Toia Mai te Waka nei

Over the past week we've been learning a new Maori song in class. Here are the lyrics and interpretation from Maori to English. Click here to visit the site.

Tōia mai1 te waka nei Kūmea mai te waka nei Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai Tiriti2 te mana motuhake3 Te tangi a te manu e4 Pīpī-wha-rau-ro-a5 Kūi! Kūi! Kūi! Whitiwhiti ora! Hui e, tāiki e.

Haul this canoe closer haul the canoe here to its special resting place; the Treaty gives us our autonomy. May the cry of the bird, the shining cuckoo - Quee! Quee! Quee! - signal a change for the better. Draw together, beome intertwined!