Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Ka Pioioi
I liked this waiata best because I liked the song
Ka pioioi1 e
Tohu aroha haukāinga
E hoki mai rā
Kia kite atu i tō iwi e.
E rotarota2 ana
E katakata ana mai rā.
Pūkana3 whetero4 mai
I te ihi5 ā ō mātua.6
Kia kite atu ano
I tō ataahua ai kanapa7
Pupuhi ai e te hau8
Kapohia āku roimata.
Ka pioioi he
tohu aroha haukāinga.9
This swaying dance
shows the love of your home-town people.
You've come back home,
to see your people.
There is gesturing and
laughing with joy at your return,
Eyes popping and tongues thrusting
from the energy of those performing.
I see again
your beauty gleaming there
caressed by the wind,
and my tears are snatched away.
This fluttering dance
shows your home-town people's love.
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Hey Andrew!
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Do you sing this song in school at all?
Is that why you picked it as your favourite song or did you just like the sound of the song?
I think that my favourite waiata might be Pokarekare Ana, we used to sing this song in school and I didn't know what it was about until recently on a visit to Rotorua!
Here is a link if you want to have a read of the love story and listen to the song:
http://www.rotoruanz.com/media/media-releases/stories-and-articles/pokarekare-ana-the-love-story-of-hinemoa-and-tutan
Keep up the great work Andrew!
Ellee :)