I remember finishing Friday afternoons at Te Hapara Primary school in Gisborne with this song. The Maori tutor would come in with her guitar every Friday from 2 - 3pm and we'd learn waiata. This is the one song that has stuck with me from all of my schooling. I'm now 38. Always soothed me.
NOVEMBER 29TH WEDNESDAY 2023 OH MY GOODNESS Impeccable voices but how true they say NZ MAORI PEOPLE are blessed with their HEAVENLY MUSICAL TALENTS thru out the SOUTH PACIFIC SEAS. This group have 😅beautiful and gorgeous voices and song so amazing and touches our hearts 💕 and soul.HUGS FOR SHARING YOUR MUSICAL CLIPS WITH US SOPH
The organization I work for that has ties to the Kohanaga Reo program translated this into Hawaiian, but there is just something about the Reo Maori version that can't be beat