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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2015
- OFFICIAL VIDEO: Waiaroha (feat. Maisey Rika)
By: Rob Ruha
This waiata speaks of the changing nature in relationships between lovers. It metaphorically expresses the journey of life and love through the symbol of a fern leaf on a river. At times the leaf is at the mercy of turbulent rapids and rushing water, other times its excited by the swift currents or caressed by the deeper, calm spots in the river. All currents eventually flowing towards the sea: the symbol of boundless unity.
VIDEO CREDITS:
Director: Glen Bates
Producer: Lara Northcroft
Artists: Marcus Winter (Sand Art) & Cilla Ruha (Poi)
Location: Mitai Village Rotorua
Produced by: Velvet Stone Media
Special thanks to the ENTIRE crew at Velvet Stone Media for producing, directing, editing and supporting the creation of the video; to Marcus Winter & Cilla Ruha for their artistic contribution to the clip, to Mitai Village and Velvet Stone Media for the stunning locations and to 'Be Rude Not To' cafe in Rotorua for the beautiful kai. "Nau te rourou, nāku te rourou - ka ora ai te iwi"
Verse 1
Maringi noa ngā roimata
Kahu ai te pōuri
Pokepokea mai te māramatanga
O ngā whetū
Pre-chorus
Wai ka ripo, wai ka huri te rau aruhe
Aue, pupū - hihī
Mirimiri te rau aruhe
[E] tanuku i ngā waipuke
Chorus
Wai aroha rere tōtika
Rere tika ki te moana
Waiho ngā pikotanga
Kia aio te rere, te rere
Kaua e papaki kino e wai
I ngā pari e tāwharau nei
Te aruhe taku rau taonga
Wai-aroha, wai-marino
Verse 2
Hikina te pō; haruru te ao, haruru te wai
I nga kōawa o aku mahara
Pōraruraru noa
Pre-Chorus , Chorus
Bridge
Taupatupatu, pōteretere te rau aruhe
Kati te kō e wai
I te rau e whana nei e koe
Chorus
I am a proud Pakeha New Zealander; who is so thankful the Maori; who had their heritage denied many years ago, have finally found their way back to their roots. Be proud of who you are. You are special people, I am proud to have stood beside many of you all my life. Aroha. Kia Kaha.
Such a lovely comment. I see too many ridiculing posts on social media against us and this warms my heart. Understanding goes a long way.
Kia ora koe.. ataahua tõ korero.. appreciate your wordz... maori hard till the end... 💜💙
Thank you so much we appreciate you comment! Aroha to you and yours ❤
Love people like you you should be very proud and you are a real human being and much respect to you for respecting our culture
Ngā mihi mo to Kupu aroha ❤
Beautiful words of love.
Thank you ❤️
A Scotsman living in and blessed to be on your land YES YOUR LAND. 3 beautiful kids thank you. Arohanui and respect always x
Always keep your songs for your people. Don't Disney or any other commercial company use them. Too precious!
We are so proud of our Mentors, Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika. Beautiful. ^Angel
This song always hits hard for me. Lost the love of my life 5 years ago. He was Maori and I always loved hearing of his mother's culture as our relationship flourished. I miss him so much. The tears never stop while this plays, but I suppose it helps a bit. Still feels as it was yesterday that he left us.
Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe. ❤ "Me tangi, kāpā ko te mate i te marama." Jan 03 1989 - May 30 2019 🥺
Arohanui,it is "good,healthy"to tangi.You are a strong,loving woman,which will help you. Also music,that connects within us. Kia kaha 🥰
I don't understand a damn word they are saying but I feel the love, passion and soul of this song and it makes me cry. I hope others feel the same.
MrGeorgeCooney
this iz New Zealand Maori language the best the humbleness and in all from the four corners of the world the gifted people of Aotearoa....xoxo thank you our whanau Maisey and Rob...
Don't feel bad - I speak Te Reo fluent and the metaphors of this waiata are so deep I'm struggling!
Imagine if Shakespeare was singing - if you get my drift.
Maori underworld...
music isnt about what they say, its what they say that makes you feel a kind of way. aroha nui
My boyfriend and I used to sing this song for our twin girls when they were in my womb and everytime we would sing this song together, everyone would gather around us and sing with us. Thank you for the beautiful waiata Rob and Maisey💖
I was 3 months hapu with our boy when this song came out n like u I played it every day to our boy n we still play it today, 4 years on😍
I'm come in 2 u get pettykara m.hmmm
That brought special tears to my eyes,....and,thankyou for sharing
It's such a beautiful song, I'm listening to it in the evening before go to sleep while I'm working on the photo album from our NZ trip in 2018! I'll never forget...
Wai aroha rere tōtika
Rere tika ki te moana
Waiho ngā pikotanga
Kia aio te rere, te rere!!
Love this Waiata 😍☺️😍💗💞
What a beautiful song sung so beautifully&video we are truly blessed to have such talented Maori singers&artists in Aotearoa.Love it❤️✅
Te Ao Maori is so much my world right now and this waiata just confirms how much I have to look forward to by continuing down this path of discovery about who I am. Thank you.
This is such a moving waiata... tears in my eyes listening to this.
Maisey💖Your singing fills my heart always and I am truly humbled💖
Thankyou for sharing your beautiful gift💖
This work gives me shivers up my spine. Most beautiful most moving
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard ❤
Ka hoki oku mahara ki taku tama kai runga noa atu i nga whetu e piataata mai nei kai runga i a tatau te hunga ora
Absolutely beautiful. My son is Maori, and we loved this song
I love this song...just amazing. I listen to it a lot and have almost memorized the lyrics. My te-reo is almost as good as my Samoan at times when singing :-) embracing diversity and loving it. Thanks Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika - also love the poi dance and sand art. Just beautiful :-)
Choice.
Such a wonderful song and picture made of sand... deeply moving...
This is the most beautiful music I have ever heard.
love to listen to this waiata when im studying. Calming and makes me focus....
Shared with my two beautiful daughters for which this amazing video feat waiata, poi dance awoke some very special memories with them as we journey'd together, with each other, in all the while changing the course of our environment with the people we hold dear too...those people journing alongside us "Waiaroha" 😍😍😍
I love this song❤❤ because It reminds me of 2 special people that I love❤❤❤❤❤
Almost Cried. Thank you so much, this really is beautiful!
My favorite song i listen to this song when im down as or i just need to remember all the good things and not the bad things ❤️❤️❤️
This just took my wairua to a whole other place thank you. I am on my whakapapa and reconnecting journey and this waiata just soothed the waters the flow within me. I AM MAORI.. I am enough.. I am a strong wahine ma dedicated to my tīpuna Kamariera Te hau Takiri Wharepapa this waiata is everything he needed me to embrace and calm my mind to connect 🤍 absolutely beautiful and deeply sung with Te Ao Maori anchoring its deeps of aroha 💯🌿🤍 blessed thank you so much 🤍
Sounds like a Disney princess movie soundtrack. I can't be the only one who thinks that. But it's so, so beautiful 😍
please don't compare.
lily verschnaetti
Loving the visoe
Bot really, it isnt really as shallow as disney songs, it is also very slow comapared to even slow disney song
lily verschnaetti too late 😎
Lol Alrighty then Yeah it isn’t shallow but sounds like a beautiful fairytale song (:
Coming from south Africa... this is incredible beautiful x
We are a Awesome People, lol to the world discovering Aotearoa people.
Blessed melody duet with grace and celestial bliss by Rob and Maisey!
Amazing!!! Ataahua waiata !
Ataahua dedicating this waiata to my daughter RANGIWHAKAAHU TUHURA...(8 november 1998 - 23 Aug 2017 R.I.H..XOXOXO)
Same Whaea
Love and miss you always my cuzzin Rangi
♥
Au mautatao
Simply stunning on so many levels, just takes my breath away without even understanding the language this just moves me!!! Cilla you compliment this video to perfection with your sheer grace, beauty and humility in your performance! Thank you all so much for such an outstanding production and blessing the world with your magnificent culture, peace, much love and massive respect from London. xxxx 💖 💖💖💖. Subs and bell definitely tapped!!
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Amazing Beautiful Souls...Rob...Maisey...Cilla and Marcus xxx
SRoi Rakz allogmr
Allofme
Tino ataahua te waiata. I first heard this waiata at my nephews wedding and i thought what a beautiful waiata. Not quite understanding the kupu but definitely felt the aroha, passion, soul and wairua. Bought tears to my eyes with feelings of gratefulness, thankfulness and humility. This will be my song to walk down the aisle on my wedding day on the 30th January 2021. Nei ra te Mihi Rob and Maisey for such a beautiful waiata.
Loving these waiata, they're keeping me sane during lockdown!
Amen to that.
Lol from Redfern Sydney Locked down for a blimmim long time.
Carleen Sinclair
E kore e ea i te kupu taku aroha mōu which means words that can't express how much I love you both
Shania, I do understand the lyrics and however you felt, I feel 50 times more because of that. It's such a beautiful song and am glad you found it that way. Take are:-)
Ia orana! This is just awesome song! God bless you guys 🙏
Such a beautiful Waiata - Waiaroha
Beautiful much LV from Australia 🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🌏🙏🤗💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟
THIS IS THE GREATEST RENDITION OF LOVE SO PROFOUND IS MAORI
Awww maaan. 😢
This song makes me miss home. 😢😭😭
Tino ataahua tenei waiata.. 😍💖
Ka rawe. 👌
😍😍😍 love Maisey voice so beautiful🔥💯💛
Ataahua!!
awesome....good to see Cilla doing poi too
What a beautiful song incredible.
Là RENAISSANCE VIVEMENT LANFIN DU CAUCHEMAR 🥳🥰👍😎🦅⚖️🪙💰💵💸💳💴🎁🤓😅❤️🐷💩🎉💝😁💶💷☠️👏🌺🔥💥👇💯😭🖕🤫😇🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😘😘😘😘😘😘🥰🥰😘🥰🥰😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✨🌟🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨✨✨🌞✨✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨✨⭐🌟✨🌚🌝🌟✨⭐🌟✨🌟🌟⭐🌛🌜⭐✨🌟✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐✨✨🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲✋✋✋🤲🤲😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🤫😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
About 10 years ago I got the privilege to learn this waiata, Rob Ruha you are an amazing kai-tito!
Kim Hippolite have you ever got to meet rob ruha
I have he had a concert at Te o rakaihautu
Kiaora Cousin.... Rueben.
Absolutely beautiful ❤️
Beautiful. So moving
Love this song 🎵 it has alot of feelings, well done Maisey 👏 your voice is amazing 👏 thank you 😊
Rob Ruha such a talented Musician
I love this waiata
Amazing song_ Amazing sing_
Amazing vid_ Kai roimata ke ahau...
So entrancing! Loved it!!
ive always like this song and now i like this version love love love :)
One of my fav waiata by far 💜
hauora waiata i can feel the passion and the kaha i hope others do to
Love that sand painting 💕
C'est vraiment une langue très agréable à écouter. Bravo, c'est triste mais super ! :D
Oui, c'est vraiment beau!
Pehe nô te here, pehe nehenehe roa,maururu ai korua . TE AROHA IA RAHI
Makes me homesick... beautiful.
Stay strong my cousins!
So beautiful you are!
We here are trying
I've always loved this waiata. Just need the lyrics. please help.
you all Awesome!!!!!!!!!
Cheers Rob and Maisey
BEAUTIFUL THE ONLY WORD
awesome artist, love dis song its beautiful
Very moving song, listen to it lots, and i dont understand half of it but feel it!
Beautiful people, beautiful voices.
Matua Rob- My all time fav artist for all moods im in
The woman with the poi is Cilla Ruha.
I love the passion in her dance. Stunning compliment to a stunning song
Cilla is the bomb ...ur a lucky man rob ruha
cilla ruha is in te whanau apanui
Her beauty is stunning, and her dance absolutely mesmerizing... Mahalo Nui
Love this waiata... the video is awesome too. Well done x
Ataahua korua. Love it.. zah...
amazing .im proud to b a kiwi
gorgeous :) absolutely stunning
Tino atahua tenei waiata this song is perfect
wonderful music!
This is so special xxxx.....Thankyou xx
UNREAL korua love it
What times when warriors teach us peace...
Beautiful!
first thing good for me and the way that you feel better than
rawe bei, rawe .
Beautiful.. Maisey aarrah
i love dis song 😘
my wedding song lol :)
Enchanting!
Rob Ruha the man, Maisey Rika mean, song mean as che che
Hey may i have your email please
Ko te wai nei he whakapuakitanga o oku aria mo toku whaiaipo....
Wow✨
Yay finally! Been waiting for the video for ages! :D Te ataahua hoki!
Beautiful. Kapai Mai's an the paratah.mean tuhoe
Cilla ataahua as - wowee!
Beautiful
Ka whakamahutia ahau e te waituitui nei. Ngā mihi atu ki ngā manutīoriori e kō ki te AIO-mārama.
Ataahua!
uncle Rob it te kotuku love your song
So Beautiful
Beautiful.
ATAAHUA ~ Tino iaia te tinana