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You absolutely broke my heart voicing your sadness about where your origins are from...I have had lots of conversations about the sadness I feel for African American people's whose ancestors were ripped from their homelands....the old stories and language the culture that has been lost...I hope you keep the search up and you find answers...Absolutely feel the loss you have inside of you my brother...KIA KAHA (stand strong)
well said, absolute truth
The feeling you got from Stans waiata (song), pronounced why artar, is spiritual, the wanting to know who you are.....it was your ancestors reaching out to you, to find them.....a trip to Africa might be on the cards one day.....the language that was sung is Maori, we are indigenous to New Zealand
I wish you all the luck on your journey to find your origin, your Ancestors, your people 💖
The Maori culture is all about family, knowing your roots, family tree, staying connected to ancestors, language, land, sea, and the preservation of this for future generations. So rich!! Especially when the colonisers tried to wipe it out, the tangata whenua (people of the land) fought to keep their culture alive, and still are to this day. Continue to seek yours, and stay encouraged 🙌🏾
I am a seed.(he kakano ahau) Born of greatness. I am a warrior, a survivor, I am a seed
Yessss you got it, I believe its our ancestors coming through us through song and music. You can hear it in Stan voice all his tipuna (ancestors) coming through him its so beautiful.
Loved the expression
this might might help 😅
He kākano āhau
I ruia mai i Rangiātea
And I can never be lost
I am a seed, born of greatness
Descended from a line of chiefs
He kākano āhau
Ki hea rā āu e hītekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu i āhau ōku tikanga
Tōku reo, tōku oho-oho,
Tōku reo, tōku māpihi maurea
Tōku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength
An ornament of grace,
An ornament of grace
Ka tū ana āhau,
Ka ūhia au e ōku tīpuna
My pride I will show
That you may know who I am
I am a warrior, a survivor
He mōrehu āhau
Ki hea rā āu e hītekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu i āhau ōku tikanga
Tōku reo, tōku oho-oho,
Tōku reo, tōku māpihi maurea
Tōku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength,
An ornament of grace,
An ornament of grace,
An ornament of grace,
An ornament of grace
He's a kiwi from New Zealand ( maori).
Bless you mate ❤ I'm maori from New Zealand and this songbis spiritual from our annsestors...that's why your feeling it mate xxo
Our cultural identity is everything. Music is storytelling about our history, customs, traditions, lifestyle....yh everything!!! We pay homeage to our ancestors who led the way, our genealogy and so much more
I love when this guy talks he will go back 10 seconds so he can hear it and not miss anything!!
Awwww you feel it. Our cultures all connect. If you FEEL this song, as we do..... You are a cultural person!!!! It's when you listen to music, (cultural) and it hits you.... It awakens your true self!!!
That's the Wairua (Why-ru-a = spirit of a person) your feeling, a need, yearning or desire for a deeper connection to your ancestors and/or your culture. For some, Wairua is the capacity for faith or religious beliefs or having a belief in a higher power. For others, Wairua is an internal connection to the universe or the sacred.
Thats it exactly it, it's all about our ancestors, you're very intuned
I wondered before you said it whether you would feel the parallel with this song. Most Maori can't speak the language fluently, we have had a big loss of cultural identity and language through the process of colonisation in our land. So this song is about being proud of who we are and that our people, history and language are precious. I cannot imagine the sense of the loss and sadness of your history and not knowing. Thanks for sharing something of meaning on this reaction.
love this waiata (song) especially with Stan singing it. Ataahua (beautiful). Sending aroha (love) from Aotearoa ( New Zealand).
Love your reaction 🙏👍 I am Samoan born and raised in NZ the land of the Tagata Whenua (hope i didn't say it wrong) but I love and respect embracing the Maori culture 🙏
Word bro, never let anyone tell you not to express your culture and self.
Your people ,black Americans have influenced the music of every country in the world ,and the world has so much to thank you for. I am speaking to you from Australia.Here we have great musicians who play all the forms of music black Americans have loaned to us, blues , jazz, R&b ,rock and roll rap and more, all your invention. I know it must be painful not to know how your ancients sounded but in a relitivly short time your people have constructed a musicality that has taken over the world.So you have much to be proud of .❤
Literally cannot listen to this waiata without tearing up. ♡
Bro, this was the greatest reaction video ever. You truly felt the song and at the same time was spitting truth. Keep it up 👍🏽 Blessings
Appreciate that
This is my favourite from Stan….we have a lot of respect for our culture down here and our people…..I love Stan and his music….Glad u have enjoyed…..thankyou
What a beautiful review, spot on don't let anyone tell you to not speak your native tongue or practice traditional ways, be proud. thank you
Well said!
I've watched a few of your reactions. This one made me subscribe. Big messages in your reaction bro. With love from New Zealand 🇳🇿 🤎
Sending you a GREAT BIG THANK YOU!
I recently found out my heritage and I’m so thankful and blessed.
🙏❤️
You are so welcome
Its so fascinating to me that you don't know what is being said but it forces you to think of you roots when this song is all about connecting with your roots
Basically this song is about being born of a seed of GRATENESS derived from our ancestors. We where our emotions at the forefront always
Thank you gracious respect for culture x
One of my favourite songs, Sang at every Māori party 😎😂
There are paradigm shifts happening. Now is a great time to know your roots. If not now, when? Stan the man🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
I completely agree
I like how in depth you get with this video by listening to this song
Great reaction to a beautiful song. Kia tu whakapari I te ao Maori! Thank you for reacting🤜🤛 Jah bless.
The lyric 'I will never be lost, I am a seed born of greatness' knowing where we are from, who died for us to live, when we know that we feel the roots that keep us who we are ❤❤❤
Subbed. Love your reactions to our living Legend Stan Walker 💜
Tipuna. Ancestors. Nga tipuna. I’m blessed to have a link to my culture, my family. I pray you find your way to yours, sooner. It’s there. It always has been ❤
What your feeling brother are your ancestors calling you home. Straight up. I am privileged that I continue to live on my ancestral lands for 1000s of years. So I could never know your pain
This reaction was very touching to witness. I am born in Fiji, and living in New Zealand. My dad is Rotuman and my Mom is Māori. I love the Maori culture and am wanting to learn how to speak Māori, loved this reaction you gave 😊
The guy singing te reo maori from new zealand...our language was taken and there is a movement happening for its return. Stan walker won australian idol at 18 and was told to be less brown when he sang. I feel your pain, nz feels your pain...never give up seaching Your people your sense of belonging xxxx oh and stan rose up out of violence rape abandon to be stand tall now in maori (native new zealander) arohanui ki a koe heaps of love for you
WOW just listening to you talk regarding not knowing your origins is sad but makes me realise how lucky we are in New Zealand (Aotearoa). Thank you for sharing
You beautiful soul bro we here in NZ cracked up thanks for liking our music
Keep searching, your soul & strength will lead you to find what you long for! Stan's strength & beliefs come from a very strong cultural belief in who they are! Beautiful is what this song is about. We are all beautiful people!!!!!!!
My knowledge of the making of this waiata (song) Written and composed by Hohepa Tamehana no Tuhoe for a group of young maori artist who were apart of a tv show called Nga Manutioriori in the late 90's early 2000's It was recorded with the top 16 Maori singers from the tv show (i think) and produced by Music producer Phil Fuemana who owned the record label U.P.R Urban Pacifika Records and had the number hit How Bizzard in 7 countrys, since then its become an anthem here in Aotearoa.
The first time it was sung fully in Te Reo Maori (Maori music)was by 3 sisters from Masterton, NZ (shout out to the Martin Sisters) and was on a show called " He Wai " which show cased maori music fully in Te Reo and on mainstream television TV2 (this is when barriers start breaking through maori music / Maoridom) I happened to be apart of that show twice when i was young 15year old as apart of a school boy band group C.P.T.T. It was then Hohepa Tamehana the writer and composer of He Kakano ahau took us on as an Maori RnB trio and become our manager, he renamed us Koha Kii (which means Spoken Gifts) and signed us up with a new image and signed us to the U.P.R record label which we were the First to record an Album in Te Reo Maori by a Male Maori Rnb trio at the time. We were also apart of a Gifted & Maori tour along with another artists and groups from all over NZ, to name afew Verse 3 who were once Maia3 from Tauranga Girls College, WVVLC a Maori hip hop Rnb group from Waitahanui and then 4 brothers from South Auckland called Chapter a hip hop rap group. we were all signed to the record label. An compilation album called Gifted and Maori was produced by U.P.R which featured a re recording of the song He Kakano Ahau (Born of Greatness) ft Koha Kii, Verse 3, WVVLC w/lil tyrone aka big whetu and also ft Hohepa Tamehana as well. And now the song has been recorded again 20yrs later By Stan Walker.
I hope this is helpful. All 3 versions of the song are all totally different which is miharo (amazing)
if you want to listen to the Gifted & Maori version of He Kakano Ahau you can just go into my channel under the Koha Kii album playlist cos the song ft on our album aswel.
Beautiful!!
Broke my heart hearing ur pain about ur loss of who you really are... Colonial overstayed has displaced alot of indigenous globally and ur not alone.. We love our culture and we want to share it (NOT ALL lol ) with the world....
Love your reactions 💓
Glad you like them!
Bro you’re crack up ! 😂💀 I love that you tried to speak it ❤️ mad props 🫶
Keep looking, the quest to reconnect with where we come from is key, and the trial for you greater as many African Americans were stolen from their lands, people and culture. Even if you don't know your heritage your ancestors are with you, we are never alone.
Can you please react to
“Six60 kia mau ki to ūkaipō/don't forget your roots(live at western springs 2020)”
You will see our culture in it. It’s also the top video if you search it up on TH-cam. Thanks bro
Yep without the wairua, just like Crowded House. Six60 always that Pakeha glitch. Dunedin still racist white nationalist community. So thanks bro but no. Whenever someone says you will see culture. Dude ihi, wehi, mana, wairua, mauri I ain’t preaching. You can feel it. Honestly if you talked to my dad he would tell you about all the coloured servicemen jazz ,jamming roots.
Its a beautiful song .The Maori language is so beautiful.So proud to be Maori.His voice is pure no twinking by computers
thank you for your reaction,,I know what you mean....real music is soul food..I sincerely hope you find your roots ,stay safe ,stay blessed
Keep going 😊 Strength to you on your journey ❤️
Emotion Coming from the Heart of the Soul, To Our Father/Mother Creator. We Will Never Be Lost. We are the Seed.
As Maori, protecting our Whakapapa (in english: family tree/geneology, but in Maori it means much much more) is paramount to the survival of our Reo (Language), our Tikanga (Culture), our purakau (stories) and who we are as Indigenouse peoples of Aotearoa and why we must continue to stand up and fight to protect as did our Tupuna (ancestors) to ensure that we as Maori retained our Tino Rangatiratanga in order to protect and sustain our uri (descendants, tamariki, (Children), mokopuna (grandchildren). In our world (Te Ao Maori), our Tupuna are living, breathing, through their descendants, so when you hear the words 'a seed born of greatness' you start to realise what our Tupuna was fighting to protect - their greatness and our greatness in all of us.
Like yr honesty & Feelings on this 1 bro ..stans the man👏🏾🙌🏾
Finding your roots or where your ancestors came from, is a personal journey that has begun. Meeting relatives (however distant?) that your family never knew of, is a start
in your journey of discovery. Waimarie, tu maia, kaua e mutu... Good luck, stand tall & don't give up.
Should do his one love performance of tua... he shared it with everyone, what your talking about.
Kiaora bro.
Today u have become my brother from another. Kia kaha.(stay strong) stay you and continue ur true journey of belonging, we ur utube whanau( family)will wait for u with ur great news. Arohanui ( big loves nd hugs as u venture on.)
He Kakano Ahau... I am a seed ❤ and you are too MAJ, believe it or not, descended from a line of chiefs, born of greatness... Kia Kaha Bro, stand strong 👍
Loving your reactions to New Zealand artists, hit home when you said if you can speak your native tongue don't let anyone stop you, which is what happened to the Māori language, the colonizers came & made I illegal to speak our own language in our homeland! But we have so many artists embracing it now ❤️🖤
Watching trying to pronounce it was the cutest thing ever
Just discovered your channel bro. Appreciate you, man.
Welcome!
Love your reaction subscribing frm nz
Thanks for subbing!
Awesome brother love how this song speaks to you my brother much love #AROHA
Thank you for trying. Love that you even tried
Thanks for watching!
Yeah lots of people saying te reo is being returned. It never left. Brother my dad served with African Americans in WW2. He came back with music. Played Jazz blues, piano etc. Yep blues wasn’t around in 1950. He explained. Brother your culture is rich. Dude most of indigenous cultures have never let anyone stop them from speaking their native tongue etc. Dude this is not culture this is our life here in NZ. We never stopped being who we are. That’s most tribes here. Our Marae never burnt down or were left to decay.
I love that you reacted to one of our songs :)
Hey Maj, love your appreciation of belonging. Can I give you my opinion of your yearning for your cultural heritage. Ultimately it is the soul yearning for God; The Source of all cultures. Your sincere sentiments openly revealed is heartbreaking and admirable, but don't fret too much if you don't find your earthly belonging for it is temporal. For our true and ultimate origin is eternal. Bless you man, from a Maori brother grateful that God introduced me into the world through the Maori culture, but I've always felt I belong to the world family. My dad was Maori/Irish/English, my mum was Maori/Spanish/African American. Because of the blood mix and my spiritual education through (Paramahansa Yogananda) who wrote the famous book "Autobiography of a Yogi" I know we all belong to God.
I'm impressed with your sincere sentiment and honest heartfelt openness. Loved your presentation of Stan and the Maori culture.
Maoris have been here as early as 1300s, and don't ever bring God into this man's yearning for his culture when his tipuna have been displaced and lost his culture hundreds of years ago.
Hawaii and Hawaiki are two different places.
@@rickymarino1208 wow an Atheist having a mental explosion. God's involvement continues before and after your approval.
@@robynandrews4384 Well the jury is still out on that Miss/Mrs Andrews. Hawaii/Hawaiki Patato/ Potata. Tomato/Tomaato. Who gives a rat's really. Mortal identification is incurable it appears.
@@rickymarino1208 Hey Ricky, stop drinking that wai Pirau, are you porangi. You don't have the power to keep me, or most of all keeping God from inclusion in anything. Your deluded opinion of yourself is laughable. In spite of your arrogant assumption that God's not already involved in everything in finite existence we (God and I still loves youse) Even ingrates can be saved from their delusion of mortal identification... eventually. You need some of that psychedelic puha aye cuz. 😁😄😃😀😆😅😂🤣😉🤭🤗🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿
I LOVE THIS SONG! I don’t know the language either but I PROMISE you, you’ll know this if you listen to it enough like I have! Amazing!!
☺☺😑I BELIEVE, we are CONNECTED even to you BRO😊
We totally are...
Bro "hair car car nor are how" how like bow : ) haaahaaa I just cracked myself up
If it hasn’t already been shared to you, his neck tat says ‘Ataahua’, Māori for beautiful.
Man glad i watched that right to the end. Awesome mahi bro
Massive shout to you bro big ups for your
My favourite version of this song
Yes it is the title of the song….. this is a NZ folk song…. The song is also sung in english ……” I am a seed “.
It translates 'I'm a seed' born of greatness
Another thing you have in common with all properties who have suffered under colonialism and slavery is that you are the living survivors of warriors who faught and died for you, even if you don't know them, they know you ❤
it doesnt matter how old your are if u want to learn ur native language or any language its never to late to learn! ☺️☺️
One of my favourite
Whakapapa (far- ka- papa) Whanau (far-no) family liniage means everything to Maori
Right out of the gate you got me on your side friend. I have a saying that I use often. It’s, ignorance isn’t a bad thing, it’s just lack of knowledge. Stupidity on the other hand is often a life long ailment and is often fatal. From the hills of West Virginia…aroha to those in Aotearoa. Noho ora mai ra my friends.
It's been so cool watching your reactions to Stan!! Also loved your message about culture and your appreciation/yearning for it so I just wanted to share some other amazing songs you might want to react to from other NZ artists...both Māori and the small neighbouring Pacific Islands which help make up NZ's rich culture ❤️
Samoan - th-cam.com/video/IP-21LdgcTM/w-d-xo.html
Tongan - th-cam.com/video/_GTx01B1hTY/w-d-xo.html
Niuean - th-cam.com/video/QrPuEGm2ywg/w-d-xo.html
Cook Islands - th-cam.com/video/rJyk6iprOs8/w-d-xo.html
Māori (female) - th-cam.com/video/yblB87dpJGc/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy, with love from all the way in NZ
He whanau ko tahi tatou= We are one family
How you feel about your Culture is exactly what this song is for... Ka Pai e hoa!
This is the 'native tongue' of the 'indigenous people' of Aotearoa New Zealand.
He kakano ahau ( i am a seed) well done
He kakano ahau translates to I am a seed .
I thank you for your honesty. My whanau /family (Ngāti Kahungunu tribe) are strong on regularly connecting and supporting one another, that said if some one is acting like a dick (idiot) we will tell that person or if that person is me, I will be told - it grounds you ! And relationships are made and strengthened on the marae (meeting house) , specifically the kitchen.
It's so sad that the majority of our people don't know who we are or where we come from.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Please please react to the 'i am' video by stan walker in 2024!! Also 'i am the colour' and 'thankyou' are great songs to react to!
Ps. Kakano means seed. Ahau means 'i'. He kakano ahau means 'i am a seed'. I'm not Māori but the contexts that I've heard it from maori people around me - figuratively, like you are a sacred seed from the heavens. And like in nature, you are meant to grow and flourish, connected to your heritage and carrying your lineage to pass to the next generation. Maori is a very spiritual and poetic language, connected intimately with the maori people's world-view.
He (like "head" without the "ad")
Ka (like "car" without the "r", also drag it out a bit, that's what the macron above the "a" is for)
kano (same with the first "ka" but quickly, and "no" you pronounce it like you're saying no in French/Spanish)
Ahau (again, there is a macron above the first "a", so you need to drag out the sound a bit and it is pronounced like "-uh"
and lastly "-hau" is pronounced like "bow", as in bowtie)
Maori language, native language of New Zealand. He kakano ahau (Here Car-car-nor A-ho). Keep trying brother....oh your murdering it!
You got it bro
1:58- 2:02 oi hugged my pH bruv!!!
COOL AS MAJOR
Them indigenous vibes
You did pretty good for an American 😂❤
Maori do and will accept anyone who show the love and respect for our Physical and spiritual law. There haven't been many but in some Hapu a Iwi their are Pakeha who are accepted and supported by Kaumatua and people to speak on Market.
React to teeks first time he’s from New Zealand like Stan walker
He kakano ahau means I am a seed
He kakano ahau
I ruia mai i Rangiateai
And I can never be lost
I am a seed, born of greatness
Descended from a line of chiefs,
He kakano ahau
I am a seed
Scattered from Rangiatea
And I can never be lost
I am a seed, born of greatness
Descended from a line of chiefs,
I am a seed.
Ki hea ra au e hitekiteki2 ana
Ka mau tonu i ahau oku tikanga
Toku reo, toku oho-oho,
Toku reo, toku mapihi maurea3
Toku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength,
An ornament of grace
Wherever I may roam
I will hold fast to my traditions.
My language is my cherished possession
My language is the object of my affection
My precious adornment
My language is my strength,
An ornament of grace
Ka tu ana ahau,
Ka uhia au e oku tipuna4
My pride I will show
That you may know who I am
I am a warrior, a survivor
He morehu ahauWhenever I stand,
I am covered in mana by my ancestors
My pride I will show
That you may know who I am
I am a warrior, a survivor
I'm a survivor.
Ki hea ra au e hitekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu i ahau oku tikanga
Toku reo, toku oho-oho,
Toku reo, toku mapihi maurea
Toku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength,
An ornament of grace
Wherever I may roam
I will hold fast to my traditions.
My language is my cherished possession
My treasured Tiger Shell
My precious ornament
My language is my strength,
An ornament of grace
My Maori Reo (Language) from Aotearoa New Zealand
For the people who can't pronounc He Kākano Āhau it sounds like this (Here car car nor a hoe). Aroha mai e hoa ma, don't take an offence, just tryna make it easier for non Te Reo speakers
The language is Māori New Zealand native tongue
Stan walker is the maori voice of aotuarua