Te Maurea Whiritoi | Poi | 2016 | Māhinaarangi

Poi of Te Maurea Whiritoi from the National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition in Hastings 2016.
Lyrics composed by Toti and Francis West.
Tune composed by Toti and Francis West.
KUPU
Me ko Kōpū ka rere i te rangi
Ko te kōwhai ngutu kākā
ka manahua ki te whenua
Nā Tamatea, nā Kahungunu
Rerehua ake nei, rerehua ake nei
Ko Hineruhi koe
Nāna i tū te ata hāpara
Māhinaarangi e
Purutia te kura whero
Kei nanaiore koe ki te kura hewa
Whakarākai ki te rau rangatira
Hei tikitiki mō tō mahunga
E te kura nui o Hawaiki
Te wahine waiwaiā
He mana tuku iho tō mana
Ko koe rā te whakatinanatanga a ngā atua
Heke iho ki ō kahika
Māhinaarangi e
Nā Tamatea, nā Kahungunu e
Rerehua ake nei, rerehua ake nei
Ko Hinetītama koe
Matawai ana te whatu i te tirohanga atu
Māhinaarangi e
Me ko Kōpū ka rere i te rangi
Ko te kōwhai ngutu kākā
ka manahua ki te whenua
WORDS
Like Venus rising in the heavens
The kōwhai ngutu kākā
that blossoms on the land
From Tamatea, from Kahungunu
Is a beauty like no other
You are like Hineruhi
She who brings the wonder of the dawn
'Tis (the beauty of) Māhinaarangi
Holdfast to the valued treasure
Lest you reach for the illusory treasure
Use the noble plume
As an adornment for your head
Oh great treasure of Hawaiki
The woman of great beauty
Your mana (beauty) is inherited
As you are the embodiment of the gods
(A beauty) that descends to your ancestors
'Tis (the beauty of) Māhinaarangi
From Tamatea, from Kahungunu
Is a beauty like no other
You are like Hinetītama
A sight that causes the eyes to glisten
'Tis (the beauty of) Māhinaarangi
Like Venus rising in the heavens
The kōwhai ngutu kākā
that blossoms on the land

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