STAN WALKER- He Kākano Āhau - OUT NOW - new single I AM from the AVA DUVERNAY film "Origin" 

Ae He Maori He Tangata! He Tangata! He Tangata

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I just heard this for the first time and you had me ugly crying the entire waiata. Te haerenga ki ngā Reo i tīmata ki au i Maramatoru. I just wanted you to know that i heard it at a time I'm struggling in my haerenga & hearing this is exactly what i needed in this moment. Te ataahua ki ngā kupu. He taonga ki tō Waiata koe.

@@darylroygard8246 xx 0p Jun,@@1

Same ere pal, u dnt always need to knw tht language, just to realise how powerful the song is ✌

Kia ora my man! Hope all is well!

Wow me too must be the Celtic warrior in our blood & the ancestral suffering in our blood

Yous r awesome 😊

Churr my bro! Kia kaha! (Be strong)

Eyes are probably stinging because your ears aren’t open enough..msg me if you would like to learn the language

Omg, Stan loves my comment! Thank you sm Stan! We love you, your voice, your talent, your story, your everything!

Yas! I prefer his native lingo songs 💯 sings better then any singer I've heard.

@@jwreti hey you 😁

Woooo homesick now!!

Kia Ora beautiful lady. Thank you for the lyrics to our beautiful waiata..💙💙

tena koe e hoa

It's amazes me that I learnt this in primary & that my teacher bought hIs wife in to teach us it, &they also said they wrote it.... 💙💙💕 not sure how 100% true that is but beautiful stan xx

Thank you for the lyrics ☺️

Thank you. Love this waiata and love him singing ir. Wow Stan and singers. Tino ataahua

So proud of you

Kia ora taku tane

Love how you korero te Reo Maori Paras

She will always be remembered. Beautiful

Beautiful! 💕

Yr words R so right. I have listened to songs n music in many languages nd have appreciated the the beauty without knowing the language. It's abt feeling the emotion, the beautiful music or as U say...the soulful voices... Tênâ koe fr our 2 small islands to Yr butiful islands of Bermuda ❤💚🧡💛

It Te Reo, Maori. The indigenous of New Zealand's language. Most beautiful and difficult to learn language ❤️

Kia Orana to da Bang

Aotearoa is full of foreigners now. Me and my kids play spot the kiwi when we go out.

I love it

? he's never been underrated

He’s my uncle

so true. I'm not even Maori, but he's undeniably so talented, and so underrated. I love the way he sings the Maori language - so beautiful

@@samkarl9124 same, he stays with my mum in Whanganui. And his wife is my mum's sister

@@itz_onlykay cool I probably know you then :)

Thank you

100 percent agree. He basically had to learn how to sing all over again.

Masterclass

The brother doesn't need a stomach when he sings from the heart like this

beautifully said

same here

Me too

You are now 😄

Kia Ora, Nga mihi for your kind words but I just wanted to tell you, it’s possible to become Maori besides being born into it 😊 Māori is a way of life & it’s own world view. The language is so distinct & rare, I think it stirs something deeply primal to Pakeha’s Wairua. (Non Māori’s spirit) You’re doing so well! Keep it up 🔥 Pro tip is; our vowels are pronounced differently to how English is pronounced. Please don’t be offended but I taught my son those vowel sounds via Takaro Tribe on YT. It’s a Māori kids show but super insightful 🫶🏽 my nan was a kohanga reo teacher who helped revive the Reo through children. They based a lot of current curriculum from hers & others works. Also Gisborne’s mayor is of Asian descent & speaks fluently haha! It makes me proud to be Māori 💯 Haere Mai x

Thank you so much, I will definitely watch that show. I need all the help I can get. I’m starting from scratch. Also please the next time you go to your marae, let them know that your efforts to spread your tikanga have not gone unnoticed nor unappreciated. Thank you for your time and patience. Aroha from the hills of West Virginia.

Out of curiosity, did I word that correctly?

Kia ora, I hope you see this. I’m so happy to say that a member of the All Blacks digital media team contacted me and I very well might be in a video that they want to put out about fans of the team from around the world. I made sure to write your screen name down so I could tell the gentleman about you and a few others that have helped me in learning about your country and culture. Aroha from the hills of West Virginia. And thank you from the depths of my heart for allowing me a chance to learn from you.

Toku reo toku oho oho!!

E tika ana au whakaaro kei runga atu noa atu a Stan the man

WOW- humbled