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Ngā Mata o te Ariki T​ā​whirim​ā​tea

by Maisey Rika

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Tū te pou, hui te marama Hi! Ha! Whakamaua te kakau o te hoe Hi! Ha! Kia aronui te hoe Hi! Korewa te hoe Hi! Kumea te hoe Hi! Hi! Hi! I te tōnga ō te rā Tāherea ngā wairua Ki te taurapa ō te waka Heke ki Te Hao ō Rua Tiaki atu rā ki ngā pō o Tangaroa Tōna rewanga mai Ka maka atu ai Ngā wairua ruiruiā Kua whetūrangitia Māringi ngā roimata E tangi apakura ana Tapareireia koi e tapa Tapakonunua koi ana tukua hī hī hī hā! Te Waka o Rangi Te Waka o Rangi uea Maringiringi maringiringi ngā roimata “Ko Matariki te kaitō i te hunga pakeke ki te pō” Te Rangatira Te Rangatira o runga Taramainuku E whiu ana te kupenga Tāherea ngā wairua Ki te taurapa o te waka Pipiri ki ā Haratua Tiaki atu ki Te Hao o Rua Uea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! Hoea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! “Ko Matariki te kaitō i te hunga pakeke ki te pō” Uea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! Hoea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! Tāherea ngā wairua Ki te taurapa o te waka Pipiri ki a Haratua Tiaki atu ki Te Hao o Rua Te Waka o Rangi Te Waka o Rangi e ara Karangahia aureretia ngā īngoa “Ko Matariki te kaitō i te hunga pakeke ki te pō” Te Rangatira Te Rangatira o runga Taramainuku Kumekumea Kawekawea Maka atu te kura Ruiruia atu te kura Ki te poho o te rangi Ngā kura kua whetūrangitia Uea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! Hoea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! “Ko Matariki te kaitō i te hunga pakeke ki te pō” Uea hī hī! Te waka hī hā! Hoea hī hī! Ki runga rā hī hā! Maka atu te kura Ruiruia atu te kura Ki te poho o te rangi ngā kura kua whetūrangi….tia Ko Matariki te ihu o te waka nei Ko Pōhutukawa e hono ana ngā mate Te kupenga a Taramainuku - kumea Turuturu roimata e tangi apakura ana Kumea kumea kawe kawea Ruia ruia ruia Kua whetūrangitia Te kupenga a Taramainuku - kumea Turuturu roimata e tangi apakura ana Te Waka o Rangi ki te hoe…
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Te Hautapu 02:41
Tīkapa, tīkapa Tī…Tīrama Tirama Tī…Tī Tī…Tīrama Tīrama! “Ngā kai a Matariki nāna i ao ake nei” “Ngā kai a Matariki nāna i ao ake nei” Tōna rewanga mai Tāpaetia tōna kai “Ngā kai a Matariki nāna i ao ake nei” Ārahi ngā mate Kawea ngā hua “Ngā kai ā Matariki nāna i ao ake nei” Tīpakotia rā Tīpakotia rā Ngā kai horotai He manu, he kūmara, he ika, he tuna I te wāhi ōkawa Waihangatia rā He umu kohukohu whetū huraina te… Te Hautapu Te Hautapu Te Hautapu Te Hautapu Te Hau…tapu Te Hau...tapu Te Hau…tapu Te Hautapu, Te Hautapu x2
3.
Matariki i te pō Tihāngaia i te pō He tauira i te pō I nā rā, e ara, Matariki e Matariki i te pō Tīaho mai i te pō Te karere o te ao Haehae mai rā i te pō E ōkiōki ana Matariki ki te whenua Matariki i te ao, Matariki i te ao Te kanapu i te ao, Te Kanapu i te ao Te kaiora o Hauhake, Kaiora o Hauhake Karanga o Hōtokē, karanga o Hōtoke E ataata ana Matariki e arā Uuuuu…. Auē Uuuuu…. Tipuānuku, Tipuārangi, Waitā, Waitī, Waipunārangi, Ko Ururangi, Ko Matariki, Ko Pōhutukawa, Ko Hiwa-i-te-Rangi e Ngā whetū o te rangi ko Matariki Matariki i te pō, Matariki i te pō Matariki i te ao, Matariki i te ao He hokinga mahara, he hokinga mahara Hei anga whakamua, hei anga whakamua He oranga wairua Ko Matariki e ara Tipuānuku, Tipuārangi, Waitā, Waitī, Waipunārangi, Ko Ururangi, Ko Matariki, Ko Pōhutukawa, Ko Hiwa-i-te-Rangi e Ngā whetū o te rangi ko Matariki Auē ko Matariki auē Matariki e Ko Matariki auē Matariki e Ko Matariki auē Matariki e Ko Matariki auē ko Matariki auē Matariki e Ngā whetū o te rangi ko Matariki x2
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Pōhutukawa 05:34
“Mate ana te tangata ka tīmata tōna hāere i te ara wairua Ki te Pōhutukawa tawhito e tū tonu mai rā i Te Rerenga Wairua Ka heke i reira mā te aka o te rākau Kei raro o te aka ko te aka roa ko te aka maroke Ko te aka maroke o te Pōhutukawa kāore nei e tae ki te moana Ko Mauriānuku tēra Koia rā te tomokanga ki Rarohenga” Pōhutukawa te tuohu nei au Miramira mai i te pō Kōia e kitea Kōia e ngaro E minamina au mōu i te pō Te whetū tapu Te whetū tapu o Te Kāhui Matariki Pōhutukawa ē tīaho mai rā E miramira mai i te pō He tohu aroha He tohu mate E matapōrehu ana au i te pō Arahia te kura Arahia te kura ki Te Waka o Rangi Nōu te karanga nui (nui) Nōu te kawenga nui (nui) Te tapu o Pōhutukawa e (Rere atu rā e te kura)
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Pūkeri pūkeri pūkeri pūkerikeri Hau maiangi maiangi maiangi maiangiangi Pūkeri pūkeri pūkeri pūkerikeri Hau maiangi maiangi maiangiangi e (Tāwhirimātea) Pūkeri pūkeri pūkeri pūkerikeri Hau maiangi maiangi maiangi maiangiangi (Tāwhirimātea) Pūkeri pūkeri pūkeri pūkerikeri Hau maiangi maiangi maiangiangi e (Tāwhirimātea) Tīaho mai rā Matariki (Tāwhirimātea) Waipunārangi, Ururangi (Tāwhirimātea) Ngā whetū huarere mai tāwhiti ē! Matariki tāpuapua (hau hau hau) x4 Ko Te Hau o te Rangi Tapatiu, hauāuru Ko Ururangi te whetū e hono atu ki te hau Ko te hā o te Atua Tāwhirimātea Te whetū (pūkohukohu, pūkerikeri) Matariki tāpuapua (hau hau hau) x4 Ko te hā o te Atua Ko ngā Punawai i te Rangi Ua tātā, tarariki Ko Waipunārangi te whetū e hono atu ki te ua Ngā roimata o te Atua Tāwhirimātea Te whetū (pūkohukohu, pūkerikeri) Matariki tāpuapua (hau hau hau) x4 Ngā roimata o te Atua X2 (Te whetū, pukohukohu pukerikeri) Pūkeri pūkeri pūkeri pūkerikeri Hau maiangi maiangi maiangi maiangiangi Pūkeri pūkeri pūkeri pūkerikeri Hau maiangi maiangi maiangiangi e (Tāwhirimātea) Tīaho mai rā Matariki (Tāwhirimātea) Waipunārangi, Ururangi (Tāwhirimātea) Ngā whetū huarere mai tāwhiti e!
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Waitī, Waitā x2 Uuu…. Waitī, Waitā He wai nō Ruawhetū Waiwaiā Uuu…ka waiata, waiata Waitī, Waitā Waitī, Waitā Te Awa ki te Moana Uuu…ka waiata, waiata Waitī, Waitā Wai-ō-rangi Wairere Waiawa Waitapu Wainoa Waiaroha Waitī (waitī), Waitā (waitā) Wai oranga wairua Wainui Wairoa Waitai Wairaka Waimuri Waiaroha Waitī (waitī), Waitā (waitā) He wai nō Ruawhetū Waiwaiā Uuu…waiwaiā Uuu…ka waiata, waiata Waitī, Waitā Te whetu mātaiata Ka timu, ka pari ki tai Waitī (waitī), Waitā (waitā) Wai oranga wairua Rama tuna i te kōawa Hī ika, ruku kaimoana Waitī (waitī), Waitā (waitā) He wai nō Ruawhetū Waiwaiā Uuu…waiwaiā Uuu…ka waiata, waiata Waitī, Waitā (Kumea) te kukume o te marama (Uea) te ara rau o Tangaroa Waiwaiā, waiwaiā… Waitī, Waitā Te Awa ki te moana Uuu…ka waiata, waiata Waitī, Waitā
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Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Pūahoaho Mārakerake Te whetū Matariki Tūpukepuke Hōnekeneke Ko Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Uuu - Tīrama, tīrama ana Uuu - E kanapanapa mai rā Uuu - He tāuira, he tau houkura Uuu - He tohu tipu oranga Uuu - Tīrama, tīrama ana Uuu - E kanapanapa mai rā Uuu - He tohu rite ineine Uuu - Ō te Mana Tāne, Mana Wahine Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Tārorerore He manu kereru e Te whetū Matariki Karikaria he kūmara reka Ko Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Uuu - Tīrama, tīrama ana Uuu - E kanapanapa mai rā Uuu - He tāuira, he tau houkura Uuu - He tohu tipu oranga Uuu - Tīrama, tīrama ana Uuu - E kanapanapa mai rā Uuu - He tohu rite ineine Uuu - Ō te mana tāne, mana wahine Karikaria he kūmara reka Ko Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Karia karia karia Keria keria keria Rumaki rumaki rumakihia Karia he kumara reka Tārore tārore tārorerore Āhere āhere āherehere Hopu hopu hopukia Te whaturua Te manu kereru Taku hono ki ngā whetū o te rangi Ki Te Kāhui tapu o Matariki Ko Tipuānuku, Tipuārangi He tohu ora - ngā hua o te whenua Hauhake tū ka tō Matariki Hua rāngaingai, ngā hua patatini Ngā kai o te ngākina oranga He tipuranga Ngā hua o te whenua… Uuu - Tīrama tīrama - Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Uuu - E kānapanapa mai rā - te whetū Matariki Uuu - Tīrama tīrama ana - Tipuānuku Tipuārangi Uuu - E kānapanapa mai rā - te whetū Matariki Tūpukepuke Hōnekeneke Ko Tipuānuku Tipuārangi…
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Hiwa, Hiwa, Hiwa, Hiwa… I wanna send my wishes up to Hiwa-i-te-Rangi She is bright she is shiny She a star of Matariki Plant me in the ground facing Hiwa-i-te-Rangi Cite the prayers - giving thanks She all-knowing Matariki Homai - he tauira Homai - he tau ranea Homai - everywhere I go show me I’m not on my own Homai - he tau rea Homai - he tau houkura Homai - in my heart of hope are seeds of love for everyone… Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa nui Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa roa Ko Hiwa pūkenga Ko Hiwa wānanga Takataka te kāhui o te rangi Koia pou tō putanga Ki te whei ao Ki te ao mārama (mārama) (X2) The first star that I see tonight is Hiwa-i-te-Rangi With all my heart My wish providing plenty for my Iwi For bounty and harmony I ask Hiwa-i-te-Rangi She is light she is glowing She almighty Matariki Homai - he tauira Homai - he tau ranea Homai - everywhere I go show me I’m not on my own Homai - he tau rea Homai - he tau houkura Homai - in my heart of hope are seeds of love for everyone… Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa nui Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa roa Ko Hiwa pūkenga Ko Hiwa wānanga Takataka te kāhui o te rangi Koia pou tō putanga Ki te whei ao Ki te ao mārama (mārama) (X2) Hiwa - te whetū pōtiki Hiwa - te tapu o Matariki Hiwa - mōu ōku wawata Ko Hiwa, Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa nui Ko Hiwa Ko Hiwa roa Ko Hiwa pūkenga Ko Hiwa wānanga Takataka te kāhui o te rangi Koia pou tō putanga Ki te whei ao Ki te ao mārama (mārama) (X2)
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“E hoki ki tō Maunga kia pūrea koe e ngā hau ō Tāwhirimātea” Hau Pūrea e te hau Horoia e te ua Pūrea e te hau Horoia e te ua (Kerikeri, tarariki, kerikeri, tarariki) Te hau nui Te hau roa Te hau tapu Te hau noa Te hau ora Te hau aroha Pārera te hau pākihiroa Te hau raki Te hau tonga Hauāuru, Ururangi Te hau tai Te hau tai rāwhiti Whiriwhiri te hau kōwiriwiri Ha…u Ko te hā o te Atua Ha…u Te hā o te Atua Tāwhirimātea Tāwhirimātea Te hā o te Atua Te hau o ngā Rangi Te hau āwhiowhio ē Tāwhirimātea Te hā o te aroha E kore e kitea Rangona te wairua o Tāwhirimātea - pūkerikeri, haumaiangiangi Tāwhirimātea - pūkerikeri, haumaiangiangi Te hā roto Te hā waho Te hā Ariki Hā pononga Te hā wai Te hā whenua Whakairia te hā māuri ora! Pre chorus:2 (shortened) Ha…u Te hā o te Atua Tāwhirimātea Te hā o te Atua Te hau o ngā Rangi Te hau āwhiowhio ē Tāwhirimātea Te hā o te aroha E kore e kitea Rangona te wairua o Tāwhirimātea - pūkerikeri, haumaiangiangi Tāwhirimātea - pūkerikeri, haumaiangiangi (e kore e kitea, rangona te wairua) Pūrea e te hau Hōroia e te ua Whitia e te rā Makere ana ngā here Pūrea e te hau - Tāwhirimātea Hōroia e te ua - Tāwhirimātea Whitia e te rā - Tāwhirimātea Makere ana ngā here

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I roto i te pō te māramatanga e whiti ana...
In darkness there is always light...

Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea shares ancient knowledge, teachings and stories about Te kāhui tapu o Matariki (The star constellation of Matariki) handed down through generations.

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released July 4, 2021

Ngā mihi nui ki a Dr. Rangi Matamua for the inspiration, teachings and consultation on the story of Matariki.
Nāku te honore! (it is my honour!)

Producers:
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Seth Haapu, Rei, Mara TK, Anna Coddington, Tiki Taane, Horomona Horo, Jeremy Mayall, Marlon Gerbes - You are all amazingly talented artists, you captured and helped bring our sacred stars of Matariki to life

Studios for Mixing & Mastering:
Scott Seabright, Oliver Harmer, KOG Mastering, Jeremy Mayall

Shae Sterling: Album artwork/photography

Te Māngai Pāho: - Ngā mihi nui mō te pūtea tautoko mō te waiata 'Matariki i te pō.

Creative NZ: - Ngā mihi nui mō te pūtea tautoko mō ngā waiata e waru.

Distribution/Publishing: First Nation Music - Aotearoa

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Maisey Rika is a multi-award winning artist who hails from the serene shores of New Zealand. Maisey’s music has elegance which resonates such beauty bringing a musical palette of Te Reo, folk, acoustic, soul and easy listening with elements of deep culture that has traversed many seas bringing her International stardom but yet she remains grounded. ... more

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