heart. We, as allies remember the courage of your soldiers and thank you for your sacrifice. The Maori battalion is a legend among warriors and their courage will be a b bench mark for warriors ahead.

@onur7852 8 лет назад

Today our New Zealander guest at the university played this anthem after the presentation she made about the country. We love it! Greetings from Turkey! :)

@skyla6379 8 лет назад

I'm glad that I was raised and live in this country.

@slgenuine7906 3 года назад

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@rollsroycegriffon2375 4 месяца назад

I just found out about the existence of this aong recently. Needless to say, I was entranced. The feeling I got after listening to it for the first time is something that I haven't got before, and wouldn't get since.

@robertszczepanski4968 8 лет назад

I listen to this song every time I get homesick for Aotearoa to be with my people It helps a lot mates

@rosemarylenton1193 8 лет назад

i had this beautiful song played at my husbands funeral in febuary 2014 it is so moving.ann lenton

@InSimonated 8 лет назад

+rosemary lenton I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. This song was a beautiful way to say 'Until we meet again'. x

@JennhasADHD 8 лет назад

+rosemary lenton Arohanui

@kiwikyle82 7 лет назад

rosemary lenton

@nzsuperdad 11 лет назад

I am really proud of being Korean New Zealander.

@swee2251 3 года назад

You're very lucky. It's impossible to immigrate to New Zealand now.

@arohawhite2990 2 года назад

Have you heard the version sung in the Korean drama “Artificial City” I love it ❤️

@JohnCenaFan6298 2 года назад

Yh, and i am an american middle eastern chinese man

@arohawhite2990 2 года назад

I am replying to the Korean New Zealander..

@Douges1 8 лет назад

I heard this beautiful piece of music a few times when we traveled to NZ in 2010. I am a proud Australian but the more I hear it the more I feel a Kiwi as well, The video is a credit to you and I only wish our "where the bloody hell are you" ad was even a quarter of the quality of this. Congratulations, BigSyz, you can be very proud. Doug

@Sydneysider1310 6 лет назад

Lovely comment, Douges. I feel exactly the same way.

@sambaldwin7715 6 лет назад

we were almost the 6th state of Australia , but the voters here back in the day said no 😄

@patbarron5918 2 года назад

I'm 69 - live in Australia - we learnt this song in primary school! Loved it then - still do!

@prettycatacombs 11 лет назад

This being sung at the final reading of the marriage equality bill is a moment of NZ political history I shall never forget.

@anniebertolini724 3 года назад

Beautiful, played it at our Driveway dawn service today to honour everyone on Anzac Day 2021

@thoseopps 12 лет назад

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! There are not words to describe the beauty of this song!! Only a man who really LOVED his country could write such a beautiful song!!

@michaelnorth1059 7 лет назад

This is a song from my childhood, i'm almost 70 now and Sunday dinners in Yorkshire were never complete without "Two way family favourites" a programme that connected British forces all over the world with families in UK on the radio. This song was often requested as I think English Troops had heard Kiwi troops singing it and it struck a chord. I also seem to remember a mixed language version That started off something like "Pokarakare ana means a ripple on the ocean" Though I prefer the original version. Thanks NZ for a lovely memory.

@lachlang683 8 лет назад

My 5th Grade teacher was Maori. He taught the class this song. We would sing it as he played along on his ukulele. We also used to sing Wooden Heart in Maori too!

@kimturner7990 8 лет назад

Wow, that tugs at the kiwi heartstrings!I remember learning this in standard 2, in Social Studies ( yes folks, I'm THAT old lol). Peace & love to all expat kiwis X

@nicbing2598 7 лет назад

Same here Kim Smit..

@k10gai7 4 года назад

Im miss New Zealand so much, growing up there was the best part of my life hands down ❤💙💪

@nasugbubatangas 12 лет назад

A very touching song. This song made me consider studying Maori. :-D Greetings from Manila. (My rugby coaches are from NZ).

@Klaaarke 13 лет назад

what a video. what a place. I'm from Wales and I've been around a bit. Aotearoa is the most gorgeous land on our planet. Zero contestation.

@Ca1ebCarr 7 лет назад

Listening to this at work in Canada and trying not to shout cry at my desk! Kia Kaha indeed.

@reinhardhuemke2531 10 лет назад

What a beautiful country, i understand the proud of the New Zealand people and i understand the homesick from the songwriter.

@SPECGOLD 11 лет назад

I'm the same as you when I hear this song. My heart swells and I'm a 4th generation Aussie. Since I can remember I have always had a drawing to New Zealand. Must be a previous life thing.

@zarkogrncarevski685 3 года назад

I am so proud being New Zealand citizen. I live in Australia but...STILL CALL NEW ZEALAND...HOME!!!

@theincredibleirishmicrowav9555 5 лет назад

first time I've cried in years

@nasugbubatangas 12 лет назад

I'm pretty sure that was Dame Kiri Ta Kanawa who sang the soprano here. Her voice is brilliant. One of my all time favourite sopranos...

@thierrylaugier3245 4 года назад

I love this song ! The melody is very popular in the south west of France, among people fond of rugby. Some new zealander soldiers transmittted this song to some Basque and Occitan choirs during WW1. Then, it began in France, an Occitan song, inditulated "Adiu e bona fortuna" (Farewell and good luck). I spend the 40 first years of my life thinking that it was an Occitan or Pyrenean song ...So, the Maori and Pyrenean song are astonishly similar...Thanks for sharing.

@shiftygirl6434 4 года назад

wow that's really interesting to know!!

@Camino2017 Год назад

I walked the Via Podiensis this year and I was struck how similar the Basque culture is to our Maori and New Zealand culture, love for music, humour, food and of course rugby.

@Titina7183 11 лет назад

This makes me cry. I lived 3 years in beautiful Aotearoa, which I adopted as my second home! Haven't been to many places in the world, but NZ is definitely a very special place on this planet! Its people and landscapes are beautiful!

@SH1559801 11 месяцев назад

i learned this song when i was in primary school, back in the early 70s. Still remembered the lyrics till now. A lovely song... Greetings from Singapore!

@kasmcentyre2406 9 лет назад

This song is one of the most inspiring, ethnic combining, understandings of what it is to be Kiwi, born or elected. The very soul of the song is who we are. I am a New Zealander!!!!

@skyla6379 8 лет назад

Kas McEntyre Yup or home :)

@babycatcher33gordon16 3 года назад

In tears....so homesick today😞

@MishuPakora 9 лет назад

Beautiful! I can't wait to come back to New Zealand!

@alanmoore4582 7 лет назад

I only lived there for 4 years in the mid to late 50s but had to learn this beautiful song plus the Maori farewell. Pity I can't sing but love singing along whenever I hear these beautiful songs.

@TheHB69 11 лет назад

This video show all that is GOOD about New Zealand.The song sums it all up. GO NZ!

@graceparnell9562 7 лет назад

ohoh made me even more homesick...

@GumbootZone 12 лет назад

After 20 years in Canada, this tears me up. I know where I belong. Mo ake tonu atu.

@rossknowles3212 6 лет назад

Used to sing this at Neerim South secondary school in Victoria, Australia in the 1960s! Always loved this song!

@jenmunts 11 лет назад

If I wasn't already really proudly South African, this would have made me wish I was a NZealander... Beautiful thank you.

@garyusmar8509 11 лет назад

My wife is from tainui heritage, she loves listening to these songs

@laurawiiles7356 10 лет назад

Beautiful video as a background for such a hauntingly beautiful song. New Zealand ( especially South Island ) has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth and blessed with wonderful people.

@TanJ20 5 лет назад

The treasures of New Zealand nature,allblacks,sir edmond hillary, and lay back kiwis mis and love my home Aotearoa 🇳🇿

@Jillsthename 8 лет назад

This is such a lovely song as is the singer and accompanying video. Quite beautiful.

@heidijaster 11 лет назад

Congratulations New Zealand for showing the world what loves looks like.

@stephendennis5911 Год назад

Always end up crying when I hear this song

@kakahass 9 лет назад

brings tears to my eyes

@anasawitri2678 7 лет назад

what a nice song! I'm Indonesian and I love kiwis ❤

@samueljohnstone3028 4 года назад

come here on holiday 👍

@peteshaw1134 11 лет назад

Beautiful. Reminds me of a wonderful time in NZ many years ago. I now so want a return visit.

@skyla6379 7 лет назад

I don't know why but I always get goosebumps when I listen to this song. Ilysmm New Zealand You will always be my home (:

@doctorg7597 10 лет назад

Awesome song, awesome country. Awesome soldiers.

@lofolofonana529 11 лет назад

I saw it there too, what a great moment. NZ really is God's own country, a spectacularly beautiful place and great people. I'm Australian, and love the fact this unwrecked paradise is so close. It's clean, it's independent and it hasn't been wrecked by rampant third world immigration. They have their own distinct culture, and overall, respectfully integrated the original inhabitants. NZers - keep your independence and don't let Australia, the US or the third world overrun your beautiful home!

@ruthlilianatizondequreshi5282 4 года назад

best song ever.. such awesome lyric! proud to be a New Zealander

@collymoi1 11 лет назад

Thanks for this particular piece, complete with NZ sounds and sights. It's very special and I appreciate it very much.

@blj007 12 лет назад

born in australia but spent first 13 years of my life in nz-my dad came from invercargill-remember learning this at school,in the maori language and at 62 years of age can still sing it.Back in oz now but nz has all my best childhood memories for me.I sometimes feel more kiwi than aussie but thats not a bad thing

@nadiaexeter7664 7 лет назад

I love my new home country

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@eoghanniceallaigh5834 2 года назад

Left Ireland after the Earth quake hit , worked with switched on electrical Christchurch,very proud to be apart of the CQC AND EQR work help and recovery... beautiful country and peoples ❤ I really miss NZ ,, the bog bar 🍸 😢 best years of my life

@Elijahfan 12 лет назад

I'm not from NZ but spent almost a year there and have been a kiwi since. This song and video makes me swell with pride for my "second home", really well done!

@georgehare2915 8 лет назад

north island with its incredible rain forest. saw largest Kauri tree there. South island also outstanding . beaches on both beat HAWAII major time.

@helenappleby272 4 года назад

I'm a nzer and I have always loved this song

@andredorofaeff8292 10 лет назад

Love the country. love it here in New Zealand

@Mirka_1505 4 года назад

What a great song! Greetings from the Polish Rose Valley. 🖐🇵🇱 😊 Mirka

@Mirka_1505 Год назад

@Lora Jessica Hello ... How are you, greetings from Poland🌹

@JonathanHooper-vg1ol 2 месяца назад

Every time I hear this I want to go home to Aotearoa for good

@555worldwide 8 лет назад

Top marks for this brilliant vid..Wonderful video and music.......amazing country.

@vivaenergiapositivayossefh6273 7 лет назад

It was a such wonderful time when I lived in NZ - Mt Mauganui!!!! Lovely places I've been there. I love New Zealand.

@barbaraengland7104 9 месяцев назад

This song makes me so proud to be a Kiwi Absolutely beautiful

@ildonaldson 10 лет назад

It was on BBC Radio 3's Music in the Great War yesterday, Thursday 2 July 2014. I had not heard it before. Wonderful!

@dannahart9369 8 лет назад

I love this song so much, thanks for sharing!!

@TheRoderickSmith 13 лет назад

I have listened to many version of this magnificent song on youtube, but this one is the best so far. I once returned across Lake Wakatipu on the wonderful SS 'Earnslaw'. The pianist played this song, and I was the only person on the whole vessel not singing. Even teenagers were giving their all. Roderick B Smith (Australia)

@coreywills2000 7 лет назад

it's sad I live in the most dull looking city in new Zealand need to move down south I think there's breath taking scenery down there

@autoservices 4 года назад

Open your eyes, there’s beauty everywhere you just not concentrating on it.

@angietewhare 12 лет назад

Absolutely love it, great video as well. Thank you.

@hananesoussan854 3 года назад

This is heaven

@yellowtangelo 12 лет назад

Just beautiful. Thank you for this.

@skyla6379 7 лет назад

I love mey home, New Zealand I will forever remember as my home c:

@dallashardgood1980 11 лет назад

quintessential NZ song, one of the best and a great match for the dramatic landscape of my beautiful New Zealand. I miss you..........

@techqueries3881 4 года назад

Happy Anzac Day all..

@juanitarichards1074 4 года назад

Stunningly beautiful. The scenery, the voices, the harmonizing....brought a tear to my eye.

@juanitarichards1074 Год назад

@Lora Jessica I'm great thanks.

@chemchemery9145 3 года назад

I remember going back to NZ because that's where I belong they are my people

@georginasullivan9966 3 года назад

Me too, I'm working on it!

@jennygibbons1258 3 года назад

Beautiful and a favourite since childhood. Thanks 😍

@SurfCityDurban 2 года назад

I have always loved this number. I heard it once in a NZ movie called "Brother's" `~ jero ~ Durban, South Africa

@rawirimackey7489 8 лет назад

this song makes me feel so calm

@suzannerosemaryday234 Год назад

Me too love nz where was born such a special place.

@Loribyn 7 лет назад

I remember learning and singing this at school (in Australia) along with many others, from many lands. Unfortunately about the only cultural songs we _didn't_ learn were those of Aborigines ~ for they don't share them. So, to our mates across the pond, thanks!

@shiftygirl6434 4 года назад

that's actually really sad

@kazuyamishima5568 2 года назад

Reminds me of the days when i first came to the country in 2003. We used to sing this song at school and learn to play it on the recorder

@bjsteinhoff9810 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Dame Kiri Te Kanawa! 🎉

@pramchick1496 11 лет назад

Sends shivers.

@sandradewet-vandenberg3396 8 лет назад

Beautiful. Thank you.

@michaelrosspearson9756 4 года назад

Nothing says 'New Zealand' more than Dame Kiri singing this song. To hear this as our anthem at the Olympic Games would be incredible. There wouldnt be a dry eye in the stadium.

@lava477 11 лет назад

the best place to be!!!! Wish I was born there.When I was there the first time it felt like coming home! Think of it every day, that warm feeling.

@PrimitiveTruth 10 лет назад

Being away from NZ I was thinking of doing a vid to this song but after seeing your vid perfect. Makes me miss NZ even more...

@isabellee2353 10 лет назад

Isabel Expats sing this every New Yr`s Eve, whether Aus. HK or Bali. The pictures are beautiful.

@NixE38j7 12 лет назад

Oh wow! I love the song & it really make me cry the song is very so emotional. I love Maori songs although I may not understand the language. What a beautiful songs. Go New Zealand love it.I start crying in tear thanks for sharing.